20th September 2016: Jamie Cullum features Monocled Man (Rory Simmons) ‘We Drift Meridian’ on BBC Radio 2 + video premieres and previews

“A fascinating mix of jazz, electronic music, improvised music… It’s really quite uncategorisable this and I think if you’re someone who’s interested in music that has many different layers and complexities to it but is also just a fabulous listen from beginning to end then you’re going to absolutely love this.”
Jamie Cullum (listen to feature on BBC Radio 2)

Official worldwide release date – Sept 23, 2016

You wouldn’t even know they were there… but the minute islands and atolls amidst the vastness of our world’s oceans provide intriguing inspiration for Monocled Man’s second album, We Drift Meridian – a concept devised by trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist and composer Rory Simmons. With established colleagues Chris Montague (electric guitar) and Jon Scott (drums/electronics), plus vocal contributions from Emilia Mårtensson and Ed Begley, Simmons layers-up haunting electronic and acoustic soundscapes which reflect the remoteness and sometimes curious histories and characters associated with these far-flung, isolated spaces. Known widely for his contribution to the UK and international jazz scenes, Rory Simmons’ approach to Monocled Man expresses the broader palette of music which currently inspires him.

With the official release date this Friday, We Drift Meridian has already been making waves. Broadcaster and musician Jamie Cullum featured a track on his BBC Radio 2 show, Prog magazine (website) premiered the video for Marie Betsy and tweeted the feature to over 50,000 followers and online music site Gigslutz (website) premiered the accompanying video to the track ‘Tromelin’.

To sample all the tracks from the album click: here

Here’s a round up of all the press and social media coverage of the album so far (click for full feature): Prog Magazine, Rhythm & Booze, Anti Music Network, Golden Mixtape, High Violet, Vents Magazine, The Music Rag, Gigslutz