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Ceramic EP by Ceramic
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fave it Modern Folk | Soundscapes
5 tracks | 16 minutes
Released Jan 2005
on Motherwest / Papercup Music
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- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:58 wake up the rain BUY MP3 03:58 wake up the rain "GIFT MP3" 03:58 wake up the rain
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:45 held inside BUY MP3 03:45 held inside "GIFT MP3" 03:45 held inside
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:23 down to the bone BUY MP3 03:23 down to the bone "GIFT MP3" 03:23 down to the bone
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:52 static BUY MP3 01:52 static "GIFT MP3" 01:52 static
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:37 scene to scene BUY MP3 03:37 scene to scene "GIFT MP3" 03:37 scene to scene
Modern folk/pop
Bio / Background
A moving story involves not only enticing storylines and magical words that take the listeners for a ride, but also an effective storyteller that interprets and sets them up on that adventure. A musical, emotional adventure is exactly what storyteller John Scheaffer does with his band, Ceramic's debut, self-titled EP.
In 2003, Scheaffer picked up his homemade recordings and took them to New York where he teamed up with producer Charles Newman who had just wrapped up Magnetic Field's i (Nonesuch) and Quicksand's Walter Schriefels' The Walking Concert (Some Records). "Charles has a great sensibility in helping the musician capture the essence of a song," Scheaffer explains. This is apparent in "Down to the Bone," the first song written after his move to New York. He continues, "A simple song and a simple method of capturing the guitar and voice simultaneously, two mics placed in what we call in the recording world, "the sweet spot.
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