{"id":18157,"date":"2016-02-16T15:14:11","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T15:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=18157"},"modified":"2016-02-16T15:14:11","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T15:14:11","slug":"james-edge-and-the-mindstep-tell-us-where-we-are-going-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/02\/james-edge-and-the-mindstep-tell-us-where-we-are-going-to\/","title":{"rendered":"James Edge and The Mindstep Tell Us &#8216;Where We Are Going To&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18158\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/02\/james-edge-and-the-mindstep-tell-us-where-we-are-going-to\/james-edge-and-the-mindstep-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/James-Edge-and-the-Mindstep-1.jpg?fit=2048%2C757&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,757\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"James Edge and the Mindstep 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/James-Edge-and-the-Mindstep-1.jpg?fit=640%2C237&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18158\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/James-Edge-and-the-Mindstep-1.jpg?resize=640%2C237&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"James Edge and the Mindstep 1\" width=\"640\" height=\"237\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>James Edge and The Mindstep are a London based progressive folk trio. Stating their influences as Nick Drake and Joni Mitchell, among others, \u00a0they describe their music as &#8220;Weird and dark jazzy alt-folk&#8221;.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Regulars on the live scene, they already have one album under their belts. &#8216;In the Hills, The Cities&#8217;, was self-released in 2010, and \u00a0was a &#8220;very impressive debut&#8221; \u00a0according to R2 Magazine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18160\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/02\/james-edge-and-the-mindstep-tell-us-where-we-are-going-to\/james-edge-and-the-mindstep-1-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/James-Edge-and-the-Mindstep-1.png?fit=1014%2C1070&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1014,1070\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"James Edge and the Mindstep 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/James-Edge-and-the-Mindstep-1.png?fit=640%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18160\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/James-Edge-and-the-Mindstep-1.png?resize=640%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"James Edge and the Mindstep 1\" width=\"640\" height=\"675\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After recently signing to Folkstock Records, James Edge and The Mindstep are set to release a very special Double A side single on Feb 26th, followed by \u00a0an EP on April 15th 2016.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Double A side single will feature two specially selected tracks from their debut album, &#8216;Where We\u2019re Going To&#8217;, and &#8216;Becoming&#8217;, both produced by James and recorded by Tom Aitkenhead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The two tracks compliment each other beautifully. &#8216;Where We Are Going To&#8217; is a joy, that bounces with playful uplifting melodies, whilst the slightly darker, &#8216;Becoming&#8217;, is beautifully hypnotic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">James and fellow band members, \u00a0Avvon Chambers (drums) and Andy Waterworth (double bass), are joined on these tracks by a wealth of other talented session musicians.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The EP, \u2018On A Red Horse\u2019 will be released on April 15th and feature these two songs plus other previously unreleased tracks with the same producer and line up.<br \/>\nFor more information about James Edge and The Mindstep, visit their\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamesedgeandthemindstep.com\" target=\"_blank\">Website<\/a>, \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/JamesAndTheMindstep\" target=\"_blank\">Youtube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/jamesedgeandthemindstep\" target=\"_blank\">Soundcloud<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndTheMindstep\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jamesedgeandthemindstep\/timeline?ref=page_internal\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0pages.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"James Edge and the Mindstep - Where We&#039;re Going To\/Becoming by Folkstock Records\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F179083694&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=960&#038;maxwidth=640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Edge and The Mindstep are a London based progressive folk trio. Stating their influences as Nick Drake and Joni Mitchell, among others,  they describe their music as &#8220;Weird and dark jazzy alt-folk&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[57,9],"tags":[4569,4566,4567,286,1049,3479,4568,4563,1356,65,77,4564,116,4565],"class_list":["post-18157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-artists","category-new-releases","tag-alt-folk","tag-becoming","tag-double-a-side","tag-ep","tag-folk","tag-folkstock-records","tag-in-the-hills-the-cities","tag-james-edge-and-the-mindstep","tag-jazz","tag-london","tag-new-release","tag-progressive-folk","tag-review","tag-where-we-are-going-to"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-4IR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15116,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/10\/folkstock-showcase-at-london-folk-and-roots-festival\/","url_meta":{"origin":18157,"position":0},"title":"Folkstock Showcase At London Folk And Roots Festival","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"31\/10\/2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Folkstock Records will host two Emerging Talent showcases as part of the London Folk and Roots Festival, on November 4 and 11.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Concerts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Concerts","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/concerts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Folkstock.jpg?fit=1200%2C444&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Folkstock.jpg?fit=1200%2C444&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Folkstock.jpg?fit=1200%2C444&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Folkstock.jpg?fit=1200%2C444&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Folkstock.jpg?fit=1200%2C444&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":20897,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/06\/kaity-rae-this-time-around\/","url_meta":{"origin":18157,"position":1},"title":"Kaity Rae &#8211; &#8216;This Time Around&#8217;","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"09\/06\/2016","format":false,"excerpt":"A singer\/songwriter from North London, Kaity Rae is set to take the UK Country scene by storm this year, following a two week songwiting trip to Nashville this past April, as well as winning a place in a songwriting workshop - courtesy of PRS - at The Americana Music Association\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Artists&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Artists","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/new-artists\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Kaity-Rae-Before-I-knew-pic.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Kaity-Rae-Before-I-knew-pic.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Kaity-Rae-Before-I-knew-pic.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Kaity-Rae-Before-I-knew-pic.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Kaity-Rae-Before-I-knew-pic.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16655,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/12\/kelly-oliver-making-paradise-out-of-bedlam\/","url_meta":{"origin":18157,"position":2},"title":"Kelly Oliver &#8211; Making Paradise out of &#8216;Bedlam&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"21\/12\/2015","format":false,"excerpt":"While travelling in Rio in 2013 Kelly Oliver made a life changing decision. 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