Touching Extremes review of 'Fieldstone', June 2007. |
"The process according to which Jonathan Brewster defines the gently hypnotic frames that surround the most beautiful moments of "Fieldstone" is not really new, but the music sounds fresh and captivat...
Posted by Jasper Leyland on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 09:52:00 PST |
Gaz-Eta review of 'Fieldstone', May 2007. |
"Sound innovator Jasper Leyland's second album is a beautiful thing. Not unlike "Margin", the sounds are miniscule, though the effect is overwhelmingly satisfying. As with any minimal audio work, you'...
Posted by Jasper Leyland on Tue, 01 May 2007 08:56:00 PST |
Textura review of 'Fieldstone', May 2007. |
"Jasper Leyland (York-based Jonathan Brewster) graced the Stray Dog Army imprint in 2006 with Margin and does the same for Benbecula's Minerals Series with Fieldstone a year later. Refracting his acou...
Posted by Jasper Leyland on Tue, 01 May 2007 06:59:00 PST |
Smallfish review of 'Fieldstone', February 2007. |
"I'm so glad to have secured some copies of this CD by Jasper Leyland and having heard the tracks a while ago, it's very pleasing to find them all coming together on one album in this form. Jasper's m...
Posted by Jasper Leyland on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:09:00 PST |
Second album 'Fieldstone' released. |
The second Jasper Leyland album 'Fieldstone' is released this week on Benbecula Records as part of their Minerals Series. This is a more distilled, concise and melodic collection of tracks than previo...
Posted by Jasper Leyland on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:50:00 PST |
Jasper Leyland website up and running. |
The Jasper Leyland website is finally up and running after a considerable prevarication. Take a look:http://www.jasperleyland.co.ukIt will be regularly updated with Leyland related news about future r...
Posted by Jasper Leyland on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:27:00 PST |
December 2006 UK tour with Mole Harness |
Jasper Leyland and Mole Harness will be doing some gigs around the UK together in December. Here are the dates:
Wed 13th Dec: London, mystery venue*, Camden, with JBT.Sat 16th Dec: ...
Posted by Jasper Leyland on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 01:46:00 PST |
Loop.cl interview, August 2006. |
Interview with the Chilean website Loop, August 2005.
Jonathan Brewster aka Jasper Leyland is a Norwich, England based musician and sound artist who blends acoustic and digital sounds into drones, mel...
Posted by Jasper Leyland on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 02:49:00 PST |
Touching Extremes review of 'Margin', August 2006. |
"From Norwich, England comes Jonathan Brewster with a surprisingly effective disc under the Jasper Leyland moniker. With just a few means and rather intelligent compositional skills, "Margin" manages ...
Posted by Jasper Leyland on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 04:12:00 PST |
Textura review of 'Margin', July 2006. |
"Margin, the debut album by Jasper Leyland (aka Norwich-based Jonathan Brewster) features richly detailed drone explorations constructed from field elements, electronic, and acoustic elements. Though ...
Posted by Jasper Leyland on Sat, 01 Jul 2006 07:28:00 PST |
