Rob St. John is an English writer, artist and musician.
Early life
Rob St. John was born in
Lancashire, and spent his childhood living on
Pendle Hill.
Career
Music
St. John's debut album, ''Weald'', was released in November 2011, and received a positive reception from critics.
[Carle, Darren (2011)]
Rob St. John – Weald
, '' The Skinny'', 1 November 2011, retrieved 2012-04-09[Skrebels, Joe (2011)]
Rob St. John – Weald
, This Is Fake DIY, 21 November 2011, retrieved 2012-04-09[Hamilton, Billy (2011)]
Rob St. John ''Weald''
", Drowned in Sound
''Drowned in Sound'', sometimes abbreviated to ''DiS'', is a UK-based music webzine financed by artist management company Silentway. Founded by editor Sean Adams, the site features reviews, news, interviews, and discussion forums.
History
''D ...
, 22 November 2011, retrieved 2012-04-09 This Is Fake DIY described it as "special, surprising and utterly magnificent".
of
BBC 6 Music
BBC Radio 6 Music is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC, specialising primarily in alternative music. BBC 6 Music was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years. It is available onl ...
named it his album of the year.
[Collins, Andrew (2011)]
St John's Ambience
, Where Did It All Go Right, 24 November 2011, retrieved 2015-05-19 St. John wrote the original music for the
Jeremy Deller and Nick Abrahams film
The Bruce Lacey Experience,
[IMDB]
The Bruce Lacey Experience
, retrieved 2015-05-19 and in 2012 produced the Folklore Tapes "Pendle, 1612" compilation album with David Chatton Barker, commemorating the anniversary of the
Pendle Witch Trials.
[Devine, Rachel (2013)]
Folklore Tapes - Setting to song a dark period of English history
The List, 22 April 2013, retrieved 2015-05-19 St. John has contributed to
Modern Studies,
Eagleowl
eagleowl are a Scottish lo-fi, indie folk band from Edinburgh, Scotland.
History
eagleowl are Bartholomew Owl (guitar, vocals, glockenspiel), Clarissa Cheong (double bass, vocals), Malcolm Benzie (violin, guitar, vocals), Rob St John (harmoni ...
,
Meursault,
Woodpigeon and
Withered Hand.
Environmental Art
St. John has produced a number of varied artworks, with landscape, sound and the environment as common themes. ''Water of Life'' (2013), with Tommy Perman, explored water in the city of
Edinburgh through visual art, writing and sound;
[Meighan, Nicola (2013)]
Water Of Life: A Liquid Cartography Of Edinburgh In Sound, Words & Images
, The Quietus, 15 December 2013, retrieved 2015-05-19 the solo project ''Surface Tension'' (2015) used sound art and photography to document pollution in the
River Lea
The River Lea ( ) is in South East England. It originates in Bedfordshire, in the Chiltern Hills, and flows southeast through Hertfordshire, along the Essex border and into Greater London, to meet the River Thames at Bow Creek. It is one of t ...
in
London and was shown at
Stour Space, London and
The Lighthouse, Glasgow;
[Mulvey, John (2015)]
London Music and the River Lea
UNCUT
Uncut may refer to:
* ''Uncut'' (film), a 1997 Canadian docudrama film by John Greyson about censorship
* ''Uncut'' (magazine), a monthly British magazine with a focus on music, which began publishing in May 1997
* '' BET: Uncut'', a Black Enter ...
, 31 March 2015, retrieved 2015-05-19 and a sound installation ''Concrete Antenna'' (2015), with Tommy Perman and
Simon Kirby, exhibited at the
Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop
Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop is a facility in Edinburgh, Scotland providing artists with studios, exhibition space and workshops.
History
Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop (ESW) was founded by a group of sculpture graduates from Edinburgh College o ...
through 2015–16.
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retrieved 2015-05-19 ''Emergent Landscapes'' (2016) was a participatory installation at Switch House,
Tate Modern, involving collaborative cairn sculpture, soundscape creation and film work using manipulated Super 8
Soundmarksis a collaboration launched in 2019 with
archaeologist
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...
Rose Ferraby
Rose Ferraby is an archaeologist and artist
An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse refers to a ...
to use sound and visual art to explore sub-surface landscapes at the
Roman town of
Aldborough. The project uses field recordings to create an imagined sonic trail around the Roman village, which can be listened to on site or online.
Writing
St. John writes on music, art and the environment, and is a cultural geography researcher at the
University of Glasgow.
Discography
Albums
*''Weald'' (2011),
Song, by Toad
*''Farewell, Bastard Mountain'' (2014),
Song, by Toad (as part of Bastard Mountain)
*''Surface Tension'' (2015) Pattern + Process
*''Concrete Antenna'' (2016) Random Spectacular
*''Swell to Great'' (2017)
Fire Records (as part of Modern Studies)
*''Welcome Strangers'' (2018)
Fire Records (as part of Modern Studies)
EPs
*''Tipping In'' (2007), Fife Kills: records
*''Like Alchemy'' (2008), Fife Kills: records
*''Young Sun , Trouble Comes'' (2015),
Song, by Toad (split 10-inch EP with Woodpigeon)
Singles
*''Your Phantom Limb'' (2011),
Song, by Toad (split 7-inch single with Ian Humberstone)
*''The Charcoal Black and the Bonny Grey'' (2013),
Song, by Toad (7-inch single)
*''Water of Life'' (2013), Imagining Natural Scotland (7-inch single)
References
External links
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
English writers
English folk musicians
English male singer-songwriters