The album was developed out of an interest in the former Roman Roads that lay just a short walk from his front door in East London - roads of communication and conquest that stretch from the old City of London and out across parts of Britain, Europe and beyond. Although Brooks spent considerable time researching Roman Roads - with each of the compositions responding to the psychogeography of an individual road - this isn't just an historical project, or an attempt to look only into the past. There is an obvious fascination with Roman Roads as man made structures, with their bol… read more
The album was developed out of an interest in the former Roman Roads that lay just a short walk from his front door in East London - roads of communi… read more
The album was developed out of an interest in the former Roman Roads that lay just a short walk from his front door in East London - roads of communication and conquest that stretch from… read more
Land Observations is a solo project from James Brooks' formerly of Appliance. James Brooks was originally one-third of Appliance, an under-rated and ahead of their time band who were among a clutch of acts, collectively marginalized under the post-rock umbrella, struggling against the suffocating Brit-Pop consensus that dominated late-90s indie. They signed to Mute Records at the same time as kindred spirits Add N to (X) and Echoboy, and released a handful of fine albums and EPs, before going on indefinite hiatus in 2003. Since then, Brooks - who was the band's guitarist a… read more
Land Observations is a solo project from James Brooks' formerly of Appliance. James Brooks was originally one-third of Appliance, an under-rated and ahead of their time band who were a… read more
Land Observations is a solo project from James Brooks' formerly of Appliance. James Brooks was originally one-third of Appliance, an under-rated and ahead of their time band who were among a clutch of acts, collectively marginaliz… read more