Memphis

Torquil Campbell and Chris Dumont create the mesmerizing experimental sounds of Memphis. Dumont, a North Carolina native, met Campbell while working in New York City in the early '90s. Both had formed a band with fellow Canucks Chris Seligman, James Shaw, and Adam Marvy. The stint was short-lived, for Seligman and Campbell went on to form Stars while Shaw connected with Emily Haines for the synth pop outfit Metric. In summer 2002, while vacationing in Campbell's hometown of Vancouver, Dumont and his longtime friend finally put their creative ideas to paper; thus, the intricate jazz-influenced tinkerings of Memphis were born. The A Good Day Sailing EP marked the Canadian-American duo's debut that same year. Two years later, the lush pop illustrations of I Dreamed We Fell Apart arrived on the Toronto-based imprint Paper Bag. For 2006's A Little Place in the Wilderness, Memphis showcased a more relaxed, acoustic guitar-based sound; it marked their first release for Good Fences and featured additional instrumentation from Shaw (bass/trumpet), Erik Hove (saxophone), and Jon Hyde (pedal steel guitar).

A Little Place In The Wilderness was recorded in a Vancouver hotel room and at Studio Plateau in Montreal in the depths of winter – which may explain its many references to snow. The album’s first track ‘I Dreamed We Fell Apart,’ is ghostly and hypnotic with its references to winding country roads, dreams and time’s velocity. The song is also an appropriate introduction to a record about ghosts, dreams and the wilderness of the heart. With gentle horns and strings that swell in almost every track, A Little Place In The Wilderness is evocative of innocence and the sprawling daydreams of childhood. Dreamy and foreboding, it is an intricate record from a South-meets-North duo that is the ideal soundtrack to finding a peaceful place amid chaos. Recommended!

Memphis - I'll Do Whatever You Want
Memphis @ MySpace

Bonus:
Built To Spill - There's Nothing Wrong With Love !!!
The Decemberists - The Tain + Her Majesty The Decemberists !!!
Guster - Goldfly + Lost And Gone Forever !!!
Gym Class Heroes - The Papercut Chronicles
+ Ben Folds, Oceansize, They Might Be Giants, Dan Gibson, Beach Boys, etc.
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Lucie Silvas - Breath In
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/l5azt
Daniel Powter - Daniel Powter
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/u4hhc
Joss Stone - The Soul Sessions
Ok Go - Ok Go + Oh No
Senses Fail - Still Searching
Muse - Black Holes And Revelations
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/t8blb