Secluded Bronte

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Secluded Bronte - Richard Thomas, Adam Bohman, Jonathan Bohman - formed in London and launched in New York City in 2002. The trio have been likened to This Heat, Wire, The Specials, Talk Talk, The Residents, The Fall, John Cage and Sun Ra, but this doesn’t really touch the sides, Secluded Bronte are unclassifiable.

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Since 2020 Secluded Bronte have released six albums on the Ffordd Allan label, an album on Cafe Oto’s Takuroku label, a 7” EP on Felix Kubin’s Apolkalypso label, contributed to several compilation albums and toured extensively throughout Europe and the UK. A new album, Incidental Games, is imminent in late 2024.

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https://x.com/SecludedBronte

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https://fforddallan.bandcamp.com/track/elbow-grease

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James McIlwrath

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James McIlwrath is an Experimental Musician and curator from Bangor, Northern Ireland, now based in York. James’ music various from experiments with graphic scores, minimalist works, field recordings, improvisation,  sound plays, bicycles and theatrical works. He is one of Sound and Music’s 2019 Composer-Curator cohort.

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As a performer, James has worked with several composers including: Neil Luck, Aaron Moorehouse, Tom Sissons, Rodrigo Constanzo and Oogoo Maia. James has performed with the Ulster Youth Orchestra, The Assembled, University of York Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, squib-box and Ish.

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James was Chair of The Chimera Ensemble between 2017-18 and is the founder and director of A M O K, an experimental performance platform based in York. AMOK showcases experimental performances by emerging and established composers and performers based locally and across the U.K.

https://www.jamesmcilwrath.com/

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