Jim Johnston (English musician)

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Jim Johnston is a musician from Bristol, England. Formerly one half of trip-hop band Monk & Canatella with Simon Russell in the 1990s. He now performs as a solo artist. [1]

He released his debut solo album, Voyage of Oblivion in 2012. [2] The album featured guest vocals from Australian folk singer Emily Barker. [3]

In December 2014, he performed in Bristol with producer Marc Collin in his new project, providing guest vocals on the Monk and Canatella track, "I Can Water My Plants" [4]

In 2015, he released his second solo album, After All the Wishing… . [5] This time featuring guest vocals from Bristol post-punk musician Mark Stewart from The Pop Group. [1] The track "Count Your Coppers" featured on BBC Introducing, [6] and also on the Tom Robinson mix tape on BBC 6 Music in February 2015. [7]

In 2018, he released his third solo album Three-Dimensional Living. [8]

In 2018 and 2020, he provided guitar for Damo Suzuki as one of his sound carriers when he played in Bristol. [9] [10]

Discography

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References

  1. 1 2 "Reviews | Jim Johnston". Thequietus.com. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  2. ↑ "Release group "Voyage Of Oblivion" by Jim Johnston". MusicBrainz.org. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  3. ↑ "Voyage Of Oblivion | Jim Johnston". Jimjohnston.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  4. ↑ "Marc Collin Presents Bristol at Spiegeltent, Bristol". Thetimes.co.uk. 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  5. ↑ "Release "After All The Wishing..." by Jim Johnston". MusicBrainz.org. 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  6. ↑ "Playlist 7th Feb". M2.facebook.com. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  7. ↑ "BBC Radio 6 Music - The BBC Introducing Mixtape, 23/02/2015". Bbc.co.uk. 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  8. ↑ Franklin, Dave (2018-07-01). "Three-Dimensional Living - Jim Johnston (reviewed by Dave Franklin)". Dancing About Architecture. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  9. ↑ "02.11.2018 Bristol, UK: The Exchange – Damo Suzuki´s Network". 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  10. ↑ "February 14 2020 (Friday) UK, Bristol @ Rough Trade – Damo Suzuki´s Network". 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
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