Folk Bands and Artists
Richard James (Gorky´s Zygotic Mynci)
Richard James, co-founder of seminal psych-folk band Gorky´s Zygotic Mynci, releases his third album, ´Pictures in the Morning´ on the Gwymon label on April 23rd. His first two albums, The Seven Sleepers Den and We Went Riding were well received, and as a part of Gorky´s he toured extensively as well as recording eight albums and numerous ep´s and singles during a thirteen year period.
He has recently started a new project called Pen Pastwn, with a two-hour collection of songs, instrumentals and sound collage in the process of being finished, and a free EP entitled In France released online at inchapters.com in December 2011. He took the band on a week-long trip to Sudan with The British Council in February, and a short film of the trip can be seen on the website. Together with the writer John Williams, he started In Chapters almost three years ago, a music and literary collective based in Cardiff, where Richard is musical director, staging unique multi-media events with writers and musicians in collaboration, as well as the online content.
He is in the process of starting a label with musical collaborator and friend Gareth Bonello (aka The Gentle Good), with solo gigs and Pen Pastwn shows coming up during the year.
There´s a stream of the album at penpastwn.com, as well as tour dates, reviews, and other related nuggets.
Web links:
www.penpastwn.com
www.inchapters.com
