Legendary Dead Can Dance vocalist LISA GERRARD & Golden Globe Winner for ‘Gladiator’ unites efforts with MARCELLO DE FRANCISCI

May 17, 2022

Atlantic Curve, a London-based label subsidiary of Schubert Music Europe Group, is excited to announce the signing of world-renowned artist Lisa Gerrard – composer/singer for Dead Can Dance and Golden Globe Winner for the soundtrack to ‘Gladiator’ - in conjunction with Los Angeles-based composer/ record producer Marcello De Francisci, for the release of their second and much-anticipated album ‘Exaudia’.

Ms. Gerrard and Mr. De Francisci met many years ago whilst working on the soundtrack for ‘Kings‘, which initiated a multitude of collaborative efforts such as soundtrack scores and their first album ‘Departum‘. The first single from Exaudia, ‘Until We Meet Again’, will be released on June 17, 2022, the same date that the album becomes available for pre-order.

Atlantic Curve was formed as part of a new international structure featuring ten record labels established by Schubert Music Europe GmbH in 2020, which are internationally distributed by The Orchard, the world's largest independent distributor. In an impressive start, the label has already released the Top 40 UK Alternative Chart album ‘KOMPROMAT’ by I LIKE TRAINS, the critically acclaimed ‘Live at Rockpalast’ album by German underground darling Laura Carbone, and the groundbreaking ‘Burn’ album by Lisa Gerrard and fellow Dead Can Dance bandmate Jules Maxwell.

Lisa Gerrard: “I met Marcello while I was composing for a film called Kings, he had wonderful engineering skills and I liked him as a person. After a while we decided to try composing together and went on to compose some film scores. I love the fact that Atlantic Curve do vinyl and were also very interested in pursuing the artistic side of the accompanying videos. They did a wonderful job promoting my last album ‘Burn’ using social media platforms and internet media”

Marcello De Francisci: "It has been an absolute gift to work alongside Lisa once again on this work, which we wrote very much with the intention to inspire her fan base both on the listening and cinematic end”

Daryl Bamonte (Atlantic Curve, Label Head / Schubert Music Publishing UK, Managing Director): “After the great success we enjoyed with the ‘Burn’ album, I was honoured when Lisa got in touch to propose releasing ‘Exaudia’ on Atlantic Curve. This album shows the immense range of both Lisa’s and Marcello’s talents”

Thomas Thyssen (Schubert Music Europe, Managing Director / Head of Recorded Music): “It is both, our pleasure and privilege, to be working with Lisa once more on her upcoming release alongside Marcello. And what an album it is! Lisa Gerrard- and Dead Can Dance fans are definitely in for a treat!”

Schubert Music Europe GmbH is a music publisher, record company, license hub and holding company for all Schubert Music Companies and labels, in particular all Schubert Music Publishing branches in Europe and the USA, as well Celsius Management, Hardbeat Promotion and Schubert Music Live (SML).

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'Deeper Sleeper' - the new single from Jules Maxwell (Dead Can Dance)

February 11, 2022

"Sublime ... a work of reflective, sophisticated elegance"

Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)

Roger O'Donnell (The Cure)

"I love this collection of songs and the way they gently describe places and times we may have visited and forgotten"

James Chapman (MAPS)

"Cycles is a stunning album. This is music for the soul"

Charlotte Vincent (Vincent Dance Theatre)

"This is a haunting, absorbing and atmospheric collections of works"

Foy Vance

"This is fucking beautiful, every bit as alluring as I have come to expect from Jules Maxwell"

deeper sleeper

Jules Maxwell’’s first single from the forthcoming Cycles album is an intriguingly hypnotic piece of work. A simple piano motif builds and expands and intensifies like some dark movie soundtrack. It is an exquisite and affecting piece of music, accompanied by an equally compelling video featuring a snail filmed in his garden. The secret of Maxwell’s music is that its simplicity allows the listener space to contemplate deeper, and in so doing discover a world of detail and complexity.

“Working with Dead Can Dance for the past decade has taught me a lot about composition” explains Maxwell. “Brendan and Lisa’s music is dense and poetic, but actually at it’s core it is constructed from beautifully simple strands. Like life. In my opinion that is why people can identify with it. Simplicity for me as a composer is the Holy Grail. I have spent my whole career trying to simplify and distill ideas to their essence, and allow my music to breathe”

For fans of Radiohead, Max Richter and Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Jules Maxwell will be opening for Dead Can Dance on their European shows in 2022.

Jules Maxwell is a multi-instrumentalist composer and songwriter. He plays keyboards for Australian band Dead Can Dance and in May 2021 released a critically acclaimed album with Lisa Gerrard, entitled Burn.

