Threads (Temposhark album)
Encyclopedia
Threads is the second album by UK band, Temposhark
, a project of singer/songwriter Robert Diament.
and MaJiKer
. Threads was released on 5 April 2010 as a digital download and reached #15 in the iTunes Top 20 electronic albums in the UK. The digital version of the album includes 2 bonus remixes and downloadable artwork in PDF form. The album reached the Top 20 in CMJ
's college radio albums chart in March 2010. So far, two videos have been released from Threads for the singles "Bye Bye Baby" (directed by Ben Charles Edwards
) and "The World Does Not Revolve Around You" (directed by Doyle Hooper).
Violinist Sophie Solomon
plays violin solos on the tracks "Say I'm Sorry" and "Green Lights". Solomon originally collaborated with Temposhark on their first album The Invisible Line
and Temposhark also remixed her single "Holy Devil" in 2006. Simon Neilson of rock band The Gadsdens
plays piano on the album's closing song "The Last Time I Saw Matthew", written about a friend of Diament's who had died.
In an interview with UK magazine The Kaje, Diament described Threads as a, "Break-up album in many ways. A lot of the songs are about the end of a relationship and the start of a new life." Diament said the album was originally going to be called Fireworks but after writing the song "Threads" he decided that title summed up the album's mood and continued the concept from his debut The Invisible Line of "how music can really connect people. But also of how everyone is interconnected in the world". In March 2010, during a video interview in New York with US music blog Hard Candy, Diament spoke about running his own record label, learning classical piano since the age of 4 and his plans for concerts. He described the new album Threads:
In March 2010, to promote Threads, Temposhark performed live at the Institute of Contemporary Arts
fundraising gala at KoKo, London alongside Ellie Goulding
, Lily Allen
, Bryan Ferry
and I Blame Coco. In the same month, Temposhark's song Bye Bye Baby was nominated for an Exposure Music Award in the UK. In April 2010, Robert Diament sang live in Paris, France as part of MaJiKer's series of live concerts The Lab which has included vocalists Camille
, Indi Kaur, Bénédicte Le Lay and Sacha Bernardson.
The making of the album Threads was documented in a series of over 20 video blogs posted by Diament on Temposhark's YouTube
channel in 2009. The album was partly funded by a £15,000 prize that Temposhark won via their fans voting for them on music website SliceThePie.com
compared Threads to Scritti Politti
and described the album as "Stylised, stylish stuff, but there's enough substance and savvy here that you wouldn't rule out this being Temposhark's time". EQ music blog said Threads is "One of my personal favorite electronic pop albums to be released this year and it's another shining example of outstanding pop music that is made independently - without a major label."
In October 2011, it was announced that USA television network PBS
had licensed Temposhark's song Irresistible, taken from the album Threads, for the USA advertising campaign of British TV series Downton Abbey
Temposhark
Temposhark is an English electronic rock band, formed in London and Brighton by singer-songwriter Robert Diament. Temposhark are best known for their songs Bye Bye Baby, Joy, It's Better To Have Loved and Not That Big; a duet with singer Imogen Heap which appears on their 2008 debut album The...
, a project of singer/songwriter Robert Diament.
History
Temposhark's second album was produced, co-written and recorded in 2009 in London by producer Sean McGhee. The first single "The World Does Not Revolve Around You" was released in September 2009. The album includes 11 brand new songs with two bonus dance remixes of the title track by Morgan PageMorgan Page
Morgan Page is an American progressive house and electro house DJ from Los Angeles. His most widely recognized track is "The Longest Road," featuring Lissie, which was included on his debut album Elevate, released in March 2008. The Deadmau5 remix was nominated for a Grammy...
and MaJiKer
MaJiKer
MaJiKer, alias Matthew Ker, is a British music producer and musician. He resides in Paris, France but works internationally. He has recorded two of his own albums, and also has had success producing and performing with other artists, including French singer Camille on her albums Le Fil and Music...
. Threads was released on 5 April 2010 as a digital download and reached #15 in the iTunes Top 20 electronic albums in the UK. The digital version of the album includes 2 bonus remixes and downloadable artwork in PDF form. The album reached the Top 20 in CMJ
College Music Journal
College Music Journal, commonly known as CMJ, is a music events/publishing company which hosts an annual festival in New York City, the CMJ Music Marathon, as well as a weekly magazine of and for the music industry and college radio stations in the United States and Canada. It publishes top 30...
's college radio albums chart in March 2010. So far, two videos have been released from Threads for the singles "Bye Bye Baby" (directed by Ben Charles Edwards
Ben Charles Edwards
Ben Charles Edwards is a British film director, screenwriter and photographer. Most recently Edwards directed and co-wrote ‘Animal Charm’, a garish and macabre tale about fame, fashion and revenge starring Sadie Frost, Boy George, Sally Philips , Michael Urie and Emily Beecham .Previous work...
) and "The World Does Not Revolve Around You" (directed by Doyle Hooper).
