Ether (Fischer-Z album)
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Ether was an experimental music project by John Watts, released under the name Fischer-Z
. After releasing two successful solo albums and one album of remixes, since the last Fischer-Z album, Stream
, John Watts had started to take an interest in creating big beat music. After creating a whole big beat style album in 1999 entitled Bigbeatpoetry, Watts carried on in a similar style for Ether. He recorded a number of songs, featuring only his guitar and voice, and then put them over cut-up beats as a rhythm track. Watts had also added a filmic touch to the project, he travelled throughout Europe and post-9/11 New York City to find musicians at random and record them using his laptop, in their homes and on the street. Sarah Vermeersch filmed & edited the process into a road movie. "Ether" was further released as a John Watts solo album (see: Ether Music & Film), including the road movie DVD and a CD of tracks from the "Ether" album that appeared in the movie.
Fischer-Z
Fischer-Z were a British rock band formed in 1976 by John Watts and Steve Skolnik at Brunel University. The original line-up consisted of John Watts , David Graham , Steve Skolnik , and Steve Liddle .-History:...
. After releasing two successful solo albums and one album of remixes, since the last Fischer-Z album, Stream
Stream (album)
Stream is the eighth album by Fischer-Z. The album contains the single "Protection", which explored the dark area of child exploitation. Following the album, John Watts concentrated on his solo career again, making this the last album by Fischer-Z, before its slight revival again in 2002.-Track...
, John Watts had started to take an interest in creating big beat music. After creating a whole big beat style album in 1999 entitled Bigbeatpoetry, Watts carried on in a similar style for Ether. He recorded a number of songs, featuring only his guitar and voice, and then put them over cut-up beats as a rhythm track. Watts had also added a filmic touch to the project, he travelled throughout Europe and post-9/11 New York City to find musicians at random and record them using his laptop, in their homes and on the street. Sarah Vermeersch filmed & edited the process into a road movie. "Ether" was further released as a John Watts solo album (see: Ether Music & Film), including the road movie DVD and a CD of tracks from the "Ether" album that appeared in the movie.
Track listing
- Ether
- Jukebox
- Supernatural
- Famous
- Glorious
- Beep
- Eclipse
- Amnesty
- Promenaders
- Fury
- Home
- Plummeting
- Anything
- Over
- Valley
- Only
Personnel (as credited on CD)
- John Watts - vocals, guitars, keyboards, plus
- Tristan Banks - drums, programming, percussion & laid-back enthusiasm, Queen's Park
- Pete Sinden - bass & stability, Flat 5. Brighton
- Graham Bonnett - "Mr. Soundgood", Brighton & Saffron Walden
- Felix Gauder - "Jukebox" production, Daylight Studios, Stuttgart.
- Jens Krause - "Eclipse" production, wise words & warmth, Hanover.
- Christof Stein-Schneider - rock 'n' roll guitar, Hanover.
- Danny Dziuk - hammond from the tower, Berlin.
- Hans Rohe - slide guitar, atmospherics, Berlin.
- Moe Jaksch - stand-up bass, Berlin.
- Rausch - sex & drugs & rock climbing, Koln.
- Phil Evans - devil's advocate production, clapping, keyboards, vocals on Greenpeace Roof, Antwerp & Brussels
- Raoul Del Campo - accordion & cajon, Korte Achterom, Antwerp
- Nikko Weidemann - organ, guitar & bonhomie, NYC
- The 3 Rappers - rhymes in Times Square, Manhattan
- Scott Allen - the funk cello, Blue Beach, Nice
- Lucie, Emillie & Leila Watts - vocals, Flat 5, Brighton.
- Ben Stobart - ragga, alto sax, Barcelona.
- Rupert Cobb - muted trumpet, Flat 5, Brighton & trumpet at Rupe's Place
- Dan Rehahn - fruity trombone
- Kerry Wilson - tenor sax
- Rob Reed - purple alto sax at Rupe's Place
- Steve Cropper - electric guitar, The Grand Hotel, Amsterdam