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Gravenhurst playing live at the Summer Sundae festival 2006

Gravenhurst is a band from Bristol, England signed to Warp Records.

Gravenhurst's latest album, The Western Lands, was released on 10 September 2007. The singer, guitarist and songwriter, Nick Talbot, is also one half of self-described "Victorian Clockworktronica" ensemble, Bronnt Industries Kapital.

Gravenhurst's music has been described as dark and highly atmospheric, veering between the noisy shoegazing sound of guitar bands such as My Bloody Valentine, and the more traditional singer-songwriter territory of Simon and Garfunkel, Bert Jansch and Nick Drake.^[1] Earlier releases were grounded in acoustic and folk styles, while Fires in Distant Buildings made moves towards psychedelic rock. Flying Saucer Attack, a cult Bristol outfit who released a series of feedback-drenched, folk-inspired albums in the early 1990s, have been cited by Talbot as a major influence.^[2].

A constant in the Gravenhurst sound is Talbot's fragile voice and unsettling and mysterious lyrical themes.^[3]

Gravenhurst have recorded cover versions of Hüsker Dü's "Diane", "See My Friends" by The Kinks, "Farewell, Farewell" by Fairport Convention and "Longest River" by War Against Sleep.

Nick Talbot keeps a weblog entitled "The Police Diver's Notebook".

• Nick Talbot (vocals/guitar)
• Dave Collingwood (drums)
• Robin Allender (bass/backing vocals/synth)
• Alex Wilkins (guitar)

• Internal Travels CD (Silent Age Records)
• Gas Mask Days CD (Silent Age Records)
• Flashlight Seasons CD (Silent Age Records)
• The Diver 7" (For Us Records)
• Flashlight Seasons (re-release) LP/CD (Warp Records)
• Black Holes In The Sand EP (2004,Warp Records)
• The Velvet Cell/See My Friends (edit) 7" (Warp Records)
• Fires in Distant Buildings LP/CD (2005, Warp Records)
• Trust/Underfoot 7" (Warp Records)
• The Western Lands LP/CD (2007, Warp Records)
• Hollow Men/Longest River 7" (Warp Records)

Certain Gravenhurst tracks have also been contributed to soundtracks and compilations, some of which are not available elsewhere, including:

• Nicole (Instrumental) - (This Is England soundtrack - May 2007)
• Song Among The Pine - (Ein Freund Von Mir soundtrack – October 2006)

N.B. According to the credits on the soundtrack CD, additional soundscapes were provided on this track by Bronnt Industries Kapital collaborator Guy Bartell.

• Entertainment - (Ein Freund Von Mir soundtrack – October 2006)
• Entertainment (live) - (Comes With A Smile issue 20 “How They Wash Away…” - magazine, track 13 – January 2006)
• Herne The Hunter - (bonus track on Japanese edition of Fires in Distant Buildings – 2005)
• See My Friends (edit) - (available on Warp promo CD for “The Velvet Cell” single - 2005)
• The Laden Trees - (Children Are Fascinated By Fire – Fire Records compilation, track 8 - 2004)
• Damage part III - played solo on Irene Trudel’s WFMU radio show in 2003.
• Romance - (played on Irene Trudel’s WFMU radio show in 2003)
• Black Holes in the Sand (edit) – available on certain Warp promos of Black Holes in the Sand - 2004.
• The Diver - (Dead Man’s Shoes soundtrack - 2004)
• Long Way Home - (555CD55 – 555 Records compilation, track 40 - 2003)

1. ^ All Music Guide
2. ^ 'Loose Lips Sink Ships' Magazine January 2005
3. ^ All Music Guide [1]

• Gravenhurst official website
• Gravenhurst MySpace
• Warp Records Site
• Nick Talbot's Weblog
• Silent Age Records
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• [5]
• Gravenhurst are back with Hollow Men

• Gravenhurst - 'Fires in Distant Buildings' (4.5/5)
• Album review on Soundfires.com

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