JUST ANNOUNCED: Jon Hopkins is supporting the first three shows of Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour:
16th June : Brixton Academy, London
17th June : Espacio Movistar, Barcelona
23rd June : Madison Square Garden, New York
Jon has worked on the new Coldplay album,
Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends as one of the co-producers for much of last year, and contributed some sounds and various keyboard instruments. An adapted version of one of his new tracks
Light Through The Veins also appears as the intro to the first track,
Life In Technicolour, and as the backing for the track hidden at the end,
The Escapist.
Artist Page : Jon Hopkins
My Space : Jon Hopkins
PADMA'S DEBUT ALBUM: "HERE" released this week : Introducing the Buddhist Billy Bragg?
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Absolutely enchanting ? definitely one to watch?"
Steve Whitley, Life FM
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Beauty in simplicity? Padma?s voice has warmth and depth"
Ben Mynott, Fluidnation
We're delighted to announce that singer songwriter
Padma releases his debut album, Here, this Monday (June 2nd).
Padma hails from a small suburban town near Sheffield, but now lives in Brighton. He has been a practicing Buddhist for over 10 years, eventually deciding on a life of making music rather than joining a Buddhist Order. The result is the beautiful, subtle and thought provoking songs contained on his debut album, Here.
Padma?s songs speak both of the mud and the sky - both the gutter and the stars. The album reaches in mood from the upbeat optimism of Funny and The Ballad Of G & Eva, to the heartfelt introspection of Half A Person and Throw My Drugs Away, Padma?s lyrics are very personal, but through drawing on personal experiences and observations, he often makes a wider philosophical or political point. His gentle, lulling guitar technique is embellished with the subtle use of percussion, vintage effects and analog synthesizers, creating a timeless and other-worldly acoustic-based sound.
Padma's HERE CD can be ordered from
The Just Music Store
Or dowloaded now from
The Just Music Digital Store or from
iTunes
Padma on Western politics:
The late Capitalist system is incapable of nourishing the individuals who live within it. It is simply not designed for that purpose. Given its self-centred, fragmented, and short term focus, and its incessant need to generate ever-new markets, it seems obvious too that this model is not ideally suited to tackling the impending environmental crisis.
Padma on Buddhism:
I might be on a mountain, washing the dishes in my outdoor kitchen, but fundamentally I'm still just washing the dishes. It is in these moments - the vast majority of one's life - that Buddhist practice shows its worth, by revealing the subtle magnificence of the everyday. Bliss in the check out queue. Tranquility on the tube.
Padma on the Olympic torch:
The Chinese government, and the Olympic committee, are emphasising the fact that the torch is a symbol of harmony and unity. Well I?m all for harmony and unity, but in order for people to unite and live harmoniously, they must be free. Until that is the case in Tibet, and in China as a whole, these words are nothing more than propaganda.
Links:
Padma's Website
Padma's MySpace
