Mr Diagonal proudly presents North Pacific (a desert island disk)
3 years in the making, it’s available in 3 formats on bandcamp and in my shop: CD, digital download and message in a bottle
North Pacific (a desert island disc) is a subtropical mutation of chanson anglaise, filtered through a diagonal prism to create a fractured, playful pop.
With his trusty shipmates Yannick Dupont (Moog, percussion) and Quentin Manfroy (bass, bass flute), and guest string quartet In Praise of Folly we share mr Diagonal’s maritime adventures: his squalls and sunny spells, his shipwrecks, the highs and lows of desert island life, his attempts at maritime carpentry, his manioc intoxications.
Perhaps the first belgo-scottish desert island disc, North Pacific is a maritime mirage in full-screen stereo, a summer soundtrack for drifters and dreamers.
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Muzzart (France)
New interview on Psychedelic Baby Magazine here!
Brand new video Maybe I’ll Build a Boat here! From the forthcoming album North Pacific (out 23 july).
Check out the CD artwork here. Album to be released next week, 23/07/2021
New album North Pacific out 23 july!
Watch here mr Diagonal’s dead-stream video.
Recorded at the Northern Quarter, Huddersfield, july 2020. The show is recorded ‘dead’ on stage, to be projected on a life-size screen to a socially spaced-out audience. With thanks to Mike and Sam at this great little venue.
Other news: I’m glad to say mr Diagonal has left Facebook.
Follow his adventures here on Mastodon (open source,
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