JAMES HEATHER

Selective Memory presents

James Heather

The Sugar Club, Dublin

Wed 4th Dec 2024.

Doors 8pm.

After a stunning performance at this years Beyond The Pale the immensely talented James Heather graces the stage at The Sugar Club in Dublin this December!

Don’t miss this opportunity to witness a true master of his craft in this intimate setting

 

Tickets €18.00 + bk fee on sale now

 

“His music is euphoric, dreamy and perfectly formed.” Elizabeth Alker, BBC Radio 3

“A masterful set of contemporary piano pieces. The sound Heather makes is captivating.” Electronic Sound

“Superb instrumental music.” CRACK (8 Stand Out Moments from Green Man Festival)

“One of the most exciting pianists to emerge in recent years.” Mahogany Sessions

 


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ABOUT

In 2022 Heather released his second album, Invisible Forces. The album is about becoming aware of invisible forces around us to help deepen understanding of self and our connection to the world. It’s about looking that bit deeper into things, into areas that are not instantly visible but are all around us to achieve this. “Composing these songs gave me an anchor to feel more present in life after some troubling times and sent me on a journey to rediscover a kind of wonderment with the world. I hope the Invisible Forces universe will bring warmth to other people too.” A step forward compositionally from his 2017 debut album Stories From Far Away On Piano, the songs are grander, deeper and broader in emotional range and are developed through a series of improvisation techniques rarely seen in the often notated world of classical music. He describes his music as “pulse music” with each track performed in a single take, with no metronome or notation. He memorised each movement, then subtly adapted adding more complexities and compositional dexterity over time before committing to the final take. In 2023 Invisible Forces was nominated for a Libera Award in the USA for Best Classical Record.

The tracks (alongside 2021’s Modulations: EP2) were honed playing shows on the road, culminating in a special live performance recorded at Printworks for Mahogany Sessions in June 2022, receiving over 100,000 views in its first week and being selected by The Royal Albert Hall to play their Steinway series. In Oct ’22. In 2021, Heather released a new version of ‘And She Came Home’ with strings for Coldcut’s ambient @0 compilation in aid of CALM, Mind and Black Minds Matter, with the song being promoted as a double-single alongside Ryuichi Sakamoto. On the same compilation he contributed piano parts to a new version of the seminal ambient track ‘Autumn Leaves Return’ by Coldcut & The Irresistible Force.