Steven Stanley - ProfilesArchive

About Me

1995 - present.
My music has been released on Ten Songs Records ('Steven Stanley', 'Ten Songs' CD Albums, 'Wilderness Songs' EP) / Gringo Records (I am Spartacus - 'Forward!' CD Album) / Genet Records (Bob Tilton w/ Reiziger Split 12 Inch EP).
Over the years, I have played with/as Bob Tilton / I am Spartacus / Chimera / Wolves of Greece / Our Lady, Star of the Sea / Steven Stanley / The Semantics.
I have collaborated with and gained inspiration from Gary Bagley / Neil Johnson / Allan Gainey / Simon Feirn / Ralph Hamilton / Tianna Kennedy / Chris Beckett / Emma Niblett / Mark Spivey / Phil Welding / Mark Simms / Carly Collingwood / Barry Horrell.
I have been located in Wirral / Nottingham / Loughborough / Leicester / Cardiff.
I have supported I/O / Savoy Grand / David Grubbs / Rachel's / Alasdair Roberts / Herman Dune / Lazarus Clamp / Brown Owl / Last of the Real Hard Men / Blue / The Auditors / Red Trees.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/8/2006
Band Website: tensongs.co.uk/
Influences: Nature, people, and music, including: C. S. Beckett, Craig Ashby, Carly Collingwood, Red Trees, Jeremy Enigk (especially Return of the Frog Queen), Sunny Day Real Estate, early Tori Amos, Radiohead, Teenage Fanclub (especially Grand Prix), Will Oldham (Palace, Bonnie Prince Billy), Bill Callahan (Smog), Mark Kozelek (Red House Painters, Sun Kil Moon), Chan Marshall (Cat Power), Joni Mitchell's Blue, Sufjan Stevens, Low, Talk Talk, Mark Hollis, Nick Drake's Pink Moon, Nic Jones, Alasdair Roberts, Appendix Out, Nina Nastasia, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Richard and Linda Thompson, Tim and Jeff Buckley, John Martyn, The Magnetic Fields, Bob Tilton, Joy Division, Gameface, Rachel's, Texas is the Reason, David Pajo (Aerial M, Papa M, Tortoise), Jim O'Rourke, The For Carnation, Slint, The Posies, Big Star.
Sounds Like: Slow, reflective stories set to affecting melodies.
Record Label: Ten Songs Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New release

Ten Songs Records are about to release a new collection by myself, 'Wilderness Songs', including I Wanna Know, The Gloaming, Silent Running, Bird on the Wing and Here Comes the Flood. This is part of ...
Posted by Steven Stanley on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:25:00 PST

Sleeve notes by Luke Ferris

There is a moment in The Flooding where the microphone rips momentarily, thrown by the weight of the vocal. As the voice partners so naturally with the playing of his guitar, in this moment it is almo...
Posted by Steven Stanley on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 04:29:00 PST

Thoughts on Music: Essays by Steven Stanley

In the coming months, I will be writing and posting some work-in-progress essays and 'thought pieces' on the topic of music. These will be based on ideas and experiences I have had during t...
Posted by Steven Stanley on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 05:27:00 PST