Post by borneoman on Aug 26, 2012 10:45:55 GMT 1
Think I found my new favourite singer!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Discovered it yesterday and wow was blown away!!!! haven't been moved by a singer/musician in months... probably since Of Monsters and Men back at the start of the year
found this doing a google search and wow lots of interesting facts:
Keaton Henson is a 23-year-old singer songwriter from the suburbs of London, but is also an illustrator and a poet. His music is ripe with this sort of outside of the box creative thinking, and the fact that he has received so much attention while not even intending to release his music to the public is a great testament to its appeal.
Keaton originally recorded the songs that would become his debut album in his bedroom with the intention of giving them to his best friend as a gift. After some coaxing, he eventually posted a few songs online and after watching the responses to his music, decided he would release it as an album. With no manager, label or any sort of team to speak of, Keaton sold over 4000 copies of his debut and racked up over 55,000 views of a single video for "You Don't Know How Lucky You Are".
But get this! This record was recorded in his apartment which is located directly under the flight path near Heathrow Airport. As a result Keaton was forced to work out the flight timetable and record the majority of the songs for Dear... in the three minutes or so between planes. Crazy, right? It probably taught him all kinds of time management skills!
However, on some tracks you can still hear a plane approach towards the end of the song, which is just cool and unique and unexpected. In addition, he recorded all percussion for the album utilizing just one cupboard in his apartment. For the various percussive sounds on the album, Keaton used his cupboard is different ways (i.e. - slamming it shut, hitting it, and creaking the door). Another interesting fact about the recording of Dear... is that all the whistling sounds that can be heard were made using wine glasses filled to different heights. Wow! This makes you want to check the record out, right? It should!
and some videos:
Small hands:
You don't Know how Lucky you are:
Sweetheart, What have you done to us:
and even his poems are amazing:
"Let's cry, let's swim, let's everything." <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
found this doing a google search and wow lots of interesting facts:
Keaton Henson is a 23-year-old singer songwriter from the suburbs of London, but is also an illustrator and a poet. His music is ripe with this sort of outside of the box creative thinking, and the fact that he has received so much attention while not even intending to release his music to the public is a great testament to its appeal.
Keaton originally recorded the songs that would become his debut album in his bedroom with the intention of giving them to his best friend as a gift. After some coaxing, he eventually posted a few songs online and after watching the responses to his music, decided he would release it as an album. With no manager, label or any sort of team to speak of, Keaton sold over 4000 copies of his debut and racked up over 55,000 views of a single video for "You Don't Know How Lucky You Are".
But get this! This record was recorded in his apartment which is located directly under the flight path near Heathrow Airport. As a result Keaton was forced to work out the flight timetable and record the majority of the songs for Dear... in the three minutes or so between planes. Crazy, right? It probably taught him all kinds of time management skills!
However, on some tracks you can still hear a plane approach towards the end of the song, which is just cool and unique and unexpected. In addition, he recorded all percussion for the album utilizing just one cupboard in his apartment. For the various percussive sounds on the album, Keaton used his cupboard is different ways (i.e. - slamming it shut, hitting it, and creaking the door). Another interesting fact about the recording of Dear... is that all the whistling sounds that can be heard were made using wine glasses filled to different heights. Wow! This makes you want to check the record out, right? It should!
and some videos:
Small hands:
You don't Know how Lucky you are:
Sweetheart, What have you done to us:
and even his poems are amazing:
"Let's cry, let's swim, let's everything." <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
