Justin Jones (born 9 January 1964) is an English rock guitarist and musician best known for his work with

And Also the Trees And Also the Trees are an English rock band, formed in 1979 in Inkberrow, Worcestershire. They are characterised by their poetic lyrics and evocative music which are strongly influenced by the native English countryside. History And Also th ...

Biography

Born in

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...

, Justin Jones grew up in rural Worcestershire. There he founded And Also the Trees together with Nick and Graham Havas and his brother

Simon Huw Jones Simon Huw Jones or Simon Jones is an English vocalist, lyricist and photographer, best known as the singer with the band And Also the Trees. Biography Simon Huw Jones was born in Birmingham, England in 1960 but grew up in rural Worcestershire ...

. Over an extensive career of 13 albums his

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-like guitar sound has become trademark of And Also the Trees.Portrait of ''And Also the Trees''
on the website of

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Furthermore, he produced their albums ''Angelfish'' and ''Silver Soul''. Jones also was a member of the

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related music project

Gods of Luxury Gods of Luxury or G.O.L. was a 1995 music project consisting of Mark Tibenham, Antonia Reiner and Justin Jones. History In 1995 they released their debut album, ''Sensations of Tone'', which included the tracks "Soma Holiday", "Angelica in ...

(alias G.O.L.) and appeared on various collaborations. In 2011 he provided guest guitar on the album ''Impermanence'' by

Othon Mataragas OTHON, a.k.a. Othon Mataragas, is a London-based Greek composer, pianist, songwriter, producer, DJ and club promoter. He is mostly known for combining classically infused composition with electronic productions and experimental songwriting. Apar ...

, followed by an intimate concert at

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to launch the album. Three years later Jones played guitar on

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's album '' The Dancing Marquis''.

Discography

* 1989: And Also the Trees – ''

Farewell to the Shade ''Farewell to the Shade'' is the fourth studio album by English band And Also the Trees. It was released in 1989 through record label Reflex. Background ''Farewell to the Shade'' was recorded in 1989 at The Abattoir in Birmingham, England. ...

'' (Track ''Lady D'Arbanville'', Producer), ( CD, LP,

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Reflex Records Reflex Records was an American independent record label formed by the members of hardcore punk band Hüsker Dü and Terry Katzman. It was formed to help promote independent bands, after Twin/Tone Records rejected Hüsker Dü's first single in 1 ...

) * 1995: And Also the Trees – ''Angelfish'' (Producer), (CD, Album, Mezentian) * 1995: G.O.L. - ''Sensations Of Tone'' (CD, Album,

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) * 1996: G.O.L. - ''Soma Holiday'' (CD,

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, China Records) * 1998: And Also the Trees – ''Silver Soul'' (Producer), (CD, Album, And Also the Trees) * 2011: Othon – ''Impermanence'' (Track "Impermanence +", Guitar), (CD, Album, Strike Force Entertainment) * 2014: Marc Almond – '' The Dancing Marquis'' (Track "Love Is Not On Trial", Guitar), (CD, Album, Strike Force Entertainment /

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)

References

External links

Justin Jones discography
at

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1964 births Living people English rock guitarists British post-punk musicians {{UK-guitarist-stub