Monday, June 20, 2022

Bella Union

 Around 2012 I stumbled upon a compilation titled 'White Winter Hymnals - 15 brilliant tracks from the Bella Union Label', my brother had a copy, it was one of those Uncut Magazine compilations, this one however was something special, each and every track on this mixtape seemed to have been carefully & thoughtfully curated and I remember being blown away by what I heard, the voices, sounds and textures, one song after the other, artist after artist, so blown away in fact that I had this sense we were entering into a new 'golden age' of music. The compilation featured and introduced me to the likes of Fleet Foxes, Midlake, Explosions in the Sky, Andrew Bird, Vetiver, Beach House to name a few, and since then I had filled my cup with M Ward, John Grant and Father John Misty, artists who I took an immediate liking to. 

Little did my 23 year old self back then know that someday I would be joining that very family of incredible artists, and it gives me the greatest pleasure to announce that I've officially signed with Bella Union, and I couldn't be happier to have found the perfect home and family for my work. It is indeed a truly beautiful union and I can only look forward to the journey ahead!

Bella Union will be releasing all three of my previous solo records in the form of limited edition vinyl pressings through their new imprint Private Pressings which will be consecutively released in readiness for the incoming 4th full length album which is well underway!

My heartfelt thanks and appreciation to a wonderful human being and friend, the immensely talented Simon Raymonde, and the Bella Union family for taking in this small town South African boy.

Thank you to each and every one of you who have supported and shared in this journey with me from the beginning, may the music continue to reach and touch even more hearts!

Thanks to my beautiful supportive, creative family for sharing the gift of life with me, I am so grateful to have you all by my side.

For now, head on over to Bella Union and get yourself the limited red vinyl edition of 'A Child's Chant for the New Millennium' pressed by DeepGrooves, the greenest vinyl pressing plant in the world!