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esker

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About Me


esker (aka Elaine Reynolds) likes the colour green, drinks lots of tea, does a bit of singing and plays the violin badly so she’s learning the saw...
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discography
albums
the sea - the boats are in the bay - music related (US)(2007)
the boats - tomorrow time - moteer (UK)(2006)
the boats - songs by the sea - moteer (UK)(2004)
remixes
giardini di miro - last act in baires - north atlantic treaty of love (the sea remix) - 2nd rec (GER)(2004)
various
a moteer sampler - moteer (UK Digital)(2007)
the grand goodbye (with Mookid)- malastruganca album - celestial engine/universal (UK)(2006)
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THE SEA - THE BOATS ARE IN THE BAY - NEW ALBUM!
Esker has been working with The Boats to create The Sea, and they have a new album out now on the New York label Music Related
Click here for Boomkat or click the cover for Music Related and more information on where to buy.
THE BOATS NEW ALBUM!!
The Boats
The Boats new album Tomorrow Time is out now and is available at Boomkat , Amazon and all good specialist electronica outlets...and if you listen carefully you might even hear a familiar voice.
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ESKER TO FEATURE ON THE MALASTRUNGANCA ALBUM
The Grand Goodbye is a collaboration with the lovely, lovely Mookid . The song is set to feature on a new compilation CD called Malastruganca , released by Celestial Engine Recordings and distributed by Universal Music. The cd is out now so click on pic for more details!
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/8/2006
Band Website: eskermusic.blogspot.com
Band Members: esker and anyone that she can tempt with a nice cup of tea.
Influences: ...nick drake, the be good taynas, lenoard cohen, sickoakes, beth orton, sparklehorse, enya, nico, violent femmes, the hope blister, bob dylan, shanwar, doocastle, lakuna, james, the boats, matmos, cocteau twins, my bloody valentine, mum, sigur ros, mercury rev, brian eno, the orb, new order, broadcast, money, cat power, clint mansell, bjork, tape, neil young, smiths, patti smith, vashti bunyan, radiohead, kronos quartet, booth and the bad angel, the heavy fringe, christy moore, martin carthy, pavement, marion, john cage, the remote viewer, jim o'rourke, esg, ilo, slowblow, thor, pj harvey, mogwai...
Sounds Like: ...violins, pianos, voices, drums, saws, bedrooms, claps, glasses, baths, guitars, bottles, recorders, kitchens, whispers, water, melodions, glockenspiels, static, trams, sticks, microphones, bells, cars, wood, accordions, bows, water, tapes....
Record Label: moteer, 2nd rec, celestial engine, music related
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

For those who missed it...

Sunday Nuddy Sunday PlaylistSunday 18th November 9-11 pmHost MogProduction Isobel HeyworthGuest EskerDarlene Love - Long Way to be HappyMiracle Fortress - Have you seen in your DreamsSt Vincent - Jesu...
Posted by esker on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 05:53:00 PST

The Sea - The Boats are in the Bay

THE SEA - THE BOATS ARE IN THE BAY - NEW ALBUM! Tracklisting 1. A School of Cherry Blossoms2. The Whole World Is Sea And Sky 3. If I Haven't Got It, I Can't Work It4. Kokoo5. My Daydream Ran Out Of T...
Posted by esker on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 08:44:00 PST

esker and the sea new album

esker and the boats have created the sea The sea have made a new record and it'll be released by Music Related records over in New York. Check out Music Related website for more de...
Posted by esker on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:41:00 PST

Quiet Sounds Of The Underground

QUIET SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND 27 August 2006 / The Roadhouse / Manchester By Manuel Ecostos Mysteriously hidden away in the Folk & Roots listings in the MEN, MMs very own Electric Circu...
Posted by esker on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 05:14:00 PST

Long live esker!

ALL QUIET ON THE NW FRONT 28 May 2006 / The Roadhouse / Manchester By Manuel Ecostos esker (www.myspace.com/findesker) may be familiar to fans of Palo Alto, but this is Elaine Reynold...
Posted by esker on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 02:50:00 PST

Buddha knows best!

I've just purchased a FM3 Buddha Machine and in true esker style it's green. The Buddha Machine is a hardware loop player, built kind of like a little AM radio, playing 9 different built-in loops on a...
Posted by esker on Fri, 07 Apr 2006 02:05:00 PST

Autres Directions In Music - The Boats Interview

The Boats = Craig Tattersall (ex-Hood/ex-Famous Boyfriend/The Remote Viewer) Andrew Hargreaves mardi 21 fvrier 2006 Please tell us how the Boat's project erased? Craig, how did you meet Andrew Ha...
Posted by esker on Thu, 09 Mar 2006 01:06:00 PST