Climate Of Treason - Musik

1 Singer Bassplayer & Songwriter Korgis & Stackridge 2 DJ And Producer
3 Organist 1 Singer Bassplayer & Songwriter
James Warren Was One Of The Principal Songwriters In The Quintessentially British Rock Band Stackridge. Hailing From Bristol James Played Bass Guitar And Fronted The Band And Cites Lennon-McCartney Paul Simon And The Beach Boys As Early Influences. He And Songwriting Partner Andy Davis Developed The Band's Quirky Progressive Repertoire And Stackridge Played The Very First Glastonbury Festival As The Opening Act. In 1971 The Band Signed To MCA Records. Three Albums Followed Including Their Best Known Work 'The Man In The Bowler Hat' Recorded With Legendary Beatles Producer George Martin. Stackridge Gained A Huge Following From Their Live Shows But Were Simply Too Eclectic And Progressive For Commercial Recognition. It Wasn't Long Before Cracks Appeared Within The Now Large Lineup With Members Wanting To Follow Their Own Paths. Even Though The Band Had A Brush With Stardom By Performing At Wembley Stadium With Elton John And The Eagles In 1974 They Failed To Tour And Two Years Later Disillusionment Had Set In And Stackridge Officially Threw In The Towel. Then Surprisingly In 1978 Warren And Davis Entered Mainstream Music As The Korgis. Their Highly Melodic Tunes Thoughtful Lyrics Strong Vocal Harmonies Amd Uber-Catchy Hooks Eventually Resulted In Commercial Success On Both Sides Of The Atlantic With 'If I Had You' From Their Debut LP 'The Korgis' In 1979 And 'Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime' From The Follow-Up 'Dumb Waiters'. A Revamped Version Of Stackridge Appeared In The Late 1990s With Original Violinist Mike Evans Getting Warren And Crun Walter On Board. They Produced Their First New Album In 23 Years 1999's 'Something For The Weekend'and Appeared At The Glastonbury Cropredy And Trowbridge Festivals. Sadly Management Problems Caused This Unit To Grind To A Halt And Once Again The Stackridge Story Went On Hold. In 2006 James Helped Reform Stackridge Again This Time With Three Of The Original Lineup Andy Davis Mutter Slater And Crun Walter. In 2007 They Returned To The Glastonbury Stage In Their Original Form To Rave Reviews. They Released A New A Album 'A Victory For Common Sense' In 2009 Produced By Chris Hughes Who Has Cast His Magic Spell Over Recordings By Robert Plant Paul McCartney And Tears For Fears. After Over 40 Years Stackridge Finally Decided To Call It A Day. The Final Tour Between September And December 2015 Was A Sellout Success Throughout The UK And In Tokyo Japan For Two Memorable Concerts In October 2015. Much Of This Tour Was Filmed Including The Entire Last Ever Gig In The Home Town Of Bristol Released On DVD 2016. Available On Angel Air HERE James Warren Has A Formidable Catalogue Of Memorable Songs And Encouraged By Old Mate Guitarist Songwriter And Arranger Al Steele He Embarked On A New Chapter With His Band James Warren And Friends. An Album Of Brand-New Material 'Innocent Bystander' Was Released October 2017 And This Fantastic 8-Piece Lineup Toured Throughout 2017 And 2018 Performing Choice Cuts From This And All Periods Of James' Long And Fascinating Career. In The Middle Of 2018 The Pressure To Tour As The Korgis Finally Gave Way To The Band Centring On A New Set. The First Korgis Gig Was At The Sunshine Festival In August 2018. Although The Name Was Misleading As It Was One Of The Wettest Gigs Ever ! The Audience Reaction Was Overwhelming And The Korgis As A Touring Band Had Finally Arrived. Although The Name Is The Korgis The Band Draw From The Collective History Of Stackridge The Korgis And James' Solo Albums. With James' Song 'Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime' Seeming Even More Relevant Today Than In The '80's It Is Gratifying To See A New Audience Joining With The Stalwarts. James Warren's Music Has Been Described As 'timeless' And Perhaps That's What Makes His Music Seem Just As Fresh Today As When The Korgis First Hit The Charts In 1979. 2 DJ And Producer In Recent Times James’s Stock Has Risen Significantly In The Progressive House Community With A Compelling Blend Of Immaculate DJ Sets And Quality Production Work. He Joined The Artist Roster Of The Ever Popular Hybridized.Org In 2008. James Originally Gained His Reputation Within The Progressive Community With His Meticulously Programmed Sets Seeing His Audiences And Support Grow Significantly Over Recent Years And Downloads Of His Sets In The Thousands. Recent Way Out West Gui Boratto And Hybrid Remix Sets Have Seen Strong Support From The Artists Themselves And Further Cementing James’s Reputation As Rapidly Rising DJ And Producer. Live Work Has Also Recently Seen Him DJ In Both The UK And The US As His International Standing Rises. Over The Last 2-3 Years James Has Also Proved Himself A Rising Producer Both As Solo Artist And Collaboratively With Funk Demon Mike Bandoni As ‘Coalesced’. Coalesced Have Already Released Both Remix And Original Material On A Number Of Labels And Plenty More Work Is In Progress Including A Move Into Film And Television Scoring. 2008 Saw A Remix By Way Out West Legend Jody Wisternoff And Darin Epsilon On The Coalesced Track Cortina And A Raft Of Tracks Have Been Released On A Labels Such As Triptik Electrofly Silk Digital And Polytechnic. James’s Work With KiRA Has Also Seen Them Release Tracks On Polytechnic Recordings And A Trafik Remix For Global Underground’s Afterhours 5 Compilation. 2010 Also Saw The Release Of A Beautiful Melodic House Tune Featuring A Vocal By Rachel Lamb And Released On Triptik Receiving Support From Top DJs. James Is Continuing To Develop His Own Solo Work Which Has Thus Far Seen Him Release On Proton Baroque Olaris Polytechnic And Silk Digital Gaining Support From Markus Schulz Nick Warren Luis Junior Ruben De Ronde Chloe Harris And Elke Kleijn While Also Catching The Eye Of Gui Boratto In His Original Productions. James Is Looking Forward To Further Releases On Particles Lowbit Spring Tube And Others In 2011. 3 Organist Classical A Masterpiece In Time read less