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London based musician and producer Daniel Lea is enchanted by the forgotten narratives of yesterday. Trawling the past for visual and lyrical inspiration, gathering snippets from forgotten histories, By The Fireside is his music box and storytelling vehicle.
Inspired by dialogue and imagery from old noir classics, world cinema and the silent era, Daniel Lea welds unique influences into his music. Lea’s first EP, ‘Battles That Add Up To None’, drew heavily from his grandfather’s time in the air force in WW2, quickly catching the attention of the peeps down at Rough Trade Records. Rating it amongst the top releases of 2005, the mix of ‘lo-fi loops with homemade ramshackle folk’ found a healthy audience and By The Fireside was heralded as one to watch.
Having recently built his own studio, Lea buries himself in inspiration within his Stoke Newington hive of creativity - Golden Hum Studios. Taking the role of producer, he spent four months recording the debut album from Martin Craft (ex of Sidewinder) for 679 Recordings. He is currently producing the hotly tipped debut album by ‘Dark Captain Light Captain’ to be released on Loaf Recordings later in the 2008.
Focusing again on By The Fireside, Lea released his second EP, ‘Then Came Noon’ in 2006, sharing its predecessor’s critical success and accompanied by extensive touring. After Lea returned to Golden Hum for over a year and a half recording and experimenting to create what was to become the debut album, "The Great Hartford Fire". Inspired by the little known mystery of The Hartford Circus Fire in June 1944, the album was released in February by Rogue Records (Inertia) in Australia and is to be released later in the year in the U.K and Europe.
This very special release is a limited edition mini album from Manchester label red deer club. It continues the musical journey of Daniel Lea, with warm woozy harmonies and ghost note guitar crescendos that bring to mind the driving energy of Sonic Youth, Neu! and Kraut Rock with a cinematic atmosphere. Lea has spoken often of his desire to “create a world of imagery and storytelling”, and his exquisitely crafted lyrical collages presented on this mini album are testament to his limitless talent. At times as chilling as he is comforting, Lea’s fragile voice can render you breathless on first listen, and yet fill your heart with a rosy glow.
After all, the greatest stories end By The Fireside.
6 TRACK CD