Son Of Eagle
Derby, England, United Kingdom | INDIE
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Immediately after a string of excellent gigs across the Great britain also revelling in the positive results associated with their earliest EP ‘Take Me Back’, Son of Eagle before long knew it was time to put together their first album, ‘From the Ground’. As with their EP, all tracks ended up with the aid of only one microphone; though not at the same time. Experimenting with numerous sounds and also timbres made through every musical instrument became a prominent factor with regard to the creation of the album; Sarah found the microphone no more than centimetres away from her face, genuinely close to her bow, stimulating the rich overtones of the strings to come through, whilst Ben discovered his bathroom was the perfect acoustic to provide his vocals the crucial haunting sound necessary for ‘Sunlight’.
The cd, through the very first track through to the last, illustrates a genuine artistic journey regarding the band. The album name ‘From the Ground’ adequately is a symbol of the natural and organic characteristics connected with release – there are no alterations to help note pitch, it has a refreshing level of quality about it with every second meticulously thought through.
The band takes the album’s listener on a expedition of discovery via suggestions of country, traditional and nu folk music by working with mesmerising, expressive and haunting melodies.
Son of Eagle have already performed the album while in a studio session for BBC Nottingham and numerous regional radio stations have picked the very first single ‘HIM’ as well as several other tracks from the album. The tracks have already been getting very favorable reviews from both Nu Folk radio stations together with fans.
Nu Folk flies boldly into traditional folk in this haunting premier LP by Nottingham, UK ‘Son of Eagle’. ‘From the Ground’, is a inspired journey generating use of organic sounds and haunting harmonies and tracks from this magnificently written Nu folk cd have previously been previewed throughout a live studio session for BBC Nottingham.
Due for release on 29/03/11 by Expat Records, this debut album is actually a unique furthermore alternative take with regards to the currently popular folk culture. - Deep Cds
Discography
From the Ground- The Debut Album [2011
Take Me Back - The Debut EP [2010]
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Bio
Son Of Eagle came to be in 2009 when vocalist Benjamin Edmonds toyed around in his bedroom, jamming with friend Dean Collier. Liking what was created, Son Of Eagle was born and viola-player Sarah Lloyd joined to make a three. They began playing beyond the confines of Bens bedroom to well-received local gigs. Bassist Phil Thompson and drummer Liam Walker were added to the line-up and it is this organic growth that has contributed to the levelled music that Son Of Eagle create.
The band are signed to Bucks Music Group, the very same publisher that gave us The Rolling Stones and Simple Minds.
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