FIONA BRICE SHARES VIDEO FOR “DALLAS” – ‘POSTCARDS FROM’ OUT JUNE 3RD ON BELLA UNION
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Following the recent announcement of her stunning solo debut Postcards From (due out June 3rd via Bella Union), Fiona Brice has shared the haunting video for track βDallasβ.Β βDallasβ proves beautiful in its stark desolation, evoking a time in a city that Brice explains that she βCould never feel fully comfortable in.βΒ The video, directed by Fiona Brice and Patrick McCarthy, renders this sentiment palpable, utilizing scattered filters and eerie imagery to convey Briceβs nuanced interpretation of the location.
Ever the prolific artist, her career already spans orchestral arrangements for artists such as John Grant, Anna Calvi, Midlake, Placebo, Vashti Bunyan and Jarvis Cocker, scores for concert performances by Roy Harper and Gemma Ray, and violin performances for the likes of Kanye West, Jay-Z, BeyoncΓ©, Katherine Jenkins, Gorillaz and Robbie Williams. Now, thereβs a new feat to add to this incredible list; Postcards From, ten instrumental pieces as rich and cinematic as their ingredients are minimal; violin, cello, piano, and a restlessly inventive imagination.
From the piercing clarity of βBerlinβ to the cascading βGlastonburyβ, from the peaceful reverie of βKoh Yao Noiβ to the haunting tension of βAntwerpβ, Briceβs violin and compositional skill forge many moods. Her piano also leads the luminescent βDallasβ and the candlelit aura of βDentonβ while violin and piano combine with the swarthier overtones of cello for βParisβ, βVeronaβ and βTokyoβ.
βI was so busy sustaining a living from music, and with other peopleβs music, I forgot to prioritize my own work, and lost sight of its potential,β Brice explains. βThough I didnβt set out to make an album. The pieces were written over five years, but they started to hang together.β
With the exception of βTokyoβ (inspired by a National Geographic article after Brice had visited the city), the tracks were conceived in the places theyβre named after.Β Though Brice refers to the tracks as βmusical selfiesβ of her mood at the time, she concedes that some psycho-geographical influence has seeped in. For example, she hears, βwarmth, space and lightβ in (the Thai island of) βKoh Yao Noiβ while βSt Petersburgβ βsounds a little menacing, with a certain grandeur too. But if βGlastonburyβ has an upbeat, swirling energy, itβs the landlines and pagan side that entrances Brice rather than the festival.Β She describes Postcards FromΒ as βone foot in the classical world and one in rock, but if anything, itβs more like film music. Either way, it represents me well.β
Fiona Brice
Postcards From
(Bella Union)
Release Date: June 3, 2016
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Postcards FromΒ Tracklisting
1. Berlin
2. Paris
3. Glastonbury
4. Dallas
5. Antwerp
6. Verona
7. St Petersburg
8. Koh Yao Noi
9. Tokyo
10. Denton