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- Category: UK A&E, Lifestyle, Culture
- Published on Thursday, 01 September 2016 06:54
- Written by Andrea Lynch
Prints Jackson (featuring Jim Ward)
Sail on Phaelon
Legion Presents
8 August 2016
One song every month until the day I die.
This is the simple mission statement from UK alt-indie artist Prints Jackson (Kristian C Williams), a mantra that perfectly encapsulates his ongoing project, which is already earning media attention thanks to the consistent quality of the releases over the past three years; thirty songs to date.
Prints Jackson has written music for games, film and television, as well recording and producing for other artists. The free form feel of this project provides him with the opportunity to invite artists to collaborate as well as allowing Jackson to experiment with sounds and genres. The current single 'Sail on Phaelon' sees both these aspects of the project very much in evidence as Jim Ward (At the Drive In, Sparta, Sleepercar) andGabe Gonzalez (Sleepercar) join Jackson on August's track.
'Sail on Phaelon' is huge on melody with an undeniably anthemic chorus, subverted by left field production to create a track that is immediate in its appeal yet reveals more with every listen.
The cover comes from celebrated Welsh artist Richard J Oliver (No Devotion).
Notes:
Prints Jackson topped Virgin Music's list of ‘2014 Innovations in Music’
All releases are, and will always be, free to download from Prints Jackson's online HQ – www.printsjackson.com
The artwork each month is produced by artists from around the world and a new musician collaborates (almost) every month.
James Ward is a self-taught guitarist and pianist, the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the band Sparta and co-founder of the seminal post-hardcore band At the Drive-In, which he formed in 1993 when he was 17 years old.
Social Links:
https://soundcloud.com/printsjackson/sail-on-phaelon
https://printsjackson.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/printsjackson
https://vimeo.com/printsjackson
https://twitter.com/printsjackson
https://www.facebook.com/printsjackson
