One of the most highly
acclaimed new artists to arrive at the back end of 2002 is
Camden native 'Just' Jack Allsopp.
Jack's debut album, 'The Outer Marker'
was released at the end of last year to glowing reviews...Q
magazine said: "'The Outer Marker' is a highly lyrical
affair...the album is bursting with ideas and there's plenty
to admire". The Independent said: "The Streets
with a decent tune. It's a quintessentially modern British
sound".
Growing up in Camden provided Jack with
a rich background of culture and music to create his own
unique sound. It's part old school hip hop, part Massive
Attack but mostly it's about strong songs and melodies.
Lyrically Jack has based his songs on personal experiences
and observations while growing up in London and living in
France for a summer.
'Snowflakes' is the track that everyone
who has raved about Jack says is a 'massive tune'. It's
a lyrically dark, melancholic epic with sweeping strings
and infectious chorus. The cd features mixes by xfm's Eddie
Temple Morris, Terminalhead and Riton. Originally the track
was given the 'bootleg' treatment by xfm main man Eddie
Temple Morris for his remix show. After the first play it
has created an incredible vibe and is currently enjoying
rabid attention at the station and a massive underground
buzz is beginning to stir club land. RG Records heard about
the buzz on the mix, contacted Eddie and Robert Smith and
both have granted permission to use the track on the single.
Eddie Temple Morris: "I really loved
the original version of 'Snowflakes' and always thought
it would make a great mix. One day I heard The Cure's 'Lullaby'
on Ian Canfield's show and realised that it was a perfect
match".
