(if you click out of this page, you will no longer be reading about Lord Altmont, but will be on my other band, Floatinghome’s site)
This new project, Lord Altmont, is born of a project with whom we represented Ireland at the 13th Biennale of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean in 2008. After that, aidan (composer/singer/etc.) toured the world as a musician and sound-engineer, as well as releasing and touring 3 albums with folk-rock outfit Floatinghome.
Lord Altmont is a percussion- and vocal-driven music, drawing from Irish, Japanese, Arabic and French melodies set on African, Irish and Indian rhythms. The language is sometimes English, sometimes Irish, sometimes French and sometimes a language mixed with strands of the Irish, Hebrew, Japanese, English and French languages, borrowing either words or sounds to communicate the message most aptly. This year, Lord Altmont returned to the studio to complete the new album “Buwhi” for imminent release.
Lord Altmont attempt to break down barriers of language, prejudice and habit in this musical endeavour. We are exploring the idea that no matter where we come from or where we are going, we are all equal when we meet; we can understand each other without language but with patience and a willingness to communicate. In this project, communication takes place both within and beyond language.
The music looks at the world as a place of great beauty and tries to create a timeless snapshot of the life and nature that surrounds us, acknowledging the dark bits.
The next step is to put in place a team to release the album and get touring, so if you are a manager or a booker or a label or a what have ya, and think you may like to get involved with the release, please get in touch, we’re looking for you 🙂
aidan
p.s. here’s a wee song:
