these mountains

leeds based musician jonny fryer started making music in 2005 under the name these mountains. influenced by ideas of minimalism and static harmony, the first record was released in 2005, (a short run of hand pressed CDr’s). using predominantly de-tuned classical guitar and field recordings, the album featured compositions based around a series of short films (2004-2005) shot using super 8.in early 2007 jonny was invited to curate an exhibition of his collected photography, film and music at the Bunker Gallery (Leeds) over a period of two weeks, featuring live performances.work began on the new album in autumn/winter 2007. utilising electronic sounds, samples, minimal guitar and field recordings, the album builds upon ideas explored in the 2005 release ‘music for short films’. recorded at home in Leeds and at the Holy Trinity Church (Piano), the album draws from ideas of ambience, minimalism, landscape and nature. the album is the first of several planned new releases and collaborations.please ensure you regularly check back for news updates and forthcoming projects. if you wish to contact these mountains regarding anything about what you've seen or heard then please write to:[email protected]/04/08: recording for the debut long player is progressing steadily. several new tracks are now available. please keep checking back for new music and images07/04/08: new tracks from the debut long player are now available here.03/04/08: two exclusive tracks will be available to download for free at www.thesemountains.co.uk from 11th april ahead of the debut long player release.02/04/08: there have been some changes to the website. it's early days for the website and it's still in the process of development: new images and music will be appearing shortly...please ensure you check back for regular updates20/03/08: these mountains official website is now live thank you to the hard work of my brother, paul. please visit www.thesemountains.co.uk. regular updates will be appearing on the website from next week, along with exclusive downloads, images and moving pictures. please check back for updates.14/03/08: the new website is currently under construction and should be up and running by the end of next week. please check back for website address and link06/03/08: new long player from these mountains is expected to be available from beginning of june '08. please check back for more updates06/03/08: artwork for the new long player from these mountains is currently being designed by jay cover from the cosmic nous vous collective. images of the design will be posted shortly.05/03/08: two recordings from the forthcoming long player have now been posted. the recordings have yet to be mastered & are works in progress. please check back for more updates.24/01/08: these mountains is jetting off to Copenhagen for a while: updates and new photographs to follow on return. farewell23/01/08: new recordings have been temporarily removed to make way for album compositions. the release date for the new album is fast approaching. please keep checking back10/01/08: new recordings posted from future releases: new recordings will start appearing over the next two weeks. please check back for updates and new sounds10/01/08: planned for 2008: these mountains new releases on cassette tape. several new releases will be appearing on cassette tape over the coming months. please check back for details and ordering information08/01/08: happy new year from these mountains29/12/07: recordings from a new project entitled 'new movements' [release date summer 2008] have now been made available while 'one hand tied to the mountains: one hand to the sea' is edited and mastered. [These are just a selection of compositions which will feature on the summer release 'new movements'].28/12/07: new tracks from 'one hand tied to the mountains: one hand to the sea' have been temporarily removed while the final album cuts are compiled and mastered.20/12/07: several tracks from the new album will be appearing towards the end of december. the tracks, although finished have yet to be mastered and so may vary in volume. please ensure you check back13/12/07: a new blog entitled 'these mountains: these oceans' is now online. the blog will be regularly updated with information relating to onward indian, photographs, films and ideas. to subscribe to the blog or view; go to http://thesemountains.blogspot.com29/11/07: "the ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak" - hans hofmann26/11/2007: "simplicity is indeed often the sign of truth and a criterion of beauty" - mahlon hoagland (toward the habit of truth)24/11/07: over the next few weeks several new tracks will be appearing for download. tracks from the new album will be posted along with material recorded over the summer. all tracks can be downloaded. please keep checking back for updates and forthcoming events31/10/07: see pictures section for new photographs of these mountains by photographer stephanie ballantine // more images to be posted soon15/10/07: these mountains will be playing live at sunday club 21/10/07 held at the opposite coffee house in conjunction with the nous vous art collective. See www.nousvous.eu for more details

28/08/07: apologies for the delay in posting tracks from the new album. i've been spending all my time in the studio battling technical problems, fixing broken equipment and recording. progress is being made and some new material should be appearing shortly. thanks for you patience.