CMU Approved

Approved: Bleeding Heart Narrative (TGE Gig Previews 2012)

By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 10 May 2012

Originally a solo project for composer Oli Barrett, combining his classical cello training with the skills he’d learned on his then recently completed Sound Art & Design degree, as things progressed Barrett began to bring in additional musicians, amassing a team of collaborators who have previously worked with the likes of Brian Ferry, The Ting Tings, Patrick Wolf, Emmy The Great and more.

Having been something of an experiment until that point, the group then set about developing and honing their sound. The first results of this new approach came with the release of the single, ‘Perun’, in December 2010, which builds on the soundscapes of earlier releases and combines classical music, post-rock and strong song-writing. And there was further development on last year’s ‘Bison’ EP, released in November by Brainlove Records.

Ahead of their Great Escape show at Above Audio on Friday at 8.45pm, Bleeding Heart Narrative, have announced a competition to mark their performance. Via The Great Escape’s and the band’s own Facebook pages, fans will be asked to list one animal and two objects. The band’s five favourite suggestions will win a copy of the latest BHN EP ‘Bison’. But that’s not it! “In recognition of the fact that ‘Bison’ is almost exactly how you say ‘Brighton’ with a mouth full of drawing pencils” (the band say) the top three will also have there suggestions of animals and things turned into a personalised drawing by Oli Barrett.

You can also download a brand new BHN track, ‘HAL Passes The Turing Test’, here, and watch the video for ‘Mysterious Cults’ from ‘Bison’ here:

To read more Great Escape gig previews from the CMU team, head over here.