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When you need a good dose of no-nonsense British pop with hidden
depths, you’d be hard pressed to find anything to beat 3 Man Bench’s first
offering to the world. A timeless, elegant piece of work which plums a
depth of influences from the pop sensibility of XTC to the melodic hooks of
Crowded House via the intricate musicality of The Beatles.
A bold statement, but when you sit and listen to ‘North of Number Seven’
you will find yourself transported to a world where brass bands mix with
vintage keyboards & guitars to tell intricate stories of everyday life where
optimism and melody are always king.
3 Man Bench revolves around the song writing and vocal talents of Ryan
Jarvis, and was recorded over two years at the band’s own residential
studio “The Chairworks†in Yorkshire using much of it’s vintage and rare
equipment.
The album started out as a showreel for the studio and resident producers,
who have worked on many classic and multi million selling albums, but as
the project evolved it became apparent that there was something magical
happening, so an album was produced & a band built around it.
The studio’s clients include producer Ken Thomas (Sigur Ros, David Bowie,
Enya) who loved the project so much that he asked to mix two of the
tracks -the beautiful ‘Lucy Eyes’ and ‘March of The Penguins’.
Other producers on the album include Simon Humphrey (The Clash, The
Beach Boys) and multi-million selling world music artist Richard Lacy.
With the album in its latter stages, Jarvis teamed up with local esteemed
guitarist Mick Brown, who along with Benjamin Hammond , Yorks finest
sound engineer and producer added the icing on the cake. Through
Brown’s contacts the final band line-up was formed.
With interest worldwide and a tour planned for the latter half of the year,
2009 is stacking up to be quite a special year for 3 Man Bench.
Splendid artistic work by Chris Sands
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