Ed And Denyze Alleyne-johnson, Oxford Suite Options

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I would like to devote this Topic to Ed and Denyze Alleyne-Johnson.

Most people do not have a clue of what i am talking about now but let me enlighten you :

this FANTASTIC duo from Liverpool has performed some insane AMAZING music in the past ! you MUST listen to the ABSOLUTE electric violin song, named as Oxford Suite to get the picture ! But we will get to that ... hold on

"Ed Alleyne-Johnson and Denyze D'Arcy were born and brought up at opposite ends of the same street in Liverpool, though they never met until their teens, when Denyze appeared on stage at a sixth-form dance at Ed's school, playing saxophone with the "Walkie Talkies" (featuring guitarist Wayne Hussey!). Although it was love at first sight, their careers kept them apart until much later..."

"Ed went to study Fine Art at Oxford University, where he quickly became established as a bass player and violinist in the Oxford music scene. After finishing college, he took to the streets of Europe with a home-made electric violin, battery-powered amp and effects pedals, and started to develop the unique style of multi-layered playing which became his trademark. On this subject, Ed says, "It's continuing a tradition really. I've always thought people like Vivaldi and Bach, if digital delays had been around in their day, they'd have used them ... A lot of kids learn violin at school and then when they get older want to join a rock band and then feel excluded because the violin is stereotyped as a classical instrument ... I think it's silly the way people put music into these rigid categories. To me honesty is the most important thing with music. You just play and perform what you feel from the heart, if people want to categorise it fine, but to me it's just music". Hear hear.

In 1989 he came to the attention of cult band New Model Army, and was asked to play violin on their Top 30 single Vagabonds and their Thunder and Consolation album. This was the start of a five-year association with the band, during which time he played electric violin and keyboards for over 500 concerts worldwide, and contributed to the albums Impurity (1990), Raw Melody Men (1991) and the Ballads EP Living In The Rose (1993). This led on to the recording of two solo albums.

Menwhile Denyze stayed in Liverpool, working hard with a number of bands, and earning a reputation as a powerful vocalist and songwriter.

Ed and Denyze started working together after he heard her sing in Liverpool's famous Cavern Club in 1994, and was so stunned by her voice that he decided to join forces with her as a song-writing duo. The first song they wrote together was "Winter Son", and whilst writing the rest of their first album Fly Before Dawn, they fell in love again, got married and bought a house in Liverpool where they now live and work."

The best track of this man, named Oxford Suite was a hit to my head when i first listened to it at a greek TV trailer a decade ago, this was about a CD collection by www.compactdisclub.gr named as EMOTIONS

I had no luck finding the artist name and track title and the TV spot stopped soon after i noticed... i was looking for it but all i knew was about the special purple violin that wasspecially crafted for Ed BY HIMSELF, A MAGNIFICENT MAGICAL VIOLIN that ...."The violin that Ed uses in all his recordings and gigs is very distinctive. Ed built it himself, after seeking technical advice from renowned folk violinists Simon Nicol, Dave Swarbrick and Ric Sanders. It has five strings, normally tuned to C, G, D, A, E - i.e. the standard pitches of viola and violin combined. It's built from American oak, walnut and maple, with an ebony fingerboard and built-in Zeta pickup. Ed says: "It's got a very heavyweight body - if you compare it to a guitar it's like a Gibson Les Paul. You get a lot of sustain and some really good rock distortion sounds out of it."

I had given up hope on that untill one night, drinking with friends from the Army at ΑΡΧΙΤΕΚΤΟΝΙΚΗ Club... i was suddenly discussing about this track !

And a friend of mine suddenly ( God' s Will ) spits out the name i was looking for : "Ed Alleyne Johnson is the guy" he says

I did a lot of research on that since then... found the tracks i was looking for ( you can find them at the Jukebox under Electric Violin Category ) or at the bottom of the topic ) but last night i was having one of my normal black outs : i forgot the track and artist name ! Well, i had a clue this time and it was easy to find...

