released 11 September 2009
Revisiting the method of making 'The Candle Confabulations', Jim plays all the instruments and produced this new 11 song collection. Intial reactions from preview listeners have talked about the even further variety of the album, from fast paced and melodic tunes to twisted acoustic and dark, brooding themes, the tension deftly woven and resolved with characteristic skill. 18 June 2009 Upcoming gigs: 6 July - B2 Norwich (Hot City Sounds) w/ Fuck Dress / Hair Traffic control / Huck 24 July - Music House Wensum Lodge Norwich (acoustic) 15 August - The Marquee, Norwich (acoustic) w/ My Visor / Follow Your Heart / Hair Traffic Control 5 May 2009 Jim to play an acoustic set at Olives, Norwich. 19 December 2008 During an incredibly productive year, Jim has produced two exceptional and contrasting albums, Pet Bites and Alpha Numeric Routines. Both albums are being released simultaneously on LoftSong records and d'Oorhinge l'Orange records. 12 December 2008 Upcoming gig - Sunday 14 Dec, The Queen Charlotte, Norwich. First on with Hair Traffic Control + Line + Arcadia Lake. Saturday, October 11, 2008 NEW Radio session just up on BTR!!!!
Just played a live radio session on Breakthru Radio. You can hear the show: http://www.breakthruradio.com/index.php?show=5055 It was a really fun session where, backed as usual by The Firm Scholars, Jim played 15 songs, featuring all of the new album 'Pet Bites', some of 'The Candle Confabulations' album and 'Water'.
New album - Three
Pet Bites is currently available via LoftSong records -
http://www.jimmusgrave.net
and will also be released in a special edition before the New Year on the label Workaholics on Holiday!
http://www.bsbta.com/worka
'Powerpop, fat-rock, rapid prog/acoustic. 11 tracks with a punch, crammed with crafted tunes and lyrics to match. With the sharpest sound yet, this is a plate of musical goodness. Pet bites!
- Alpha Numeric Routines, produced by Jim under the name of Land Equivalents, was released today on d'Oorhinge l'Orange. You can buy the album on CD here:
http://www.bsbta.com/bouti
'Jim Musgrave's instrumental project Land Equivalents presents spy movie grooves, dubtastic basslines and infectious post-prog workouts heavy on the drums, vintage synths and Delia Derbyshire-esque quirks.... 'Groovy, dubby, post-prog flavoured instrumentals heavy on the drums and vintage synths.'
Jim has at least three releases planned for 2009:
-The follow up to Pet Bites, with the working title 'Incorporation Rainbow'
- Barbary Ape, a new side project, debut CD
- A Land Equivalents live album.
12 September 2008
New album Pet Bites now available - here
Saturday 2nd august at B2, Norwich, from 8pm. With ex - members of Grandama and Camilla Davila's new band, Drunk With Pines, and The Snakes.
and 'Water' ep Land Equivalents
The ‘other project’ has the new album release on d'oorhinge l'orange set for April 2008.
Since the debut album ‘Puritan Bells’, things have moved into more psychedelic and melodic territory and this album, ‘Alpha Numeric Routines’ is already being talked about as a cinematic, lush treat of a record.