Meadow House
Encyclopedia
Meadow House is the nom de plume of English
musician
, instrument
builder and composer
, Dan Wilson. Meadow House came to prominence after airplay on London
's radio station
, Resonance FM
. His debut album
'Tongue Under a Ton of Nine Volters' was released on the Alcohol Records record label
in 2006. He was the winner of the 2007 Arts Foundation fellowship for electroacoustic music
. He is known to employ unusual methods of distributing his work, such as leaving cassettes or CDs
anonymously in public places.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, instrument
Musical instrument
A musical instrument is a device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates back to the...
builder and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, Dan Wilson. Meadow House came to prominence after airplay on London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
's radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
, Resonance FM
Resonance FM
Resonance 104.4 FM is a London based non-profit community radio station run by the London Musicians' Collective .The station is staffed by four permanent staff members, including programme controller Ed Baxter and over 300 volunteer technical and production staff.Until September 2007, ResonanceFM...
. His debut album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
'Tongue Under a Ton of Nine Volters' was released on the Alcohol Records record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
in 2006. He was the winner of the 2007 Arts Foundation fellowship for electroacoustic music
Electroacoustic music
Electroacoustic music originated in Western art music during its modern era following the incorporation of electric sound production into compositional practice. The initial developments in electroacoustic music composition during the mid-20th century are associated with the activities of composers...
. He is known to employ unusual methods of distributing his work, such as leaving cassettes or CDs
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
anonymously in public places.
Albums
- For Thee (cassette) - Cistern Overflow
- Making Naff Plumbers Blush (CD) - Cistern Overflow
- Hearts Should Fear Cloudy Counsel (CD) - Cistern Overflow
- Tongue Under A Ton Of Nine Volters (CD) - Alcohol Records
Singles
- Ashfordaisyak/ARC Split as Ashfordaisyak (CD) - Menschenfiend Productions
- "The Hermit" b/w Leper In A Tumbledryer (7") - Jonathon Whiskey
Appears on compilations
- "Printar Study" - Leonardo Music JournalLeonardo Music JournalLeonardo Music Journal is an annual multimedia peer-reviewed academic journal published by the MIT Press on behalf of the International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology. It publishes the work of artists who are inventing media, implementing developing technologies, and expanding the...
No. 17 My Favorite Supplement: The Joy of the Gizmo - "Tit For Tat" - The Wire TapperThe Wire TapperThe Wire Tapper is a long running series of CD compilations issued with editions of The Wire Magazine. The compilation is not always released with newsagent copies of the magazine; subscribers receive the compilation on a much more frequent basis....
No. 12 - The WireThe Wire (magazine)The Wire is a British avant garde music magazine, founded in 1982 by jazz promoter Anthony Wood and journalist Chrissie Murray. The magazine initially concentrated on contemporary jazz and improvised music, but branched out in the early 1990s to various types of experimental music...
issue 250 - "The Penguin Story" - Unknown Public No. 14 Bloody Amateurs