[kj] OT: The God Machine \ SOPHIA

[Mark Saxton]

Cheers for that, I'm a big fan.

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From: "J.Paul Owens" <john_paul_owens@hotmail.com>
To: <gathering@misera.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 5:01 PM
Subject: [kj] OT: The God Machine \ SOPHIA


> The God Machine came up in conversation not long ago so this may be of
> interest.
>
> jp
>
> SOPHIA SIGN TO CITY SLANG
>
> BUSH HALL SHOW TO DEBUT NEW MATERIAL
>
> CITY SLANG & LABELS are extremely proud to announce that they have signed
> SOPHIA, and will release a new album, PEOPLE ARE LIKE SEASONS, in January
> 2004. SOPHIA is Robin Proper-Sheppard, formerly of The God Machine, and a
> cast of musicians drawn from a pool of bands with whom Robin has worked
> throughout his career, otherwise known as "The Sophia Collective". Full
> details of the album will be announced soon.
>
> To celebrate the release, an intimate evening with SOPHIA has been
confirmed
> to take place at The Bush Hall in London on November 18th and will
represent
> SOPHIA's first UK appearance in a number of years. A full band will be
> joined by a string section for this first public performance of the new
> material, and the evening will showcase the multi-textured nature of
> SOPHIA's music, highlighting the dramatic steps forward that the new album
> represents. Tickets cost £8 and are available through the Bush Hall box
> office on 020 8222 6933 as well as TicketWeb.
>
> The Infinite Circle and Fixed Water, SOPHIA's previous two albums - as
well
> as a live album, De Nachten - were entirely financed, recorded and
produced
> by Robin, who also oversaw the entire production, promotion and
distribution
> of the albums on his own The Flower Shop Recordings label. This is the
first
> time since the days of The God Machine that Robin has agreed to work with
> another label, and reflects his belief in the way that City Slang
operates.
> The album also represents a considerable step forward in Robin's writing,
> and sees the SOPHIA sound grow and develop in a way that makes dramatic
> progress from the European independent underground inevitable.
>
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