CHEQUERBOARD
News
Dublin guitarist, producer & graphic artist, Chequerboard (John
Lambert) releases his first full-length album on Lazybird on
February 29th – a much anticipated release from one of
Ireland’s
premier sound sculptors.
Penny Black is Chequerboard’s
third release following on from his debut album Gothica (Reverb)
and 2005 EP Dictaphone Showreels (Lazybird).
Chequerboard’s profile has grown rapidly over the last
year due to extensive touring as well as his work with Donal
Dineen. In 2007, John received a music fellowship from the Model
Arts & Niland Gallery in Sligo
where he spent a year writing and producing Penny Black.
The cover and artwork for Penny Black is comprised
of shots of actual art pieces produced by John, all of which
were sold at a recent exhibition. A series of live shows and
exhibitions is planned for 2008, including a support slot with
Ulrich Shnauss in May .
Background
Chequerboard is Dublin guitarist / producer and visual artist
John Lambert who creates rich, melodic, evocative guitar
soundscapes. This new offering Penny Black takes
up where the haunting 2005 EP ‘Dictaphone Showreels’ left
off bringing us on a fascinating and emotional journey through
a series of stark guitar pieces intercut
with textured samples and found sound. Chequerboard’s
sound has found endorsements and radio-play from the
likes of John Kelly and Donal Dineen. The track ‘Konichiwa’ has
already found its way onto two separate Irish electronica
compilations including R na G’s Cian O Ciabhain’s
acclaimed ‘An Taobh Tuathail: Vol. I ‘.
In 2007 Chequerboard re-released his acclaimed EP ‘Dictaphone
Showreels’ captivativating many more listeners.
Something of a diamond in the rough, it has gradually found
a dedicated, discerning and passionate audience. The Chequerboard
live show is simply Lambert, his guitar and a series of guitar
pedals building lush, textured, soundscapes that paint an
evocative world of their own. Chequerboard was invited to
play at an early Electric Picnic and has
since been asked back each year, performing last year at
the Garden Party boutique festival too.
LIVE DATES
Tour dates:
Fri 29th Feb – Stress @ De Burgos, Galway
Sun 2nd Mar – The Sitting Room, Whelans, Dublin (Penny Black album launch)
Fri 2nd May – The Button Factory w/Ulrich Shnauss
Sun 11th May – The Boom Boom Room w/ Hawk & a Hacksaw
For further information/interview request/photos
contact: chequerboard@gmail.com
PRESS RELEASE
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WEB
Myspace myspace.com/chequerboardmusic
Web
www.chequerboard.com
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