In 2021 he also released Nocturnes on Archangelo Recordings - a beautifully melancholic collection of instrumental pieces, much of it written in collaboration with the acclaimed UK dance company Vincent Dance Theatre.

He composed 4 songs for Le Mystére des Voix Bulgares 2018 album Boocheemish and the song First of July which appeared on Foy Vance’s debut album Hope. Jules has also collaborated with Duke Special on numerous recordings, shows and projects including the 2009 National Theatre production of Mother Courage directed by Deborah Warner.

He has worked often with acclaimed theatre artist Mark Storor on projects at London's Roundhouse as well as in ice cream vans, warehouses and schools.

His work at Shakespeare’s Globe, includes the 2016 production of The Merchant of Venice starring Jonathan Pryce and the 2017 production of Boudica starring Gina McKee.

He has created modern dance soundtracks for Wayne McGregor, Cathy Marston, Vincent Dance Theatre, Bern Ballet, Skanes Dansteater Malmö, Jasmin Vardimon and Candoco Dance Company and in 2019 his debut full length opera The Lost Thing was presented by the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

He has released 5 albums of his own eclectic material over the years and in 2022 will be releasing a second volume of piano instrumentals entitled Cycles on the Ghost Palace label.

Jules Maxwell is originally from Ireland but currently lives in London with his wife and young son.

All music composed, arranged, performed and produced by Jules Maxwell

Cycles album publishing : Copyright Control

Nocturnes album published by Schubert Music Publishing Ltd

Recorded at The Cross, London

Mastered by Michał Kupicz

Executive producer: Daryl Bamonte for Archangelo Music

Cover photographs by Jules Maxwell

Artwork design by Giovanni Rodriguez and Jules Maxwell

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Singles by DEAD CAN DANCE's LISA GERRARD & JULES MAXWELL

August 16, 2021

The operatic tics of Gerrard’s voice merge with Maxwell’s anthemic, cinematic music spectacularly” – MOJO Magazine

"Burn is as essential as anything else in Gerrard’s unique songbook" ~ theMusic.com.au

"Transformative vocals that are haunting and mesmerizing... vast auditory worlds that are easy to get lost in" ~ The Spill Magazine

Dead Can Dance's Lisa Gerrard and DCD member Jules Maxwell
have been on a beautiful journey of sonic and visual exploration this year, releasing their stunning 'Burn' album and gradually unveiling rather diverse videos to accompanying each track. Now they present 'Keson (Until My Strength Returns)', created by David Daniels, who has done motion graphic design, art direction and projections for two Bryan Adams world tours, the Led Zeppelin o2 concert, Roger Waters The Wall - Berlin, plus films showcased all around the world.

Produced by James Chapman (MAPS) and released via Atlantic Curve, a London-based label that is part of the Schubert Music Europe, the entire album is euphoric and compelling; more inventive than what they had worked on separately in the past. From gentle beginnings, each track builds and intensifies, creating a hypnotic experience to listen to from start to finish.

Lisa Gerrard explains, "Keson implores us to live in our dreams and befriend our soul". Jules Maxwell adds, "This again is an intense, emotional listen for me. I love the final note and how it lasts".

"There is a sense of melancholy here, but also a sense of hope. Lisa's vocals have such emotional depth, and they really connected with me on this track," says James Chapman.

This video follows the recently released singles 'Orion (The Weary Huntsman)', 'Heleali (The Sea Will Rise)' and 'Aldavyeem (A Time To Dance)'.

'Burn' took root over seven years ago, when Lisa met Irish theatre composer Jules Maxwell and they began working together for the first time. Gerrard and Maxwell later began writing songs for their earlier collaboration for 'The Mystery Of The Bulgarian Voices (Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares)'.

Quickly sold out as a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) via the eco-friendly platform Hic Et Nunc, the ‘Burn’ LP is out now on vinyl, CD and digitally, available everywhere, including Apple Music, Spotify and at https://orcd.co/lisajulesburn.

CREDITS
Composed by Lisa Gerrard, Jules Maxwell and James Chapman
Produced by James Chapman
Published by Schubert Music Publishing Ltd/ Air Edel Associates Ltd
Mastered by Simon Gibson at Abbey Road Studios, London
'Aldavyeem (A Time To Dance)' video directed by David Daniels
Released by Atlantic Curve

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Dead Can Dance's Lisa Gerrard and Jules Maxwell release much-anticipated 'Burn' LP

May 15, 2021

Dead Can Dance's Lisa Gerrard and Jules Maxwell release outstanding 'Burn' LP

+++ LISA GERRARD & JULES MAXWELL are from legendary band Dead Can Dance
+++ This album was produced by James Chapman (MAPS)
+++ 'Deshta (Forever)' single released on April 9, 2021
+++ ‘Burn’ album will be released on May 7, 2021
+++ This is their first release via the Atlantic Curve label

