Frog Pocket / Gonglot

Planet Mu

Frog Pocket, aka John Charles Wilson, hails from Ayr in the west of Scotland. Gonglot, his debut full length album, features songs culled from between 1999 and 2005, many originally self-released on his own Mouthmoth label. Incorporating unquantized drum beats with fiddle, mandolin, processed guitar and vocals all recorded live to four-track Frog Pocket has maintained his credibility both as a Scottish musician and contemporary electronic performer.   The folk-inflected melodies of Gonglot owe more to Celtic traditional music than the American folk-rock/electronic crossover currently in vogue. Its pastoral theme has a tradition in electronic music running back through Boards Of Canada to Aphex Twin and originally Ultramarine.   Frog Pocket is a regular on the live circuit and his dedication to performance and networking with other artists and labels led to a friendship with Mike Paradinas at Planet Mu. The label released the single Fir Faas in 2003 and worked closely with Wilson compiling the tracks for this full length release.   To know the music is to love the man, and his quirky, somewhat misinterpreted demeanor only adds to his mystique. The fractured AFX-like beats, alongside some truly beautiful melodies and such an energetic live act, sit at odds with a character so unassuming and modest.   

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