Don Meers
Although fronting bands as a vocalist in the past, for his solo career, Meers has almost exclusively crafted instrumentals. Coupled with his work in TV and film, the result has meant the name Don Meers has become synonymous with the new vanguard of soundtrackers. In fact one review for his Train Noise CD aptly said: “If they ever remake bladerunner, Don Meers is the man for the soundtrack”.
The score to an imagined future, is now ready for download. Don Meers 4th release on Groovescooter Records is called ‘Splint‘ and finds Don building a sonic bridge between the frenetic electro-jazz of his debut EP ‘4.30am’, and the lush cinematics of his much lauded longplayer ‘Train Noise’. It’s also Meers’ most personal audio journal to date. Split into two disctinct ’sides’, ‘Splint’ tails Don’s earlier outings like a spy, craftily moving through numerous moods, whilst always staying one step ahead of the listener. As always, those carefully controlled atmospherics are bound together by strong melodic threads, fusing his European leanings with ‘40s jazz, back-alley electro-blues, warm acoustics, razor-sharp electronics and a legion of samples. From deep space ambiences, guitarscape instrumentals and noirish roadmovie tales, through to sample heavy bop-beat-electro-jazz and a surprisingly sad, stripped back closer. Including collaborations with Martin Kennedy’s All India Radio, Inga Liljestrom and Sloth, plus a fresh vocal direction, ‘Splint’ finds this cinematic maestro once again taking the listener on an imaginative journey.