Fieldhead

Fieldhead
Fieldhead
Origin	Leeds, England
Genres	Ambient, IDM, neo-classical, electronic
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Gizeh Records; Home Assembly Music; Static Caravan Recordings; CSAF Records
Members	Paul Elam; Elaine Reynolds; Sarah Kemp
Website	www.fieldheadmusic.com

Fieldhead are a British band formed in Leeds, England, in 2008 and led by Paul Elam, a member of The Declining Winter. Paul currently resides in London, whilst violinists Elaine Reynolds and Sarah Kemp (both also of The Declining Winter) reside in Manchester and Newcastle upon Tyne respectively.^[1] Fieldhead's music is ambient/electronica in style, and is created using a combination of electronics and acoustic instruments.

Fieldhead have toured extensively in Europe and Canada, having performed with Tim Hecker, Machinefabriek, Grouper, Amiina and Jeniferever.^[2]

Releases

Fieldhead self-released their debut EP "Introductions"

They Shook Hands for Hours on Home Assembly Music in November 2009.^[4]^[5]^[6]

In 2010, the band produced four releases: a split

live album Long Train Journeys released on Gizeh Records in November 2010;^[10] and a digital download single, "reference line", released on CSAF records in November 2010.^[11]

Fieldhead's second studio

a correction, was released as an LP record by Gizeh Records on 22 October 2012.^[12]

Fieldhead's latest studio album, We've All Been Swimming, was released on Home Assembly Music on 30 June 2017.[13]

Discography

Studio albums

They Shook Hands for Hours
(2009)
a correction
(2012)
We've All Been Swimming (2017)

Live albums

Long Train Journeys (2010)

EPs

Introductions (2008)
Crest (2010)
Riser (2010)
'Fury and Hecla' - split EP w. Loscil (2014)

Singles

reference line (2010)

References

^ "Interview with Fieldhead". Indigits.net. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "FIELDHEAD". Fieldheadmusic.com. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "Fieldhead - Introductions". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "Home Assembly Music :: Releases". Archived from the original on 10 September 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "Fieldhead - They Shook Hands For Hours". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "Fieldhead They Shook Hands for Hours". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "Static Caravan Recordings VAN 196 - Iris to Hypnos / Fieldhead -". Staticcaravan.org. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "GZH24". 20 December 2010. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "Fieldhead - Riser | Fluid Radio". www.fluid-radio.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "GZH29". www.gizehrecords.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "10-20 2010". Csaf-records.com. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "Gzh39 -". www.gizehrecords.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "HAM016". Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.

External links

Interviews

McMeeken, Euan. “Interview No. 21 – Fieldhead.” The Steinberg Principle, 2010.
Causton, Deborah. “Interview with Fieldhead | Indigits.” Indigits, 2010.
Zezulka, Kate. “Leeds Music Scene.” Leeds Music Scene, 2011.

[1] "Interview with Fieldhead". Indigits.net. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[2] "FIELDHEAD". Fieldheadmusic.com. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[3] "Fieldhead - Introductions". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[4] "Home Assembly Music :: Releases". Archived from the original on 10 September 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[5] "Fieldhead - They Shook Hands For Hours". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[6] "Fieldhead They Shook Hands for Hours". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[7] "Static Caravan Recordings VAN 196 - Iris to Hypnos / Fieldhead -". Staticcaravan.org. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[8] "GZH24". 20 December 2010. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[9] "Fieldhead - Riser | Fluid Radio". www.fluid-radio.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[10] "GZH29". www.gizehrecords.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[11] "10-20 2010". Csaf-records.com. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[12] "Gzh39 -". www.gizehrecords.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[13] "HAM016". Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.

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