For you to get here !

And this is a Topic i enjoyed posting, this song was more like a Quest for me !

[NickTheGreek]

Ed Alleyne-Johnson has been busking for over 20 years, since he was a Fine Art student at Oxford University using an electric violin which he hand-carved with a kitchen knife, a custom pedal-board and amp which he modified to run off rechargeable batteries. The set-up had enabled him to perform on the street in almost every major city in Europe, across the U.S. and Canada from New York to San Francisco.

He collaborated with New Model Army on their Top 40 single "Vagabonds", and toured with them for five years.

He can often be seen performing in Chester town centre, near the Grosvener shopping precinct.

His own compositions are available on three solo albums:

* Purple Electric Violin Concerto (1992)
* Ultraviolet (1994)
* Purple Electric Violin Concerto II (2001)

Two albums co-written by and performed with his wife, Denyze:

* Fly Before Dawn (1995)
* 2020 Vision (1998)

Two albums of cover-versions of his favourite tunes:

* Echoes (2005)
* Reflections (2006)

which feature tracks such as 'Sweet Child O' Mine, Clocks'.

[NickTheGreek]

ozzy, the party begins in a minute !

[NickTheGreek]

Ed Alleyne-Johnson - Ultraviolet (1994)

01. White (Intro)
02. Red
03. Orange
04. Yellow
05. Green
06. Blue
07. Indigo
08. Violet
09. Ultraviolet
10. White (Reprise)

192kbps - 91.8mb

CODE

http://rapidshare.com/files/15716575/EajULT.rar

[NickTheGreek]

the quest continues !

[NickTheGreek]

Ed & Denyze Alleyne-Johnson - Fly Before Dawn (1995)

01. 3rd Eye
02. Fly Before Dawn
03. All a Dream
04. Winter Son
05. Men-an-Tel
06. God's Viewpoint
07. Summerland
08. Forest Hill
09. Wheel of Fortune
10. Lion Mountain
11. U.F.O.
12. Somebody to Love

192kbps - 61.5mb

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http://lix.in/743c8f

[NickTheGreek]

a mirror too

Ed Alleyne-Johnson - Purple Electric Violin Concerto

01. Oxford Suite Part 1
02. Oxford Suite Part 2
03. Oxford Suite Part 3
04. Oxford Suite Part 4
05. Inner City Music Part 1
06. Inner City Music Part 2
07. Inner City Music Part 3
08. Inner City Music Part 4
09. Improvisation
10. Concrete Eden

192kbps - 83.2mb

CODE

http://lix.in/87fbef

[NickTheGreek]

Ed & Denyze Alleyne-Johnson - 2020 Vision (1998)

Wingspan Records WING CD002 (1998)
1. 2020 Vision (MP3)
2. Warning Sign
3. Vertigo
4. Angel
5. Mad but Happy
6. Dionysia
7. The Stalking One
8. Child
9. White Rabbit
10. Boscawen-un
11. A Game She Plays
12. Catch Me

This second album was released in the UK on 26 January 1998.

The title track 2020 Vision was remixed by Ronnie Stone, who recently recorded the Mansun album. White Rabbit is a cover version of the classic Jefferson Airplane track.

Boscawen-un was inspired by the Cornish stone circles which Ed and Denyze often visit.

Source : Muntfish

[NickTheGreek]

Ed Alleyne-Johnson

A review:

Back in 1992, a pleasant pastoral piece drifted across the airwaves of BBC Radio 2, redolent of English spires, rolling countryside and Vaughan Williams on speed. This was Ed Alleyne-Johnson's 'magnum opus' 'Purple Electric Violin Concerto'.

EA-J took a transparent purple violin and committed musical hari-kari on five strings, frequently against a ground bass, using any number of effects pedals. If Hendrix had played violin this would have been the result.

The approach was somewhat unique in that there were no backing tapes, overdubs or remixing. Alleyne-Johnson built up multi-layered sounds using the ubiquitous digital delay whilst playing 'live'.