“The operatic tics of Gerrard’s voice merge with Maxwell’s anthemic, cinematic music spectacularly” – MOJO Magazine

"Burn is as essential as anything else in Gerrard’s unique songbook" ~ theMusic.com.au

"Transformative vocals that are haunting and mesmerizing... vast auditory worlds that are easy to get lost in" ~ The Spill Magazine

Lisa Gerrard and Jules Maxwell,best known for their work as part of the legendary band Dead Can Dance, present the studio album 'Burn'. Produced by James Chapman (MAPS), this long-play is being released via Atlantic Curve, a London-based label that is part of the Schubert Music Europe.

The record began its journey more than seven years ago, when Lisa met Irish theatre composer Jules Maxwell before working together for the first time. Things really took root when Gerrard and Maxwell began writing songs for their earlier collaboration 'The Mystery Of The Bulgarian Voices (Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares)'. They were later introduced to Chapman and asked him to produce this album, which represents a stunning departure for all three of them.

Jules Maxwell explains: “‘Burn’ was never planned to be an album. Like many joyous things in life, it grew slowly and unexpectedly. One song at a time. The seeds had been planted by Lisa and I whilst we were working on songs for another album, but didn’t begin to flower until months, years later. Without Daryl Bamonte’s tenacious encouragement and James Chapman’s sonic vision it would not have come to fruition at all. Lisa Gerrard is in my opinion one of the most important singers of her generation and it continues to be an enormous privilege for me to be working with her. What we have created still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up from time to time. Listen to it in one go from beginning to end if you can.”

Lisa Gerrard introduces this long-play “The album begins with ‘Heleali’, a meditation on the eternal rise and fall of the tides. It is a call to let go of the past and reflect on the elusive shadows of evaporation.”

With Chapman joining the duo as producer, ideas generated freely and over time, a distinct sound for their work began to emerge. Their focus was to create something that was both euphoric and compelling; more inventive than what they had worked on separately in the past. From gentle beginnings, each track builds and intensifies, creating a hypnotic experience to listen to from start to finish. With Lisa remaining in Australia, Jules adding his keys and percussion from France, and James bringing new light to the sound from England, the three were literally worlds apart, but those worlds fused in this music.

“It was such a huge honour for me to work with Lisa and Jules in making this album, and I thoroughly enjoyed the whole process. My role was really to build on the ideas, and it was a pleasure to work with such rich and exciting material. I was very grateful to be given the freedom to explore the production, there was a real trust between everyone from the beginning, which made things very exciting for me. Having such freedom from the start enabled me to be more confident in the ideas, which in turn created more possibilities with the choices that were made. When I listen to the album now, I feel that freedom and excitement within each track,” says James Chapman.

Sosna's video is among seven specially commissioned films to accompany the release of the album. The first of these, created by Polish director Jacob Chelkowski’s video for the title track 'Noyalain (Burn)', proves more than a little provocative in these days of Covid, as it portrays the simple, traumatic act of touching.

In early March, Jules Maxwell also released his sophomore solo album 'Nocturnes’ - the debut release for the newly-formed Archangelo Recordings. This beautifully melancholic collection of instrumental pieces was written and recorded over the past four years, much of it in collaboration with the acclaimed UK-based Vincent Dance Theatre.

'Deshta (Forever)' and 'Noyalain (Burn)' are both available digitally across online platforms, including Apple Music and Spotify. The full ‘Burn’ album, set for release on May 7, can be pre-ordered on vinyl, CD and digitally at https://orcd.co/lisajulesburn

Dead Can Dance's Lisa Gerrard and Jules Maxwell release ‘Deshta (Forever)’ from forthcoming 'Burn' LP

April 10, 2021

+++ LISA GERRARD & JULES MAXWELL are from legendary band Dead Can Dance
+++ This album was produced by James Chapman (MAPS)
+++ 'Deshta (Forever)' single released on April 9, 2021
+++ ‘Burn’ album will be released on May 7, 2021
+++ This is their first release via the Atlantic Curve label

Lisa Gerrard and Jules Maxwell, best known for their work as part of the legendary band Dead Can Dance, present 'Deshta (Forever)', the second single from their forthcoming studio album 'Burn'. The accompanying video is directed by cinematographer Michal Sosna.
Produced by James Chapman (MAPS), the long-play will be released on May 7 via Atlantic Curve, a London-based label that is part of the Schubert Music Europe.

"Deshta recalls a dream of eternity, spinning fearlessly into the perpetual Light," says Lisa Gerrard.

