John Lawrence (musician)

John Lawrence (born July 17, ?) is a Welsh musician.[1] He was a founding member of Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, but left the band in 1999, prior to the release of the band's sixth album Spanish Dance Troupe.[2] As a solo artist, he has sometimes gone by the name Infinity Chimps.[2]

In early 2011 Lawrence recorded a session for Adam Walton on BBC Introducing, backed by the then-new band Shy and the Fight.[3]

In 2013 he released new material in collaboration with singer Jaci Williams.[4] He's also been producing Tree of Wolves's material, their debut due in 2014.[5]

Lawrence produced folk musician Chris Jones's debut album, Dacw'r Tannau, released in September 2014.[6] He's also worked with Band Pres Llareggub on their first EP, which was released in April 2015,[7] and with Nia Morgan on her upcoming new album.[8]

Lawrence released solo material, Songs from the Precipice, on 7 September 2015 via his website.,[9] followed by Narcissus Paradox in 2019. His style on later output has been likened to Frank Zappa.[10] He makes occasional public appearances, including 9 Volt Sessions (twice, 4 September 2014 and 29 June 2015) and also a live session on Neil Crud's Tudno FM radio show on 20 June 2016.[11]

He also runs a recording studio from his home near Capel Curig where he has engineered and produced for bands such as Velvet, Celavi, Spam Javelin, Dan Amor and Colossous.[12]

Discography

as John Lawrence

  • Rainy Night, Lawrence Music, 2009
  • Songs from the Precipice, Lawrence Music, 2015
  • Narcissus Paradox, Lawrence Music, 2019

as Infinity Chimps

References
  1. https://www.facebook.com/infinitychimps/about_contact_and_basic_info
  2. "Gorky's Zygotic Mynci". BBC Wales. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  3. "BBC - Wales Music: Recommendations for 2012". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  4. "If I Would, by John Lawrence". Johnlawrence.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  7. "Band Pres Llareggub Brass Band". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  8. Nia Morgan [@niamorganmusic] (12 June 2015). "Dwy gan newydd ar Stiwdio Gefn heno, 9.30, neu ar S4C clic, efo John Lawrence ar siwrne breuddwydiol pedal steel-aidd @infinitychimps @S4C" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. "Brand new album 'Narcissus Paradox' out now on CD and all download platforms". Lawrence-music.com. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  10. http://link2wales.co.uk/north-wales-a-m/north-wales-l/
  11. http://link2wales.co.uk/2016/crudblog/insession-john-lawrence/
  12. https://www.discogs.com/artist/470749-John-Lawrence-2?type=Credits&subtype=Technical&filter_anv=0


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