Alleyne-Johnson had previously worked with New Model Army and had gained something of a reputation for his impromptu street shows in his hometown of Liverpool although he studied fine art at Oxford University. It is the city of dreaming spires that formed the inspiration for 'Purple Electric Violin Concerto'.

He never quite repeated the novelty of this album, although there was a follow-up in 'Ultraviolet' (1994). He also produced a couple of albums with his wife, Denyze, which blended gothic rock, hippie mysticism and the classics.

A truly individual performer, Ed is frequently spotted turning heads in Chester which throbs to his ground bass. A new double album is due spring 2005.

Don't miss:
Purple Electric Violin Concerto
(Equation Records ECQD001, 1992)

Don't skip:
Oxford Suite

Worth investigating:
Purple Electric Violin Concerto 2(Wingspan Records WINGCD3)

Text © 2005 David Randall

Further info: ( Unofficial website )

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http://www.muntfish.com/alleyne-johnson

Source : GetReadToRock

[NickTheGreek]

επειδή κάποια είναι MIA ( Missing In Action )

το πήγα αλλού το θέμα...

κοίτα τι περιμένω σε μερικές ημέρες Ozzy :

[feelthenoise]

Χίλια ευχαριστώ, Nick!
Πάρα πολύ όμορφη έκπληξη με περίμενε σήμερα.
Χθές που ήμουν εδώ μέχρι το πρωι δε το πήρα χαμπάρι

P.S. Δε ξέρω αν έχεις ακούσει να παίζει το shine on you crazy diamond, Kashmir, child in time etc., στο reflections , ειναι ΜΑΓΙΚΑ!

[NickTheGreek]

they dispatched some CDs today, waiting for them on July 5th

[eva]

πραγματικά υπέροχη μουσική!

[NickTheGreek]

receiving packages !!!

Ed Alleyne-Johnson - Echoes (2005)

Wingspan Records WING CD5 (2005)

Disc 1
1. Clocks
2. We Are All Made Of Stars
3. By The Way
4. With Or Without You / Wherever You May Go
5. Merry Xmas Mr. Lawrence
6. Smells Like Teen Spirit
7. Teenage Dirtbag
8. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
9. Bohemian Like You
10. Bittersweet Symphony
11. Don't Fear The Reaper
12. Can't Get You Out Of My Head
13. How You Remind Me
14. Stir It Up
15. Thank You
16. All Right Now

Disc 2
1. Every Breath You Take
2. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
3. Because The Night / Layla
4. Fields Of Gold
5. Mad World
6. Better Off Alone
7. Follow You Follow Me
8. Another Chance
9. Where Is The Love?
10. Sweet Child O' Mine
11. Stuck In A Moment
12. Right Here Right Now
13. Zephyr Song
14. Pretty Green Eyes
15. Imitation Of Life / You'll Never Walk Alone
16. Loneliness
17. Whatever

Echoes, the long-awaited new double album from Ed Alleyne-Johnson will finally be released on 14 March 2005 on Wingspan Records. It will be available at all branches of HMV and most other major record stores.

The two-disc set contains 33 newly-recorded tracks, all of which are cover versions of classic rock, pop and dance tracks, performed live on 5-string electric violin with digital delays and effects pedals in Ed's own distinctive style.

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http://rapidshare.com/files/41323117/Ed_Alleyne-Johnson_-_ECHOES__disc_1_.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/41327131/Ed_Alleyne-Johnson_-_ECHOES__disc_1_.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/41332814/Ed_Alleyne-Johnson_-_ECHOES__disc_2_.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/41334312/Ed_Alleyne-Johnson_-_ECHOES__disc_2_.part2.rar

[mak]

Now this is an interesting album!....i always like covers very much....

Νικόλα τον άκουσες?.....τι λέει?

[NickTheGreek]

μια χαρά, αν και το Oxford Suite παραμένει αξεπέραστο !

σύντομα θα έχω και άλλα όμως και ειδικά το Purple Electric Violin Concert II