Skylines

Sean Quinn is an electronic musician / composer / producer who grew up listening to the music of Kraftwerk, John Foxx, Tangerine Dream, Brian Eno, La Düsseldorf.

He is the only Irish person ever to be signed to the legendary ambient label E.G. Records whose roster included Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, Harold Budd etc.,

Has worked with producer & System 7 mainman Steve Hillage. He has also worked with the Penguin Cafe Orchestra & Language recording artist TAO from Japan.

As one half of electronic duo The Vivid he released 2001's unanimously critically acclaimed "Stripper" album which was used on a Channel 4 documentary on Creamfields and was released in Germany via New Music GmbH where it's predecessor "Shiny" sold 10.000 copies.

"Skylines" is his first solo release and began life when E.G. Records asked him to record an ambient album for their Editions EG imprint. Unfortunately the label is now dormant but he went ahead and finished the record which is due for release in February 2005 on Psychonavigation.

The tracks "Skyline" & "Loop Thereof" are being used as the soundtrack to the documentary "Identity" on the life of Nelson Mandela by South African film maker Johan Allers which is currently being edited and is due to be screened in several countries (including Holland) in Spring 2005.

PROMO:

Sean has already performed "Skylines" live at several venues in Dublin and is looking forward to playing live in his hometown of Belfast in 2005 and also London.

Psychonavigation has run a series of press ads in the WIRE magazine with more to follow in the new year.