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Piano Magic

Real Name:
Glen Johnson, Franck Alba, Jerome Tcherneyan, Alasdair Steer, Cedric Pin
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Piano Magic is a loose collective of sorts, with an ever-changing lineup originally inspired by bands like This Mortal Coil. Core member Glen Johnson formed the band in 1996 with Dick Rance with Dominic Chennel completing the intial trio. Over the years the quiet bedroom project has expanded and changed as Johnson enlisted the help of friends, acquaintances, and moonlighters from other bands. It's oddly appropriate that Piano Magic has a revolving membership, because its music has a graceful fluidity and malleability that defies rigid structure. Over the course of numerous albums and singles, Piano Magic's music has evolved from lo-fi instrumental noodling to pop-electronica trickery, and then again into a lush vocal and orchestral pastiche.
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piano-magic.co.uk, MySpace
Members:
Alasdair Steer, Alexander Perls, Caroline Potter, Cedric Pin, Charles Wyatt, Dominic Chennell, Ezra Feinberg, Franck Alba, Gabe McDonough, Glen Johnson, Hazel Burfitt, James Topham, Jen Adam, Jerome Tcherneyan, John Cheves, Matt Simpson, Miguel Marin, Paul Tornbohm, Raechel Leigh
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Releases:
Wrong French ◄ (2 versions)   i 1996
For Engineers (7", Single)   Wurlitzer Jukebox 1997
Popular Mechanics (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   i ... 1997
Wintersport (12")   i 1997
#1 (7")   Debut (2) 1998
A Trick Of The Sea (Bliss Out Vol. 13) (Single, Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Darla Records 1998
Music For Annahbird (7")   Bad Jazz 1998
Sleep At The Bottom / Green Acres (7")   Rocket Girl 1998
The Fun Of The Century (12")   Piao! 1998
Amongst The Books, An Angel (7")   Acetone Records 1999
Low Birth Weight (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Rocket Girl 1999
Mort Aux Vaches (CD, Ltd)   Mort Aux Vaches 1999
Split (7", Single, Ltd)   Lissy's Records 1999
There's No Need For Us To Be Alone (7", Single, Red)   Rocket Girl 1999
Artists' Rifles (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Rocket Girl 2000
Panic Amigo: Piano Magic Remixed 12" (12")   Morr Music 2000
I Came To Your Party Dressed As A Shadow (CD, Single)   Acuarela Discos 2001
Seasonally Affective: A Piano Magic Retrospective 1996-2000 (2xCD, Comp)   Rocket Girl 2001
Son De Mar (Music From The Film By Bigas Luna) (MiniAlbum) ◄ (2 versions)   4AD ... 2001
Writers Remixed (12", Promo)   4AD 2002
Writers Without Homes (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   4AD ... 2002
Saint Marie (CD, Maxi)   Green UFOs 2003
Speed The Road, Rush The Lights (CD, Maxi)   Green UFOs 2003
The Troubled Sleep Of Piano Magic (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Green UFOs ... 2003
What Does Not Destroy Me / Christmas Day (7")   Monopsone 2003
Disaffected (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Talitres Records ... 2005
Never It Will Be The Same Again (12", Album, Ltd)   En/Of 2005
Open Cast Heart (CD, EP)   Important Records (2) 2005
Incurable (Minimax, EP)   Important Records (2) 2006
Part Monster (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Green UFOs ... 2007
Dark Horses (CD, EP)   Make Mine Music 2008
Ovations (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Make Mine Music ... 2009
Remixes:
Piano Magic / ISAN / Horton Jupiter / Wisdom Of Harry Split (12") Damil 85 (Piano Magic ... Liquefaction Empire 1999
