Karnataka
New 'work in progress' track on the music player! December sky! Enjoy!
The new issue of Classic Rock Presents Prog fdeatures an Interview with Ian jones talking about the new Karnataka album and foprthcoming debut album from Chasing The Monsoon.
The new Karnataka album has been released through The Voiceprint Group Of Companies and is available from the Karnataka on-line shop and all major music retailers.
"...dramatic, exotic, and lushly textured..." Get Ready To Rock
"...this is a magnificent return..." Fireworks magazine
"...Without a doubt, my album of 2010 so far..." Progressive Land
"...hugely atmospheric..." DPRP
"...an outstanding album..." Prog Archives
"...this album is a massive grower, each listen revealing fresh nuances..." Ravenheart Music
"...Karnataka have delivered the first essential progressive rock album of 2010..."
Where Worlds Collide
Ian has completed work on the new Karnataka album The Gathering Light. A limited edition signed gatefold digipak version is available for pre-order from the Karnataka on-line shop
The new album was recently mastered at Metropolis studios in by London Frank Arkwright - his cv includes working on U2's The Joshua Tree, Coldplay, Stereophonics.....
The album will be distributed by Voiceprint/Plastic Head and will be officially released on Feb 1st 2010.
The band are looking forward to returning to the studio to put the finishing touches to the Chasing The Monsoon album and will announce further news soon.
The new issue of Record Collector features an interview by Tim Jones with Karnataka/Chasing The Monsoon's Ian Jones!
New/debut album update. Firstly, everyone has had a relatively lengthy break (a few months) from Chasing The Monsoon to work on individual projects - Ian has been very busy working on the new Karnataka album and preparing for the forthcoming Karnataka tour.
They'll be returning to the studio soon to complete work on the album and we'll bring you a full report in due course.
An exclusive mix of Circles of Stone is featured on a new compilation album 'Songs For Luca 2' from Dave and Debbie Bainbridge (Iona) with contributions from a myriad of talented artists including: Moya Brennan, Joanne Hogg, IONA, Phil Keaggy, Troy Donockley, Mostly Autumn, Martyn Joseph and many many more....
All proceeds go towards helping Dave & Debbie's autistic son Luca continue on his Son-Rise Programme (Autism Center of America).
Further details on the Iona website www.iona.uk.com
Get Ready To Rock website in association with The Cambridge Rock Festival have released a limited edition compilation album featuring a number of up and coming artists.
Chasing The Monsoon are pleased ot announce that a 'work in progress' version of Circles Of Stone is featured on the album.
Further details here www.themusicindex.com and here www.getreadytorock.com
As part of the build up to the Cambridge Rock Festival Ian Jones has been interviewed by UK City Radio / Get Ready To Rock. The interview will be aired on UK City Radio today July 14th 19.00 - 20.00 GMT but will also be available to download from Get Ready To Rock for the following week.
Ian was talking to Dave Randall about Karnataka, the forthcoming debut release from Chasing The Monsoon and future plans.
Following the very successful Karnataka Spring Tour Ian has been back in the studio with Steve Evans and Ian Simmons to continue work on the debut Chasing The Monsoon album. These have been the first sessions for several months whilst band members worked on individual projects, Karnataka tour etc.
Chasing The Monsoon have launched an Official MySpace site @ www.myspace.com/chasingthemonsoon
Chasing The Monsoon are very pleased to announce that Troy Donockley recently contributed some beautiful and haunting Uillean pipes and whistles to the new album currenlty being recorded.
Troy has performed with many artisits including Iona, Mostly Autumn, Moya Brennan and Midge Ure.
For further information on Troy visit his websites :
www.troydonockley.co.uk and www.myspace.com/troydonockley
After a break over the summer to work on individual projects the band will be returning to the studio shortly to continue work on the album.
"We have reached the stage where we are starting to hear the album as a whole rather than just a collection of songs. The pattern of writing/recording for a few days and then taking a break has allowed everyone to return each time with fresh ears and a fresh perspective on the direction of the music." Ian/Steve/Ian
There are some new demo/work in progress sound samples available to stream - click on music in the menu. More samples soon!
Chasing The Monsoon is a new collaborative project featuring strong rhythmic elements, ambient/experimental soundscapes and incorporating rock/celtic/world music influences.
Ian Jones is bassist/acoustic guitarist/writer with British rock band Karnataka. Karnataka have released four albums and two dvds to date and are currently working on a new studio album The Gathering Light.
Further info @ www.karnataka.org.uk
Steve Evans is a songwriter and producer/engineer and has worked with many artists in a distinguished career. Steve produced Karnataka's last studio album Delicate Flame Of Desire. On this new project Steve's compositional and 'soundscaping' skills come to the fore helping to forge the unique sound of chasing the monsoon.
Ian Simmons is a guitarist, songwriter and artist. His playing encompasses many styles from jazz to rock to classical.