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we cannot tell a lie... there is new music coming...at a glacial pace... for now, check out Peter and Eric’s song City Lights on the Other Songs and Dances Vol. 1 compilation released by Backlight Records. Inspired by the sounds of The Blue Nile and the textures of Daniel Lanois, Ric Hordinski, Matthew Ryan and Gerry Leonard - City Lights steps outside of the rock and roll roots of Fool the Dancer toward a more ambient landscape. This song and the entire compilation album can be downloaded at iTunes.

Peter has just finished working with Holler, Wild Rose! on Our Little Hymnal - their epic debut album for Backlight Records. The album was released on September 18, 2007 and is already gaining buzz and kudos from NPR, Performing Songwriter, FILTER Magazine, KCRW, Bagel Radio, EXCLAIM! Magazine (Canada), Puddlegum, Radio You Boston and others in regards to its massive and transcendant sound. You can preview some of the songs at Holler!’s MySpace page (see top friends below) and find out about their next live shows...
slowly, out of the din and chaos of downtown manhattan’s after-work watering holes - around a bit of wanton earnestness and a few heads full of music - fool the dancer formed from the ashes and excess of other musical projects in pursuit of the sounds of poetry, mystery and rock ’n roll. the band’s early efforts accidentally wandered into an unintended but enjoyable intersection of nostalgic rock and loud pop and were barely captured on the "five songs" ep released very quietly in 2004. almost directly afterward the band grew enamoured of the "mystery" aspect of their foundational trifecta, plunging into near-obscurity in search of "that sound..." reported to be "ringing out there - somewhere..."__ it would come as little surprise to some if those who have survived the journey and those met along the way surfaced in the near future to exhibit what they’ve found. stay tuned...

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Some things people have said about "City Lights" in reviews of Other Songs and Dances:
"[Other Songs and Dances, Vol. 1] Compilation producer Peter Field jumps across the mixing desk to give us "City Lights," a glitchy electronic dance backbone that will appeal to fans of the Bergen (Norway) dance scene based around artists like Royksopp, Erland Oye, Sondre Lerche, et. al." - Foxy Digitalis
"President of Backlight, Peter Field, contributes with the lovesick "City Lights." His use of lightly programmed loops is a technique used on most tracks here and it cooly ties the project together as a complete and cohesive work." - the black and white magazine

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/24/2004
Band Website: foolthedancer.com
Influences: daniel lanois, the doves, elbow, tears for fears, joe henry, sean ashby, sting, midnight oil, the blue nile, toad the wet sprocket, peter gabriel, bill frisell, steve tibbetts, sarah mclachlan, sigur ros, gavin bryars, giya kancheli, air, u2, stone temple pilots, pink floyd, over the rhine, duncan sheik, gerry leonard, soundgarden, brian eno, monk, the cure, thievery corporation, the choir, hooverphonic, the throes, peteris vasks, radiohead, catherine wheel, zero 7,movie soundtracks, selected popular music from 1963-1975, the collective output of Realworld and ECM records and the people all around us
Sounds Like: that guy from Leisure...
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

"City Lights" is part of this week's Shifted Sound Podcast

Peter Field's, "City Lights" and Matt Singer's, "Lover" (from Backlight Record's compilation, Other Songs and Dances, Vol. 1) are featured on this week's episode of Shifted Sound Podcast 42. http://...
Posted by Fool the Dancer on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:51:00 PST

every season has a greeting (but this Friday has a show)

all those trees are naked. we hope you're enjoying the end of autumn/beginning of winter. taking a brisk walk now and then. drinking spicy hot chocolate. kicking up a pile of...
Posted by Fool the Dancer on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:31:00 PST

rolling slow

things have been busy in their own way. sometimes the work goes on inside your mind for a while before you can show people what you're thinking. so there are plans being formulated and for...
Posted by Fool the Dancer on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 09:53:00 PST

Autumn / New on iTunes / Upcoming Show

I hope the autumn is treating you well. It's a great time of year and perfect for playing those albums that just feel like autumn - Over the Rhine's Eve - Joe Henry's Scar - Vesper's Comfort - The Blu...
Posted by Fool the Dancer on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:33:00 PST

Echospin and other news updates

Hey everyone - we hope the end of summer/early autumn is treating you well. We're excited to let you know that you can now download "City Lights" and the rest of Other Songs and Dances, Vol. 1 at Echo...
Posted by Fool the Dancer on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 09:05:00 PST

new material...

Just over a year ago, I started Backlight Records with writer/playwright and good friend Steven Velardo. At long last, we're pleased to announce our first release, Other Songs and Dances, Vol. 1 is no...
Posted by Fool the Dancer on Fri, 05 May 2006 07:50:00 PST

just three words....

new gear coming.... (that can't be bad. guess that's more than three words.)
Posted by Fool the Dancer on Tue, 20 Dec 2005 08:12:00 PST

"when it all comes down, you're searching for direction..."

...so begins one of the new songs slowly in the works by fool the dancer the new collection of songs promises to be a more ethereal, moody and introspective offering than the early ep five...
Posted by Fool the Dancer on Thu, 15 Sep 2005 10:29:00 PST