John Lawrence (musician)
John Lawrence (born 17 July 1975) is a Welsh musician.[1] He was a founding member of Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, but left the band in 1999, prior to the release of the band's sixth album Spanish Dance Troupe.[2] As a solo artist, he has sometimes gone by the name Infinity Chimps.[2]
In early 2011, Lawrence recorded a session for Adam Walton on BBC Introducing, backed by the then-new band Shy and the Fight.[3]
In 2013, he released new material in collaboration with singer Jaci Williams.[4] He has also been producing Tree of Wolves's material.[5]
Lawrence produced folk musician Chris Jones's debut album, Dacw'r Tannau, released in September 2014.[6] He has also worked with Band Pres Llareggub on their first EP, which was released in April 2015,[7] and with Nia Morgan on her upcoming new album.[8]
Lawrence released solo material, Songs from the Precipice, on 7 September 2015 via his website,[9] followed by Narcissus Paradox in 2019. His style on later output has been likened to Frank Zappa.[10] He makes occasional public appearances, including 9 Volt Sessions (twice, 4 September 2014 and 29 June 2015) and also a live session on Neil Crud's Tudno FM radio show on 20 June 2016.[11]
In 2017, he produced the Welsh singer-songwriter, Scott Marsden's solo EP Scars at Penhesgyn Studio, where he continues to work as the in-house engineer with former Bryn Derwen Studio owner, Laurie Gane.
He also runs a recording studio from his home near Capel Curig where he has engineered and produced for bands, musicians and songwriters such as Scott Marsden,[12] Velvet, Celavi, Spam Javelin, Dan Amor and Colossous.[13]
Lawrence is currently (2021) working on his new project, Druids and the Bards, along with Scott Marsden, Spike T. Smith, Owain Ginsberg, Jason Hughes and Erik Wofford at Penhesgyn Studio in Menai Bridge.
Discography
as John Lawrence
- Rainy Night, Lawrence Music, 2009
- Songs from the Precipice, Lawrence Music, 2015
- Narcissus Paradox, Lawrence Music, 2019
as Infinity Chimps
- Sounds of Nant Y Benglog, Ankstmusik / Lawrence Music, 2002
- Infinity Chimps, Sylem Records, 2000
References
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ a b "Gorky's Zygotic Mynci". BBC Wales. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ "BBC - Wales Music: Recommendations for 2012". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "If I Would, by John Lawrence". Johnlawrence.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Tree of Wolves". Web.archive.org. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Chris Jones - Dacw'r Tannau". Web.archive.org. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Band Pres Llareggub Brass Band". Facebook.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ Nia Morgan [@niamorganmusic] (12 June 2015). "Dwy gan newydd ar Stiwdio Gefn heno, 9.30, neu ar S4C clic, efo John Lawrence ar siwrne breuddwydiol pedal steel-aidd @infinitychimps @S4C" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Brand new album 'Narcissus Paradox' out now on CD and all download platforms". Lawrence-music.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "North Wales". Link2wales.co.uk.
- ^ "InSession – John Lawrence". Link2wales.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Scott Marsden - Grey - Live Acoustic". YouTube.
- ^ "John Lawrence (2)". Discogs.com.
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