''The Elements'' is a special edition
Post Trip Hop album
produced by
Second Person for Sellaband and was released on 9 August 2007.
This is the follow-up to the band's debut album, ''
Chromatography
In chemical analysis, chromatography is a laboratory technique for the separation of a mixture into its components. The mixture is dissolved in a fluid solvent (gas or liquid) called the ''mobile phase'', which carries it through a system ( ...
'', and was written by
Julia Johnson,
Mark Maclaine and
Álvaro López at their studio in West London,
UK. This album contains an exclusive set of tracks written for "believers" on the online music community,
Sellaband
Sellaband was a music website that allowed artists to raise the money from their fans and the SellaBand community in order to record a professional album. Sellaband used the mechanisms of crowdfunding and was to be seen as a Direct-to-Fan/ fan-f ...
. Using the website, fans raised a total of $50,000 to fund the album and since Second Person were the first UK band to achieve this goal the project has gained a great deal of worldwide media attention.
In the latter stages of production the band were joined by legendary producer/engineer:
Tony Platt
Tony Platt is an English sound engineer and record producer, best known for his work with a diverse mix of artists, including, AC/DC, Cheap Trick, Bob Marley, Iron Maiden, Shy, Buddy Guy, Foreigner, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Sparks, Jaz ...
who is best known for his work with
Bob Marley
Robert Nesta Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981; baptised in 1980 as Berhane Selassie) was a Jamaican singer, musician, and songwriter. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by fusing elements o ...
,
AC/DC and
Iron Maiden
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amongst many others.
A&R supervisor for this project was
Adam Sieff (former Director of Jazz at
Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainme ...
) and despite rumours of recording it in New York the band remained in London to record and mix the album at
The London Recording Studios (formerly
Sarm East Studios) and The Way Studios respectively. The album was mastered by
Ray Staff at Alchemy, Soho.
The record is to be accompanied by an animated short film, of the same name, that will span the length of the entire album. The first chapter of this video is called "Wood" and premiered exclusively on the front page of
Bebo.com three days before the album's official release on 9 August 2007. The story follows a young girl and her journey through a world of dragons and strange creatures. The story of the remaining four chapters remains a secret but animators and artists confirmed for this project include Everton Sebben, Katy Davis and Ben King. A number of guest animators will also join the team for different sections of the story and the new videos are due for release throughout the remainder of 2007.
Track listing
# Wood
# Fire
# Earth
# Metal
# Water
References
* BBC 6 Music News Interview - (Thursday 15 Mar 2007)
* The Guardian (UK Newspaper feature - Thursday 15 Mar 2007)
* ITN National News UK - (Friday 16 Mar 2007)
* BBC Radio 5 Live Interview - (Sunday 18 Mar 2007)
* BBC Radio 2 Interview (''The Weekender'' with Matthew Wright - 3 Nov 2006)
* ''The Times'' Newspaper (UK): Knowledge Section (Saturday 26 Nov 2006)
External links
Second Person on Sellaband.com
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2007 albums
Second Person (band) albums
Albums produced by Tony Platt