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. [6] The track "Count Your Coppers" featured on BBC Introducing, [7] and also on the Tom Robinson mix tape on BBC 6 Music in February 2015. [8]

Discography

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References

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  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. "Reviews | Jim Johnston". Thequietus.com. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  7. "Playlist 7th Feb". M2.facebook.com. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  8. "BBC Radio 6 Music - The BBC Introducing Mixtape, 23/02/2015". Bbc.co.uk. 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2015-04-23.

9. https://www.divideandconquermusic.com/indie-music-album-reviews/jim-johnston-three-dimensional-living