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Simon Bookish - 'Terry Riley Disco'Digital Singles | 01 March 2006
A classically trained composer, Leo Chadburn spends his days stamping books and arranging shelves in a library, but by night records fantastical and dapper electronic pop records under the nom-de-guerre Simon Bookish, which he describes as an “experimental pop music Trojan Horse project.” Unafraid to write beyond the mundane, Bookish’s music explores the possibilities of electronic pop via lyrical subject matter oft ignored – King Richard the Third, say, or Tobias Schmidt, inventor of the guillotine.
Playlouderecordings are pleased to announce that we’ve climbed aboard the Trojan horse, and will be releasing Simon Bookish’s ‘Terry Riley Disco’ as a digital single on March 27th, 2006. A tribute to the late composer of the same name, ‘Terry Riley Disco’ is a brisk and urgent nugget of sharp electronic pop music, a clarion call for some cerebral dancing. The single comes with three remixes from Fashion Flesh, the ever-influential Max Tundra, and sonic innovator Capitol K.
Simon Bookish has previously worked with St. Etienne and Jarvis Cocker, and released ‘Metal Horse’ / ‘Portrait Of The Artist As A Fountain’ on the Tomlab label. He distinctive remixing style has led to re-edits for Grizzly Bear and The Organ, while his take on Franz Ferdinand’s ‘Michael’ was the much-sought-after b-side to the song’s 7” release back in 2004.
‘Terry Riley Disco’ will be available from all good digital music retailers.
