Also known as GRICE Years active 1990–present Albums Alexandrine, Propeller | Occupation(s) Musician Record label Burning Shed | |
Birth name Martin Charles Grice Peters Instruments Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, voice Labels hungersleep Records, Burning Shed Genres Art rock, Progressive rock, Rock music Associated acts Richard Barbieri, Steve Jansen, Hossam Ramzy Similar Richard Barbieri, Steve Jansen, Lee Fletcher, Hossam Ramzy, Raphael Ravenscroft Profiles | ||
Grice Peters (born Martin Charles Grice Peters) aka GRICE, is a London-born English art rock musician, vocalist, lyricist and songwriter. Grice formed and fronted underground brit-pop flavoured bands 'Laugh like A Madman', 'The burning martyrs', 'The Martyrs', 'SWANSTON' and the avant-garde art rock outfit 'hungersleep' before starting his solo career. In 2012 he released his debut solo GRICE album PROPELLER which featured renowned saxophonist Raphael Ravenscroft and renowned pedal steel guitarist BJ Cole as well as a number of contributors including Markus Reuter, 05Ric, Luca Calabrese amongst others. The album was produced by Lee Fletcher and co-produced by Grice. In 2013 The track 'Highly Strung' was remixed by English synthesizer player, keyboardist and composer Richard Barbieri formerly a member of new wave pioneers Japan and current solo artist and member of progressive rock band Porcupine Tree. The track Highly Strung was personally selected by Tom Robinson and played on his BBC Radio 6 Music Mixtape show. In 2015 GRICE released his second album ALEXANDRINE working again with Richard Barbieri and Steve Jansen. The track She's in my Garden was supported and personally selected by Tom Robinson and played on his BBC Radio 6 Music Saturday night radio show.
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Grice Peters is also a fellow of The Royal Society of Arts.
Background
Grice is foremost a songwriter and his songs have been described as: "acoustic rock diamonds" His music has been described as "a restless and challenging cocktail of electro-acoustic glitch, art-rock and avant-pop synthesis". His solo album Propeller has been described as having: "'the intensity of Mark Hollis or Tim Bowness with a Beatle-esque sweetness" and was "highly recommended" by Chris Jones in his Writings on inner culture
It has also been described as having "all the best elements of Talk Talk and Kate Bush " by Paul Gray (Eddie & The Hotrods, The Damned)
In 2015 GRICE released his second album ALEXANDRINE working again with Richard Barbieri and Steve Jansen. The album also featuresHossam Ramzy, Egyptian born master percussionist and arranger who has worked with Peter Gabriel (Last Temptation of Christ) providing signature percussive soundscapes and arrangements. Hossam also worked with Robert Plant and Jimmy Page ( Led Zeppelin) bringing together his band of Arabian musicians to work on the album 'No Quarter – Unledded' for which he was rewarded a GOLD and PLATINUM disc.
Awards and achievements
The track "Highly Strung" from the debut solo album "Propeller", EP was featured on the "Cod Bluff" covermount CD of the September 2012 edition 30 of Classic Rock presents PROG magazine and was reviewed in Classic Rock presents PROG magazine in the May2012 edition who described the album as "Extraordinary slice of experimental rock"
Propeller by GRICE was shortlisted for Music Producers Guild (MPG) Awards 2013 'UK album of the year' category
The album was reviewed in The Musician (Summer edition of the Musicians Union Journal 2012) and described as: “a poignant debut of remarkable quality”
In 2014, GRICE Peters was invited to become a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA),
Radio
GRICE's first BBC radio appearance was on Tom Robinsons BBC Radio 6 Music Introducing Mixtape show on 26 August 2013 when he played the track 'Highly Strung (Richard Barbieri Remix)'.
GRICE has also performed live in session on BBC Radio Devon and at Sound Gallery Studios in session for Phonic FM .
Tours and appearances
GRICE has appeared live in concert in the UK as part of his "Tour of Duty"
December 2012, GRICE sang at The IB Expo in Halmstad, Sweden with Richard Barbieri and Steve Hogarth singing on the premier performance of the track 'Naked' from the Hogarth, Barbieri album 'Not the weapon but the Hand'
March 2014, GRICE performed at The A2D Music Expo in Exeter
EPs
- "Patiently"
- "Let it Go"
- "Slowdive"
- "Highly Strung"
- "214 Squadron"
- "Propeller"
- "Propeller (Coda)"
- "Lost & Found (006.5)"
- "Broken Arrow"
- "Propeller (Overture)"
- "Summer Screams"
- "The Cage"
- "Propeller (Reprise)"
Singles
Songs
She's in my GardenAlexandrine · 2015
Flaw 3Alexandrine · 2015
LeftsideAlexandrine · 2015