Toby Marks & Andrew Heath - Motion

Format: CD Album
Catalogue No.: GKOCD033
Release Date: 4th September 2020
Genre: Electronica/Dance (Ambient)

Andrew Heath creates quiet, lower-case music based around piano, electronics and field recordings, drawing inspiration from a simple piano motif, an electronic shimmer or a found sound.

Since 2014 Andrewhas released fivesolo albumson Disco Gecko, as well as a live recording of him playing with the legendary Hans Joachim Roedelius and Christopher Chaplin at Stroud's Brunel Goods Shed in 2016.

All have received resounding critical praise. Electronic Sound Magazine have hailed his "sublime ambient/neo-classical compositions", whileStephen Iliffe (Roedelius's biographer)wrote that "if you're one of the legion of fans hankering after the new Budd, Roedelius or Eno, quit waiting and immerse yourself in this".

Toby Marks is a recording artist, performer and producer, known for his eclectic global dance and chill-out music. For the last 30 years, Toby has recorded and performed worldwide under the name Banco de Gaia, fusing house, dub, prog rock and world music elements to great acclaim.

More recently Toby has studied and developed his interest in electroacoustic composition and other areas of ambient electronic music. He is particularly interested in immersive sonic environments and the meeting point of deliberate and random composition.His liveperformances incorporate video imagery, generated live where possible, to create an engrossing and uplifting experience.

Since 2014 he has expanded his Disco Gecko label to release other artists and has created two compilations of downtempo grooves, atmospheric soundscapes and ambient moods, created by artists from across Europe. He has also begun hosting a monthly radio show for Glastonbury FM, his local station.

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