Early this year we highlighted School Of Language , the solo project of Field Music's David Brewis. David's FM bandmate and brother Peter is busy with a new band, too. They're called The Week That Was and recently released their excellent self-titled debut, conceived as an information age crime drama. Peter was the original drummer of the Futureheads and carries elements of their angular post-p...
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School of Language - Sea from ShoreThrill Jockey, 20087 out of 10Two stereo-separated, constant and synchronized recitations of monotone vowel sounds from the UK's David Brewis, the almost-fully-solo artist that makes up School of Language (and one-third of the on-hiatus Field Music), run along the first and final five minutes of Sea from Shore. It's an idea torn from mid-20th century new music...
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I was pretty sure no one was ever going to run another of my reviews, but look, here's my take on School of Language, which is a solo project from David Brewis of the disbanded Field Music. The record's out today. School of LanguageSea from Shore(Thrill Jockey)US release date: 5 February 2008UK release date: 4 February 2008by Jennifer KellySunderland's Field Music was known for its exquisitely...
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I think I have posted about this side project form Field Music's David Brewis before, but I honestly can't remember...my ramblings all tend to bleed together in my head and I am too lazy to check the archives.But I digress. School Of Language's debut record 'Sea From Shore' is well worth checking out. It's a really interesting listen, experimental at times but it never seems to get to the point...
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David Brewis of School Of LanguageSchool of Language is a band that features former members of Field Music and Tortoise. SoL played live at the Hemlock Tavern here in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago. I really liked one song on the album going into the show, but after the live show several others began to make sense as well.
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