Movement (stylised as MOVEMENT) are an Australian minimal soul trio, blending R&B and ambient music. They consist of Lewis Wade on vocals and keyboards, and Jesse James Ward on bass guitar, synthesisers and vocals. Their self-titled debut

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was released in May 2014 via

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History

Movement were formed in Sydney in 2011. Their music is described as "minimal soul," as well as "psychedelic" and "body music." The songs have elements of R&B, ambient, soul and pop music. They were signed to

in May 2013 ahead of the label issuing their debut single, "Feel Real". Their second single, "Us", was named a Best New Track on ''

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'' in September, as was the third single, "Like Lust", in March 2014. That single reached No. 16 on the ARIA Hitseekers Singles Chart. The music video for a fourth single, "Ivory" (April), was directed by Fleur & Manu. Movement's debut self-titled four-track EP was released on 6 May 2014 via Modular Recordings, with additional production and mixing from

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. Ryan Burleson of '' Paste'' described how, " heirsongs interact with the body more than the mind, though in the right settings—driving in the desert at sunset, say, or getting high at night on the beach—they're ripe for meditation. Otherwise the goal here seems fairly obvious: To generate a soundtrack for the bedroom, the moments leading up to the bedroom, and the moments just beyond... the trio hits all its marks, and listeners would border on robotic not to feel at least a slight bit of provocation in these songs." Movement toured Australia in May 2014 and then Europe and the United States in mid-year. They have opened for various artist including

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on her North American tour in August 2014, Darkside on their tour of Australia, and for

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's Paul Simpson, " heirsound combined seductive, R&B-inspired vocals with downtempo dance beats and dark atmospheres." '' MTV''s Lisa Hamilton caught their gig in September 2014 at Newtown Social Club, "These are bedroom tracks for Millenials; between the sheets of a digital age where lust is clicked, licked and fleeting... The pulses beat the tempo of a new hook up; the Movement sounds takes strokes of James Blake-esque tones and melds them with dance tracks that whisper of chaste sensuality. The timbre of vocalist Lewis Wade’s whiskey-honey vocals grated over the synth so sensually in 'Us' and teased us into 'coming over when it feels like lust'." They performed at the 2014 ''Pitchfork'' Music Festival Paris in November and the 2015

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in Spain in May.

Members

* Jesse James Ward – bass guitar, synthesisers, vocals (2011–present) * Lewis Wade – vocals, keyboards (2012–present)

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

* "Feel Real" (July 2012) –

* "Us" (19 September 2013) – Modular Recordings * "Like Lust" (3 March 2014) – Modular Recordings AUS Hitseekers: No. 16 * "Ivory" (30 April 2014) – Modular Recordings ** "Ivory" (16 September 2016) – Modular Recordings (Reworked version)

References

External links

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