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Music – Interview with James Radcliffe

James Radcliffe - DigitalArt Portrait ©Carolina Russo Photos ©James Radcliffe
James Radcliffe – Digital Art Portrait ©Carolina Russo Photos ©James Radcliffe

My interview with Music Composer and independent Artist James Radcliffe.

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I am so happy and grateful that I was able to do this Interview!

Today I am very pleased to introduce you with James Radcliffe a wonderful multi talented Artist, a dear friend from the music world and part of our community.  James is an independent artist a music composer from the beautiful land of Scotland.

Thank you James for  your precious time doing this interview with me. I love to give the opportunity to get to know you and your art.

Let’s start with the questions:

For the reader that doesn’t know you and your music, can you please introduce who is James Radcliffe?

I am an independent artist based in Edinburgh Scotland. I make music, I write, I take photographs and perform live. In the last 4 years or so, I have built a grassroots social media following in excess of 100’000 people.  This is what allows me to make art as a living.

Highlands Scotland - Photo ©James Radcliffe
Highlands Scotland Castle – Photo ©James Radcliffe

Your music has a very distinctive sound and style, when listening it brings you in far away places, almost out of this world. Can you describe your creative process and what prompt inspire you while creating? And how do you categorize your genre?

First, thank you very much, I take this as a great compliment.  It is hard to nail down a creative process, as much of it is a mystery.  I will say though, that there are two main phases: the creative phase and the craft phase.  The work is usually born from a kind of state of mind which is outside of time, when I am fully absorbed.  The craft is where I take the pieces of rock and polish them into something beautiful.  I cycle back and forth between these two until the work is finished.

You just released your new beautiful and fantastic Album ” Murder The Impossible” can you tell us your feelings and meanings behind it?

Murder the Impossible was a collection of tracks that I worked on in a very specific way in the studio.  It took me over a year to get them right.  Each of the tracks was aimed at a specific feeling, for example, the first track ‘World Enough and Time’ was aimed at the feeling of ecstasy I get from truly great music. One of the reasons it took me so long, is because I played all the instruments, including the cello, and did all of the studio work.

Murder The Impossible is the 5th genre-defying release from James Radcliffe.
Murder The Impossible is the 5th genre-defying release from James Radcliffe.


What is your creative Dream Project?

The thing that I am working on right now.  One of the great things about being independent is that you get to choose exactly what you want to work on.

What is happening at the moment? Are you working on any new ideas? Do you have in plan for any live gig?

A lot of stuff is happening right now.  I am generally always working, on new ideas and current work.  I think I am going to do something quite exciting and new for my next project, which I may release quite soon.  I am also playing with the idea of taking all my music off the internet.

Live performance will definitely be happening soon.  And I am looking into touring options as we speak.

This question is very personal and introspective, I love to ask this to artists. If you describe or picture your inner soul, how will you describe it? And what color it would be?

Like a roiling ocean.  And black.  Black as strong coffee.
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You can follow James at:

Website: http://www.jamesradcliffe.com
Music: http://www.jamesradcliffemusic.com
Twitter: @JamesRadcliffe
Instagram: @thejamesradcliffe

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Credits:
Digital Art Portrait ©Carolina Russo
Photo Credits ©James Radcliffe

I hope that you enjoyed this interview and to get to know James better, or, to discover him today. Please support his art and wonderful music, visit his Blog he would love to ear from you. A special thanks and best wishes to James Radcliffe for all his projects!  As always I am happy to read your comments, let me know what you think about this interview!

Thank you for reading and have a wonderful week! ❤

 

Thank You!
Thank You!

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Music – EWIAN New Song and Video! Radioactive Star….

Exclusive New song and Video by EWIAN  the song ‘Radioactive Star‘, is also the video opener of EWIAN next Album ‘Heart Crash Boom Bang‘ release is coming soon on March 3rd 2017.
Many of you that follow my Blog remember my interview to Ewian Christensen posted on December 16 2016 if you missed you can read it now. In our interview Ewian mention and talk about his new Album and lots more, it is a very interesting interview and way to know EWIAN better!

This new video is great! I love the song and the atmosphere created in the video it is a great preview for the expected new album!
EWIAN once again did a wonderful job with his creations, also we see new addition to the band members Florian Jooß and Robin Friedel  best wishes guys can’t wait to listen the whole album!

Put on a headset and enjoy
Have a great Sunday!

-C

You can listen more of Ewian music on his YouTube Channel
and Subscribe to stay up to date with his great music! 😉

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Music – EWIAN New video is out!

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Today EWIAN announced and post their “New Video” from the new coming soon Album!

I am so excited to post it here because I love their music and I think Ewian is a GREAT Composer and I want to share their music with you, they are part of our great community on WP and this new video is awesome!!!
I Can’t wait for the new Album!
I am also so happy because I found out watching the video that there are some screenshots, of the photos I used to make my Portrait #6 for me is amazing how the atmosphere of my portrait match with Ewian video, I feel like to see my portrait alive!!! How wonderful!

I am aware that this type of music is not for everyone but it is a genre that I really like, my other favorite band lately is “Archive” this type of music is what I listen while creating my Art.

Ewian post on his Blog says “Our first video of our upcoming album ‘We Need Monsters’ (6th November 2015) is out now! The song is called ‘Ticket From Kingdom Come”

I hope that you enjoy the video like I did “Congratulation Ewian” for the great work…

Have a great weekend you all! ❤

-CR

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And Featured is…

Indie, Alternative, Post-Rock

EWIAN

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And today FEATURED is…. EWIAN  would be on my sidebar widget for this week!


I always love to meet and greet new artists sharing their work of art and their beautiful words!

This week is about Music
Today I am very honored to introduce you a great artist German composer Ewian Christensen, who is responsible for lead vocals, piano, sound composition and majority of songwriting. Ewian was formed in March, 2013 performing Alternative, Experimental, Post-Rock music and having a second album release coming soon.

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Ewian discography:

– We Need Monsters (LP, November 2015)
– Good Old Underground (LP) October, 2014
– Voices in Your Head (Single) October, 2013
– We Will Never Grow Old (EP) March, 2013

Visit Ewianmusic YouTube Channel

 

“During this week Ewian discovered my Blog and Followed”
I went to visit his Blog to check it out and leave a thank you note for the follow! I was very happy to see that the Blog was about music, I love music! And lately honestly I can’t find around much of good music to listen. My favorite music has always been Rock, Post-Rock, Alternative, Dark and Experimental. I truly loved to listen to Ewian Music, beautiful voice and underground sounds I am fascinated! Ewian is an intense and kind soul with a unique and unusual name, reading his blog I found out that Ewian means “Water of life” isn’t it a beautiful meaning?
If you like this genres of music I suggest you to visit his Blog and watch his videos you will enjoy it!

I am looking forward to the new album I can’t wait to listen to it…

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Featured Image -- 1859(Please Ewian grab this Badge and post it somewhere on your Blog a reblog would be a plus! )

How you can be Featured on YesterdayAfter?
Stay Connected! Follow here and on my other social media be active!
You never know…maybe next week I will choose YOU!

Have a great weekend!
-CR