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About Me

'Chemical Campfires' (General release 15/01/07):Rough Trade 'Album of the Week' 11/12/06,'immaculately constructed album of forward facing folk...without blemish' The Word,'fresh as the winter months when it was concieved' Uncut,'..lovely laptop folk ' Q Magazine ('Aeroplanes' no.66 in top 100 undiscovered tracks of 2006),'Conjures up:drizzle, a log fire, single malt and dusting off the old acoustic guitar' The Telegraph,'Chemical Campfires perches on the cusp of folk and pop...fiery metaphors..mellifluous harmonies and genial groove' The Independent,'a wonderful warm glow of a record' **** Scotland on Sunday'a voice to die for and tunes to kill for...quite simply 2007's alt-acoustic star in waiting' Musicmart,'James Mathe plays guitar like a gentleman ties his shoelaces and this audience is his; now the're trapped with the timbre rattling gently between the walls of his throat....hotstuff!' Drowned in Sound (Live review),'With music this magical i'm sure his campfire will be burning bright for some time yet' Amelias magazine"Brilliant collection of songs from one of my favourite new bands". Nick Luscombe, xfm flo-motion.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/19/2005
Band Website: myspace.com/barbarossauk
Band Members: J. E. Mathe'.All enquiries to [email protected] (manager)
Influences: The Band, Crosby Stills and Nash, Shuggie Otis, Stevie Wonder, Sly and The Family Stone, Funkadelic, Hot Chip, Timbaland, Timberlake, Dizzee, The Streets, Neil Young, The Beach Boys, Love, Bonnie Prince Billy, Iron and Wine, Sufjan Stevens, Vincent Gallo, , Low, smog, Bjork
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Trailer for the Short Film: ENGLISH LANGUAGE (WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES)

Record Label: Fence Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Radio 1 session aired 15/04/07

The radio 1 session i did a few weeks ago , goes out on 15/04/07 on rob da bank's show from midnight. You can listen again for 7 days after! jx
Posted by BARBA ROSSA on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 10:52:00 PST

Rob da bank radio 1 session @ maida vale studios

i will be doing a live session on the 21st march will let you know when it is aired on radio 1!
Posted by BARBA ROSSA on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 03:24:00 PST

Uncut review out now

''fresh as the winter months when it was concieved'Feb issue out now
Posted by BARBA ROSSA on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 05:19:00 PST

Musicmart Feature out now

'a voice to die for and tunes to kill for...quite simply 2007's alt acoustic star in waiting'.other features include: Klaxons, good shoes,noisettes and more.
Posted by BARBA ROSSA on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 05:15:00 PST

Review in 'The Word' magazine (February)

''immaculately constructed album of forward facing folk...without blemish'Check out February issue out now of the word.
Posted by BARBA ROSSA on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 05:12:00 PST

Amelias Magazine Feature

There is a great feature on Barbarossa in the most recent edition of Amelias magazine, with other features on Tunng,bat for lashes and New Young pony Club and more.
Posted by BARBA ROSSA on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 05:09:00 PST

'Chemical Campfires' is Rough Trade's 'Album of the Week'

11/12/06
Posted by BARBA ROSSA on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 04:03:00 PST

Aeroplanes is no.66 in Q magazine's top 100 undiscovered tracks

January Edition 2007.
Posted by BARBA ROSSA on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 04:02:00 PST

XFM Session

I am recording an XFM session at the end August for Nick Luscombe. He will be playing the live tracks leading up to the release in October.
Posted by BARBA ROSSA on Wed, 09 Aug 2006 07:11:00 PST

Barbarossa on BBC London Radio

Live interview and performance on BBC London on Thursday 20th July at 2.30pm with Robert Elms.
Posted by BARBA ROSSA on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 02:30:00 PST