Hello friends,

Some exciting news this week.

David Cross has found a singer for his forthcoming album! They have recorded
his voice on two tracks already. The new singer is Arch Stanton from Dublin
in Eire. Here are some words from Arch himself:

"I was born in Dublin City on April 2nd 1975, avoiding a Fool's Day birthday
by mere hours. My mother's daily piano practice during the pregnancy must
have had a significant effect on my budding synaptic connections, as I
expressed a keen interest in music as soon as I could talk. At the age of
four, my letter to Santa contained an urgent plea for a "guitar with a light
in the middle". I'm still waiting, by the way.

After several aborted attempts to learn piano in the conventional fashion,
("Let's try... 'Three Blind Mice'. "Let's not"), I decided to teach myself
the instrument, and later studied the saxophone... primarily because women
seemed to like it.

I began performing around Dublin venues in my late teens as a singer and
keyboard player, regrettably sporting a mullet. Seeing sense and with mullet
snipped, I took up the guitar, attended singing lessons with the
distinguished Frank Ecock of the Royal Irish Academy, acted in a number of
festival-touring plays and placed myself in numerous & contrasting musical
endeavours. For the sake of experience, I played in all sorts of groups
(whose repertoires ranged from jazz to, unforgivably, country & western),
wrote a few soundtracks for short films, took part in choral recitals in the
National Concert Hall, gave lessons and began to forge my own solo work.

I have now whittled away the activities that were really only beneficial in
terms of experience, and concentrated on the "real stuff". I front my own
band in the city and play guitar & sing in progressive group Magnum Opus
(who
should be releasing their first album in Italy later in the year). I am a
member of a fusion trio yet to gig called Pavilion, and I have started
working with ex-Nine Wassies from Bainne guitarist, Giordai Ui Laoighaire
and
ex-Pet Lamb drummer Dave Lacy under the project name, Morgan the Bouncer.
Sometimes, I schedule an hour off to get a bite to eat.

I consider it a rare privilege to have been brought on board for David
Cross'
fifth album, and I'm staggered by the sheer luck of it... oh, every four
minutes or so."

There is no news about more guest appearences on the forthcoming album yet.
Robert Fripp is ready to participate but at the time David hasn't decided
which tracks are best suited for his guitar.

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From: Gary Davis <artshop@...>

Hi, folks:

The latest Artist Shop newsletter is out an you'll find it in its entirety
at <http://www.artist-shop.com/news.htm>. Here's an excerpt specifically
for David Cross fans.

Newly released from David Cross' Noisy Records
<http://www.artist-shop.com/newlabel/index2.htm>
Radius/Civilizations
The latest release from David Cross' Noisy Records is from the band Radius.
Featuring former Crimson violinist David Cross and Geoff Serle on keyboards
and other electronics, is a very satisfying combination of progressive,
ambient and improvisation! Guests on this release include Sheila Maloney
(from the David Cross band) on keyboards, and Maxine Braham and Carlo
Lucius
Asciutti on vocals. The 19 minute title track is especially good!
soundbite - <http://www.artist-shop.com/newlabel/civilize.ram>

Gary

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