Good Fruit (Remixes) (7") Good Fruit (Piano Magi... Too Pure 2000
Pirates Of Trash (7") Pirates Of Trash (Pian... Bottrop-Boy 2000
Teen Spirit (CD, Comp, Promo) Certainty (Piano Magic... Fnac Music 2004
Montage EP (EP) ◄ (3 versions) Wintertown Ai Records 2007
D_rradio Remixed (CD, Album, Dig) Way Out (Piano Magic R... Distraction Records 2008
We Love The City (CD, Album, Rei + CD, Comp) Good Fruit (Piano Magi... Belka 2009
Tracks Appear On:
A Tribute To Spacemen 3 (Album, Comp) ◄ (3 versions) How Does It Feel Rocket Girl 1998
Little Darla Has A Treat For You (Vol. 10) (CD, Ltd) The Biggest Lie Darla Records 1998
Piano Magic / ISAN / Horton Jupiter / Wisdom Of Harry Split (12") Industrial Cutie (Wisd... Liquefaction Empire 1999
Sneak Preview Volume Two (CDr) Trick Staalplaat 1999
The Carve-up (CD, Comp) Crown Estate Loose 1999
Will Our Children Thank Us (CD) Biggest Lie Foundry Recordings 1999
Beyond Beyond (CD) My Password Is A Dead ... Alice In Wonder 2000
Darla 100 (4xCD) Amongst The Books An A... Darla Records 2000
Momentos 2000 (CD, Comp, Promo) You & John Are Birds Sinedín Music 2000
Songs For The Blue Times (CD) The Canadian Brought U... Autoreverse 2000
A Rocket Girl Compilation (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Sleep At The Bottom, T... Rocket Girl 2001
Benicàssim 2001 (4xCD, Comp) Password Festival Internacional de Benicàssim 2001
Rocket Girl (CD, Comp) Angel Pie / Magic Tree... Sinedín Music 2001
Dr. Tiger's Deathless Promise (CD, Smplr, Album) It’s The Same Dream ... 4AD 2002
Elegy - Numéro 24 (CD, Smplr) Modern Jupiter Elegy 2002
Especial 200 - 21 Inéditos Y Exclusivos (CD, Promo, Comp, Dig) The 17th Time Sinedín Music 2002
Fashion Week 1 (2xCD) Industrial Cutie George V Records, Wagram 2002
Acuarela Songs 3 (2xCD) Theory Of Ghosts Acuarela Discos 2004
Comes With A Smile Vol. 10 - Wide-Awake, Crescent-Shaped (CD, Album, Ltd, Comp) You Can Never Get Lost... Comes With A Smile 2004
Green Ufos, Sevilla, Hace Diez Años (CD, Promo, Car) When I'm Done This Nig... Sinedín Music 2004
In A Sense (CD, Comp) Saint Marie (Abridged) Sense Music Zine 2004
Momentos 2003 (CD, Comp, Promo) Saint Marie Sinedín Music 2004
Teen Spirit (CD, Comp, Promo) Certainty (Piano Magic... Fnac Music 2004
CD Side 28 (CD, Comp) You Can Hear The Room D-Side 2005
Dream Magazine #5 (CD, Comp) The Inquest Of My Youth Dream Magazine (2) 2005
Elegy Sampler 36 (CD, Smplr) Deleted Scenes (Metal ... Elegy 2005
Join Our Club Pop Moderne (CD, Smplr, Promo, car) Disaffected Magic (2), Bonne Nouvelle Éditions 2005
Little Darla Has A Treat For You V. 23 Summer 2005 (CD, Album, Smplr) Love And Music Darla Records 2005
On My Radio 2 (CD + DVD) Saint-Marie Discograph 2005
Trax#19 (CD) Disaffected Trax (Magazine) 2005
A Mind Expansion Compilation (2xCD, Comp) A Fist In The Air (A T... Mind Expansion 2006
A Users Guide To The First 100 Important Records Releases (CD) Incurable Important Records (2) 2006
Rhâââ Lovely Festival 2006 (CD) Disaffected Rhâââ Lovely Festival 2006
Talitres Is 5 (2xCD) I Have Moved Into The ... Talitres Records 2006
Elegy Sampler 50 (CD, Smplr) The King Cannot Be Found Elegy 2007
MMM Compilation (CD, Comp) Western Gothic Make Mine Music 2008
This Tape Is Supposed To Be About Love (CD, Comp, Promo) Saints Preserve Us Important Records (2) 2008
CD Side 55 (CD, Smplr) You Never Loved This City D-Side 2009
Green Ufos Cumple Quince (CD, Comp, Promo) The Last Engineer Sinedín Music 2009
Music For A Good Home (CD, Comp) Never It Will Be The S... Audioscope 2009
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