C Duncan - Architect
Dream-pop meets modern composition
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17 July 2015
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Fatcat Records
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Background
Already showcased by in Scotland, Glaswegian composer and multi-instrumentalist Christopher Duncan has a background in classical music that imbues his music with an almost choral dreaminess.
His debut album, Architect, is fittingly named – Duncan painstakingly assembled each layer of instrumentation and vocal harmony alone in his home studio, and – a skilled painter – even produced the cover art. The album's gentle, reverberated tones invoke a sun-drenched given a sprinkling of whimsy by or . It’s an enchanting concoction.
Previously shortlisted?
No.
What the critics say
"He seamlessly merges interweaving vocals with the sounds of pastoral English folk and lush, 4ADesque dreampop." - The Guardian
"Much like an architect, C Duncan is an artist of creative design, and what he's produced is positively palatial" - The Line of Best Fit
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Clips
Edith Bowman on C Duncan: "he's an architect of music"
Edith Bowman discusses C Duncan's Mercury Prize 2015 shortlisted album, Architect.
