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Years active
  
2008–present

Record label
  
Static Caravan Recordings

Website
  
www.fieldheadmusic.com

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Labels
  
Gizeh Records Home Assembly Music Static Caravan Recordings CSAF Records

Members
  
Paul Elam Elaine Reynolds Sarah Kemp

Origin
  
Leeds, United Kingdom (2008)

Albums
  
A correction, They Shook Hands for Hours, Fury and Hecla, Introductions, Riser, Crest

Genres
  
Electronica, Intelligent dance music, Neoclassicism, Electronic dance music

Similar
  
The Declining Winter, Loscil, Brave Timbers, Conquering Animal Sound, Shield Patterns

Profiles

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Fieldhead are a British band formed in Leeds, England, in 2008 and led by Paul Elam, a member of The Declining Winter. Paul currently resides in Newcastle upon Tyne after living in Vancouver, BC from July 2010 to September 2012; whilst violinists Elaine Reynolds and Sarah Kemp (both also of The Declining Winter) reside in Manchester and Newcastle upon Tyne respectively. Fieldhead's music is ambient/electronica in style, and is created using a combination of electronics and acoustic instruments.

Contents

Fieldhead have toured extensively in Europe and Canada, having performed with Tim Hecker, Machinefabriek, Grouper (musician), Amiina and Jeniferever.

Releases

Fieldhead self-released their debut EP "Introductions" in December 2008, and this was followed by the release of their debut album "They Shook Hands for Hours" on Home Assembly Music in November 2009.

In 2010 the band produced four releases: a split CD EP "Crest" with the Danish act "Iris to Hypnos" released in February 2010 on Static Caravan Recordings; a 10" vinyl record EP "Riser" released in July 2010 on Gizeh Records (featuring vocal contributions from Anna-Lynne Williams of Trespassers William, Chantal Acda, Anneke Kampman of Conquering Animal Sound, Elly May Irving of Glissando and Esker); a digital download live album "Long Train Journeys" released on Gizeh Records in November 2010; and a digital download single "reference line" released on CSAF records in November 2010.

Fieldhead's second studio album "a correction" was released as an LP record by Gizeh Records on October 22, 2012.

Studio albums

  • They Shook Hands for Hours (2009)
  • a correction (2012)
  • Live albums

  • Long Train Journeys (2010)
  • EPs

  • Introductions (2008)
  • Crest (2010)
  • Riser (2010)
  • Singles

  • reference line (2010)
  • Songs

    Songs Well KnownThey Shook Hands for Hours · 2009
    Document OneThey Shook Hands for Hours · 2009
    I'm Fond of MapsThey Shook Hands for Hours · 2009

    References

    Fieldhead Wikipedia