Violinist Sophie Solomon
Sophie Solomon
Sophie Solomon is a British violinist, songwriter and composer who fuses many different musical influences into her music. In January 2012 she will take up the Directorship of the Jewish Music Institute, SOAS.-Early life:...
plays violin solos on the tracks "Say I'm Sorry" and "Green Lights". Solomon originally collaborated with Temposhark on their first album The Invisible Line
The Invisible Line
The Invisible Line is the debut album by UK band, Temposhark.Temposhark's debut album was produced and recorded in London by rising producer Sean McGhee with two tracks produced by Frou Frou member Guy Sigsworth, who contributes It's Better To Have Loved and Winter's Coming. The recording process...
and Temposhark also remixed her single "Holy Devil" in 2006. Simon Neilson of rock band The Gadsdens
The Gadsdens
Autoheart are an East London based indie pop band formed in 2007 as The Gadsdens, when Jody Gadsden and Simon Neilson started working together on the score for an independent film...
plays piano on the album's closing song "The Last Time I Saw Matthew", written about a friend of Diament's who had died.
In an interview with UK magazine The Kaje, Diament described Threads as a, "Break-up album in many ways. A lot of the songs are about the end of a relationship and the start of a new life." Diament said the album was originally going to be called Fireworks but after writing the song "Threads" he decided that title summed up the album's mood and continued the concept from his debut The Invisible Line of "how music can really connect people. But also of how everyone is interconnected in the world". In March 2010, during a video interview in New York with US music blog Hard Candy, Diament spoke about running his own record label, learning classical piano since the age of 4 and his plans for concerts. He described the new album Threads:
In March 2010, to promote Threads, Temposhark performed live at the Institute of Contemporary Arts
Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Institute of Contemporary Arts is an artistic and cultural centre on The Mall in London, just off Trafalgar Square. It is located within Nash House, part of Carlton House Terrace, near the Duke of York Steps and Admiralty Arch...
fundraising gala at KoKo, London alongside Ellie Goulding
Ellie Goulding
Elena Jane "Ellie" Goulding is an English singer-songwriter. In 2010 she became only the second artist to both top the BBC's annual Sound of... poll, and win the Critics' Choice Award at the BRIT Awards in the same year, following Adele's win of both in 2008...
, Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper , better known as Lily Allen, is an English recording artist and fashion designer. She is the daughter of actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. In her teenage years, her musical tastes evolved from glam rock to alternative...
, Bryan Ferry
Bryan Ferry
Bryan Ferry, CBE is an English singer, musician, and songwriter. Ferry came to public prominence in the early 1970s as lead vocalist and principal songwriter with the band Roxy Music, who enjoyed a highly successful career with three number one albums and ten singles entering the top ten charts in...
and I Blame Coco. In the same month, Temposhark's song Bye Bye Baby was nominated for an Exposure Music Award in the UK. In April 2010, Robert Diament sang live in Paris, France as part of MaJiKer's series of live concerts The Lab which has included vocalists Camille
Camille Dalmais
Camille Dalmais, better known as Camille , is a French singer, songwriter and occasional actress.-Early life:...
, Indi Kaur, Bénédicte Le Lay and Sacha Bernardson.
The making of the album Threads was documented in a series of over 20 video blogs posted by Diament on Temposhark's YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
channel in 2009. The album was partly funded by a £15,000 prize that Temposhark won via their fans voting for them on music website SliceThePie.com
Reception
The FlyThe Fly (magazine)
The Fly is a free music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. The magazine is published by the HMV owned MAMA Group.The magazine started as a listings leaflet in Camden, north London, for the Barfly music venue on Chalk Farm Road...
compared Threads to Scritti Politti
Scritti Politti
Scritti Politti are a British band, originally formed in 1977 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Although there have been various changes to the line-up, Cardiff-born singer-songwriter Green Gartside was the founding member of the band and the only member to have remained throughout the group's...
and described the album as "Stylised, stylish stuff, but there's enough substance and savvy here that you wouldn't rule out this being Temposhark's time". EQ music blog said Threads is "One of my personal favorite electronic pop albums to be released this year and it's another shining example of outstanding pop music that is made independently - without a major label."
In October 2011, it was announced that USA television network PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
had licensed Temposhark's song Irresistible, taken from the album Threads, for the USA advertising campaign of British TV series Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey is a British television period drama series, produced by NBC Universal-owned British media company Carnival Films for the ITV network. The series is set during the late Edwardian era and the First World War on the fictional estate of Downton Abbey in Yorkshire, and features an...
Track listing
- "Irresistible" – 3:08
- "The World Does Not Revolve Around You" – 2:57
- "Bye Bye Baby" – 3:21
- "Threads" – 4:00
- "Cold" – 4:34
- "Stuck" – 3:16
- "Green Lights" – 5:12
- "Fireworks" – 3:41
- "Say I'm Sorry" – 4:11
- "Frames" – 4:20
- "The Last Time I Saw Matthew" – 3:50
- "Threads (MaJiKer Remix)" – 3:57
- "Threads (Morgan Page Remix Radio Edit)" - 4:06