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Adrian Shenton

About Me

I'm an ex bass player (due to arthritis) who has discovered computer music and am loving it. I live near Cardiff, look after my children and communicate science part-time.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 30/11/2006
Band Website: http://members.soundclick.com/ashenton
Band Members: Just me and my laptop (loaded with Reason, Sonar, Acid and Audacity) plus a Fostex FR2LE recorder with a matched pair of Rode NT55's, a matched pair of Behringer C2's and an SE2200A.
Influences: Boards Of Canada, Sigur Ros, Bjork, Bill Nelson, Kate Bush, Brahms, Satie, Phillip Glass, Psychic Space Invasion, Tetsu Inoue, Off The Sky, Mystified, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, my children and you if I've listened to your music.
Sounds Like: Distant foghorns, the epic journey of a garage door, a dripping tap, urban birdsong, the doorbell, kitchen clatter, baby jackdaws

Record Label: www.phonospheric.co.uk www.quietworld.co.uk
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Free downloads

The Measuring Of Moments, my debut album, is now available as an mp3 download via the Quiet World website along with all other Quiet World releases that have sold out. Some top quality music for free ...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:55:00 GMT

The Measuring Of Moments reviewed

Just posted is a review of my first album on the Quiet World label by those very nice people at Evening of Light. The album is now sold out, but if there is a demand I'll look into a downloadable vers...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:07:00 GMT

Houseworks reviews continued

Another review of "Houseworks" has appeared in web land, this time from those well-informed folks at Terrascopic Rumbles. You owe it to yourself to take a peek - you never know what other curious musi...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:51:00 GMT

Houseworks review

A review of Housewoks has been posted by those excellent folks at Foxy Digitalis (thanks, Mike). Do have a look - they cover a great assortment of music. Copies are still available at Phonospheric for...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:18:00 GMT

Houseworks reviews

There are now two reviews of houseworks out there for you to peruse. Firstly, Vital Weekly were very fast out of the blocks (thanks, Frans). A close second was Wonderful Wooden Reasons in a bumper iss...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:17:00 GMT

How to take care of your ears

I've been puzzled lately to find black marks appearing on the sides of my face. I even found some on the phone, making me think it might have been colouring from my wife's hair (don't tell her I said ...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:23:00 GMT

Houseworks reviewed

The first review for Houseworks is out at Vital Weekly, where Frans has been very quick off the starting blocks (thanks Frans). Check it out, and, while you're there, sign up for the weekly mail-out -...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:08:00 GMT

New Album out now

My second album is now ready to hit the shelves. It is being released on my own label Phonospheric with a strictly limited run of 50 copies. It costs the princely sum of £6 UK or £7 ROW, Paypal only. ...
Posted by on Sat, 30 May 2009 17:19:00 GMT

Fulfillment

We have jackdaws that have nested in our roof for 2 years now, succesfully raising a brood each time. They make a fantastic noise (my boys, whose bedroom is beneath the nest, might disagree) but I'd n...
Posted by on Thu, 28 May 2009 12:30:00 GMT

Phonospheric!

I now have a new label. It is called Phonospheric and can be found at http://www.phonospheric.co.uk and http://www.myspace.com/phonospheric. Make sure you add it to your friends list and you will be a...
Posted by on Wed, 27 May 2009 14:49:00 GMT