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Layout by CoolChaserAbout 9 is the solo project of British musician and producer Jake Skinner. Hailing from Cornwall, he grew up in various places and currently lives in Brighton. He is a multi-instrumentalist and producer, fusing elements of folk, nu-jazz, hip-hop, ambient, trip hop, electronica, and classical music into his own unique, intricate downtempo sound. His music is a sensitive expression of everyday thoughts and moods, realised through a blend of organic instrumentation, electronic soundscapes, and a mixture of live drums and electronic beats. His first EP entitled 'Comfortable Silence' was released on September 1st 2008 on Summer Rain Recordings.He also currently plays drums in Keltrix (festie-folk band), guitar in The Junk (ska/punk), and has recently collaborated with hip-hop producer 'Cire' under the name Generator. These other projects can be found in his top friends.---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------.............................. ............................................................ .................................................. ............................................................ ............................................................ .................... ............................................................ ............................................................ .................... CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO BUY HIS DEBUT EP 'COMFORTABLE SILENCE' FROM iTUNESALSO AVAILABLE FROM...........................Summer rainand Amazonand Mtraks..Artwork by Tom 'Roy' Puckett

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Member Since: 23/11/2006
Band Website: www.summerrainrecordings.net
Band Members: Jake Skinner - Guitars, drums, bass, keyboards/piano, synths/samplers, programming and production, mandolin, random things that make sounds, percussion. Some tracks also feature collaborations with various musical/vocal friends.Masthead Banner Made with MyBannerMaker.com! Click here to make your own! Make your own banner at MyBannerMaker.com!
Influences: Life, love, friends, good times, bad times. Musically, at the moment i'm mostly influenced by the likes of Bonobo, The album leaf, Four tet, Cinematic orchestra, Blockhead, Amon tobin, Hint, RJD2, Nitin sawhney, Aim, Fink, DJ shadow, DJ Krush, Mr Scruff, Boards of Canada, Lemonjelly, Royksopp, Sigur ros, David Axelrod, Portishead, Quantic, Cire, Egdirt, Jon Kennedy, Edit, Ninja tune, Tru thoughts, all the great artists on Summer Rain, Neutral milk hotel, Nick Drake, Sufjan Stevens, Kings of convenience, Adem, Tunng, Kate Rusby, John Martin, David Ford, Jehst, Roots Manuva, Phi life cypher, Task force, The Roots, Squarepusher, Aphex twin, Fat Freddy's drop, Oliver 'tuku' Mtukudzi, Salif Keita, Baaba Maal, Cheikh lo, Coco rosie, Anthony and the johnsons, Simon and Garfunkel, Medeski martin and wood, Jonny rabb, Jojo mayer, Luke flowers, Kj sawka, Carlton Barrett, loads of different reggae and dub artists, ska, folk, psychedelia, jazz, jungle, tribal riddims, bangin beats, rolling jazzy grooves and beautiful melodies and soundscapes. My music collection spans pretty much all genres, so everything i listen to undoubtedly has an influence on the music i write.


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Record Label: Summer Rain Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

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More new Summer Rain releases...

Summer Rain Recordings has 7 great new releases today. Click the cover art to listen and buy at the online store or find them at most online retailers:  Elysian Piers - One Years Sleep EP  Elysian P...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:32:00 GMT

About 9 featured on Kaimana Surf Company website

I have been chosen as this months featured artist on the website http://www.kaimanaworldwide.com/ Go to the website and click on the 'Tunes' link to find out more!Cheers for the support!x
Posted by on Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:29:00 GMT

Latest Summer Rain releases...

About 9 - Comfortable Silence EPAbout 9's debut release is a melting pot of organic instrumentation, electronic soundscapes, with a mixture of live drums and electronic beats. A sound reminiscent of B...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:26:00 GMT

EP Release

My first release on Summer Rain Recordings comes out on 1st Sept 2008. It is entitled 'Comfortable Silence EP'. The track listing will be:1. Keep Walking2. The lonely wanderer3. Always evolving4. Hear...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:07:00 GMT

Summer Rain Recordings

About 9 is very pleased to announce that he has recently signed a contract with a great label called Summer Rain Recordings. His first proper release 'Comfortable Silence EP' will be available late Au...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:17:00 GMT

New project - Generator

Yo! have just started a new jazzy/breaks type project with top producer Joe Shakespeare aka Cire. We are called Generator and can be found at www.myspace.com/generatorspace. First tune up now and more...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:01:00 GMT