Jules Maxwell adds: “Deshta has a dark brooding quality. James Chapman’s production has helped draw out a raw earthiness to the piece and Michal Sosna’s accompanying video is brilliantly disquieting and human at the same time.”

The record began its journey more than seven years ago, when Lisa met Irish theatre composer Jules Maxwell before working together for the first time. Things really took root when Gerrard and Maxwell began writing songs for their earlier collaboration 'The Mystery Of The Bulgarian Voices (Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares)'. They were later introduced to Chapman and asked him to produce this album, which represents a stunning departure for all three of them.

With Chapman joining the duo as producer, ideas generated freely and over time, a distinct sound for their work began to emerge. Their focus was to create something that was both euphoric and compelling; more inventive than what they had worked on separately in the past. From gentle beginnings, each track builds and intensifies, creating a hypnotic experience to listen to from start to finish. With Lisa remaining in Australia, Jules adding his keys and percussion from France, and James bringing new light to the sound from England, the three were literally worlds apart, but those worlds fused in this music.

"With 'Deshta (Forever) the aim was to create a huge, expansive and spacious sound. It is a dark, uplifting and mysterious journey. The call and response sections in the vocals are especially haunting. It is a very immersive track, and it was a joy to work on," says James Chapman.

Sosna's video is among seven specially commissioned films to accompany the release of the album. The first of these, created by Polish director Jacob Chelkowski’s video for the title track 'Noyalain (Burn)', proves more than a little provocative in these days of Covid, as it portrays the simple, traumatic act of touching.

In early March, Jules Maxwell also released his sophomore solo album 'Nocturnes’ - the debut release for the newly-formed Archangelo Recordings. This beautifully melancholic collection of instrumental pieces was written and recorded over the past four years, much of it in collaboration with the acclaimed UK-based Vincent Dance Theatre.

'Deshta (Forever)' and 'Noyalain (Burn)' are both available digitally across online platforms, including Apple Music and Spotify. The full ‘Burn’ album, set for release on May 7, can be pre-ordered on vinyl, CD and digitally at https://orcd.co/lisajulesburn

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Lisa Gerrard and Jules Maxwell (Dead Can Dance) release ‘Noyalain’ single, first taster of their much-anticipated 'Burn' LP

March 13, 2021

Lisa Gerrard and Jules Maxwell, best known for their work as part of the legendary band Dead Can Dance, present ‘Noyalain (Burn’, the first single from their forthcoming studio album 'Burn'. Produced by James Chapman (MAPS), the long-play will be released on May 7 via Atlantic Curve, a London-based label that is part of the Schubert Music Europe.

“Noyalain is a song of welcome. An invitation to walk in peace, unlock the passive passion within, engage in the diversity of life and celebrate,” says Lisa Gerrard.

“It is with great pleasure that I share this collaboration with Jules Maxwell. Jules and I began our creative journey with Dead Can Dance. We realised that we could connect through improvisation and that musical exploration continues to evolve with this present work.”
Under this new guise, Gerrard and Maxwell have created an album that presents a wonderfully diverse mix of electronica, alternative, cinematic soundscape and world music with hints of early Vangelis.

The record began its journey more than seven years ago, when Lisa met Irish theatre composer Jules Maxwell before working together for the first time. Things really took root when Gerrard and Maxwell began writing songs for their earlier collaboration 'The Mystery Of The Bulgarian Voices (Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares)'. They were later introduced to Chapman and asked him to produce this album, which represents a stunning departure for all three of them.

With Chapman joining the duo as producer, ideas began to be generated freely and over time a distinct sound for their work began to emerge. Their focus was to create a sound that was both euphoric and compelling, more inventive than what they had worked on separately in the past. From gentle beginnings, each track builds and intensifies, creating a hypnotic experience to listen to from start to finish.

“Noyalain is the first song we created which began to play images in my mind’s eye. Widescreen images of far horizons and great landscapes. Of the living world at it’s most devastatingly beautiful,” says Jules Maxwell.

With Lisa remaining in Australia, Jules adding his keys and percussion from France, and James bringing new light to the sound from England, the three were literally worlds apart, but those worlds fused in this music.

7 specially commissioned films have been completed to coincide with the release of the album. Polish director Jacob Chelkowski’s video, which accompanies this title track 'Noyalain (Burn)' proves more than a little provocative in these days of Covid, as it portrays the simple, traumatic act of touching.

As of March 12, 'Noyalain' is available digitally across online platforms and can be ordered at https://orcd.co/noyalain The full ‘Burn’ album, set for release on May 7, can be pre-ordered on vinyl, CD and digitally at https://orcd.co/lisajulesburn

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