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Virtual Proximity

*Free CD giveaways from

Sydney Unleashed Website

This is my new electronic album.

The music combines instrumental jazz with electronic loops, hip-hop style beats and environmental samples, engulfing the listener in cinematic soundscapes propelled by relentless rhythms. The mood is often dark and introspective, with some weird surprises along the way.

The bizzare and brilliant artwork was done by James Fosdike from visualante

“This album will hopefully help elevate the saxophone to new realms of experimental electronic music possibilities.”

- Evan Carr, 3PBS FM

See left column to listen and purchase.

James Annesley Quartet

Melbourne - Australia

James Annesley - Sax

Hugh Stuckey - Guitar

Tom Lee - Bass

Hugh Harvey Drums

We’re gearing up for our next album release. It’ll be called Vicious Cycle and will be released mid 2010.

Here’s a recent review, published in the Australian in Sept. 2009

Launching their CD, Idle Hands do the Devil’s Work, these Melbourne musicians, all aged in their 20’s, have produced  a unique style of contemporary jazz. Saxophonist and leader James Annesley’s fascinating variety of compositions give guitar, bass and drums an important role in solos and finely integrated ensemble work. Drums and bass constantly move and morph and the guitar positively soars. At times the music sounds almost rhythmically symphonic, pulses like rock fusion, or slides into an eastern modality, always expertly building tension, then often cutting quickly to tranquility as soprano sax floats over spreading chords.

- John McBeath

ALBUM RELEASES

Virtual Proximity

My brand new solo electronic album ‘Virtual Proximity’ is now on sale here. It’s also available from iTunes. If you’re a Last FM user, you can listen to the whole album and download a free track here

Here’s a sample track

“Reaktor”

Idle Hands do the Devil’s Work

My quartet CD ‘Idle Hands Do the Devil’s Work’ is out now, and can now be ordered  online from Newmarket Music. You can also get it from iTunes and at most good record stores

Last FM users can hear the album and download a free track here

Check out a sample from the album:

“Giraffe”