King Creosote & Jon Hopkins

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A rare chance to experience the 2011 Mercury Music Prize nominees' exceptional album 'Diamond Mine' in a seated, live concert setting.



Featuring lyrics and vocals from King Creosote sung over musical backdrops arranged and recorded by maverick electronic producer Jon Hopkins (who has also worked with Coldplay), 'Diamond Mine' is a genuine labour of love, recorded over a number of years without the pressure of deadlines, whenever Jon and KC could get together.

Released in March 2011, the album, featuring instrumental moments as affecting as the lyrical, consists of newly interpreted obscure delights picked out from twenty years of King Creosote’s treasure chest of a back catalogue.

Intended to be heard as a single experience, 'Diamond Mine' produces a near classical suite of emotion ranging from cracked despair to patched-up euphoria. Described by King Creosote as a "soundtrack to a romanticised version of a life lived in a Scottish coastal village," the record weaves in slices of Fife life, bike wheels, spring tides, tea cups and café chatter to produce a beautiful, unique and timeless album.



This very special event takes place in The Glee Club Nottingham’s Main Concert Room, a rare chance to hear music from one the finest records of recent years in an intimate environment.
  
Check out a BBC album review here.

www.kingcreosote.com
www.jonhopkins.co.uk