Coney Island Sound is a new project started by Ewan Gordon that mixes a variety of musical elements. A patchwork of found sounds and environmental recordings forms a backdrop for a variety of acoustic and vintage instruments. Accordions and Harps rub shoulders with Casios and Kaoss Pads. Acoustic guitars and unusual rhythm sources construct more familiar song structures. Friends from across the world contribute vocals and lyrics and allow songs to develop in all sorts of directions.
The music follows a more experimental direction and began alongside his endeavours with Olympic Lifts. It was whilst playing and DJing with the likes of Four Tet, Royksopp, Ladytron, Mina, Notwist, Lo-Fidelity Allstars and Ugly Duckling that he first started mixing environomental audio with folk elements collecting ideas on Dictaphone tapes.
Coney Island Sound’s first posting is Bring My Love’s Unwanted Arrows featuring a vocal from Bod of Fonda 500. It evolved from cutting together found Maori folk song records and is currently available on the acclaimed I Can Count Vol.2 compilation. The compilation recently featured on Huw Stephens and Rob Da Bank’s BBC Radio 1 shows and brings together a host of upcoming electronic talent.
Outtakes from a promising career gone Feral:
Try the still rather sweet Olympic Lifts Album at www.itunes.com & HMV Digital. Singles and rarities from Bungalow Records Berlin (first label on the moon), www.bungalow.de , Escalator Records Tokyo, Syft Records Tokyo.
Previously?:
A Melodic Triumph-Q Magazine
A Beautiful Noise-Dazed & Confused Magazine
A Devastating Blitzkrieg of Cut-up samples-NME
Think Beastie Boys/Avalanches with Style and Swagger-Rough Trade
As Slick and interesting an album as youll hear this year-XFM
XFM/Rough Trade Album Of the Week
Ewan Your Soul Food is Too Much Baby-The Make Up (About his Cooking)
Second Olympic Lifts album recently released in Japan on Rimeout Records featuring Ewan’s Music on a number of numbers.Get it from www.hmv.co.jp or Napster. Music on the Forthcoming Butternut album (DJ Payback, former Olympic Lift has a Block Rocking new group!) also on Rimeout Japan.
Remixes Past ...... for Skint Records, Escalator Records Japan & Bungalow Records Berlin
Remixed by lovely folk including Cubismo Grafico, Jupiter Ace, Only Child & Ugly Duckling......
Lately!:
".......Using an array of synthetic instruments, keyboards, pianos, found sound, and a slew of guest vocals, Ewan is creating an awesome sound all his own. Sure comparisons can be made to practically anyone who uses those elements to make their own electronic type of music, but that seems to dim the creativity behind a project like Coney Island Sound....."-Pop Tarts Suck Toasted NYC Band of the Week
Latest news April ’08:Debut Single on the Way!
The beautifully formed Regular Beat Recording Company in Liverpool have seen some form of method in my madness and are to release my first 7 inch.
There will be 500 copies which will include a range of limited handmade mix CDs with seasonal themes including elements of recent field recordings and the odd found tape or two in the mix.
The first single will provisionally be released early August with another to follow in October and a mini album before the end of the year. We’ll be continuing with the mix of instrumental tracks and vocal contributions and who knows maybe some remixes later in the year.
The physical releases will be available from the usual major retailers worldwide and good independent stores like Rough Trade shops, Norman Records, Linus and hopefully other retailers in Japan and Puregroove in the U.K.. There will also be an accompanying digital release.
Exciting times and between now and the end of the summer i’ll be in the Studio finishing additional tracks for a full album.
Much Love From The Island
