Ben Chatwin Explained

Ben Chatwin
Alias:Talvihorros
Birth Place:Portsmouth, England
Origin:South Queensferry, Scotland
Years Active:2008–present

Ben Chatwin is an English musician who resides in Scotland.[1] He previously performed under the name Talvihorros.[2] He has released two albums, under his own name and five as Talvihorros.[3] His most recent, Heat & Entropy (2016) appeared on Ba Da Bing Records while his previous outings appeared on Denovali and Hibernate Records. He has performed live globally.[4] [5] Besides his own work, Chatwin does bespoke music for adverts such as Calvin Klein, Louis Vuitton, Tate Modern and Volkswagen.[6]

Career

Chatwin was born in Portsmouth and began to explore music as a teenager.[7] He moved to Brighton in his late teens to study Digital Music, while recording the self-released "It's Already on Fire" demo .[8] Upon completion of his studies in 2004 he relocated to London.[9] After playing in a number of bands, he began to use the name Talvihorros (meaning hibernation in Finnish) for his music in 2008.[10] In 2009 the album Some Ambulance was released on Benbecula Records and featured Chris Howarth on bass. It was recorded in the winter of 2007–2008 using a modest budget in Hackney.

After signing with the German label Denovali, Chatwin released And It Was So in 2012 with the help of Christoph Berg (violin), Oliver Barrett (cello), Jordan Chatwin (percussion) and Anais Lalange (viola).[11] The album used the Book of Genesis as inspiration,[12] resulting in "a near-perfect and wholly unique album" according to brainwashed.com.[13] In January 2014, Chatwin released the fifth and last album under the Talvihorros name. A collaboration with Daniel Crossley of Fluid Audio, Eaten Alive chronicles Crossley's drug addiction. It was described as "restrained" with "muted melancholia" in comparison with previous albums. During the summer of 2014, Chatwin performed at a number of festivals, including Incubate and the Denovali.[14] [15] [16]

Towards the end of 2014, Chatwin moved to Edinburgh and began to record under his own name, noting that the "change coincided with a big life change in that I moved from London to Scotland". A year later, he released the album The Sleeper Awakes, inspired by the H. G Wells novel of the same name, on Village Green Recordings.[17] [18] It featured contributions by William Ryan Fritch (vocals, strings), Maarten Vos (cello), Joel Hanson (dulcimer) and Sarah Kemp (violin).[19] It was described as "skilled at crafting a mood that continually evolves and shifts focus across the album's ten pieces".[20]

Chatwin lives in South Queensferry. He works closely with his brother, London-based percussionist and graphic designer Jordan Chatwin.[21] Together with his brother he was briefly a member of the rock band Inca Gold.[22]

Style

Chatwin's work is instrumental. He draws inspiration from the Radiohead release OK Computer, the work by Mogwai and electronica of Autechre. He uses unusual musical instruments such as a dulcitone and a 3-string diddley-bow. Other influences include Steve Reich.

Discography

As Talvihorros

Split

Mix

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ben Chatwin Biography & History. Simpson. Paul. AllMusic. 5 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Ben Chatwin: Blurring the lines between Man & Machine. Phillips. Nicola. 29 July 2016. KALTBLUT Magazine. 5 August 2016.
  3. Web site: Album Review: Talvihorros – Eaten Alive. Parmar. Dipesh. 4 February 2014. Tarumatu.com. 5 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160818082011/http://www.tarumatu.com/album-review-talvihorros-eaten-alive/. 18 August 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: about. Ben Chatwin Talvihorros. 5 August 2016.
  5. Web site: NEHH Presents… Ulrich Schnauss & Ben Chatwin (Talvihorros) Summerhall. Summerhall.co.uk. 5 August 2016.
  6. Web site: Commercial. Ben Chatwin Talvihorros. 5 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160919100434/http://www.ben-chatwin.com/commercial/. 19 September 2016. dead.
  7. Web site: 15 questions Interview Ben Chatwin Slow music. Fischer. Tobias. 15questions.net. 5 August 2016.
  8. Web site: Talvihorros: It's Already on Fire. Textura.org. 5 August 2016.
  9. Web site: Ben Chatwin on making music with strings, computers and Blu-Tack. The Herald. Glasgow. 5 August 2016.
  10. Web site: Ben Chatwin Village Green. Villagegreenrecording.co.uk. 5 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160810065954/http://villagegreenrecording.co.uk/artists/ben-chatwin. 10 August 2016. dead.
  11. Web site: Talvihorros – And It Was So. Denovali.com. 5 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160814121021/http://denovali.com/mp3shop/Denovali-Releases/Talvihorros-And-It-Was-So::1774.html. 14 August 2016. dead.
  12. Web site: Talvihorros ~ And It Was So. Allen. Richard. 13 November 2012. Acloserlisten.com. 5 August 2016.
  13. Web site: Talvihorros, "And It Was So". D'Amico. Anthony. 30 December 2012. Brainwashed.com. 5 August 2016.
  14. Web site: Incubate Festival 2014 – Sunday Review. Segers. Guido. 25 September 2014. Thesleepingshaman.com. 5 August 2016.
  15. Web site: EU tour with Talvihorros + Laid Eyes. Floating Limb. 5 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160915225048/http://floatinglimb.com/events/2014/5/24/eu-tour-with-talvihorros-laid-eyes. 15 September 2016. dead.
  16. Web site: DENOVALI FESTIVAL BERLIN 2016 · 01+02.04.2016. Denovali.com. 5 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160814084712/http://denovali.com/festival/berlin/?history. 14 August 2016. dead.
  17. Web site: Ben Chatwin – The Sleeper Awakes – Out Now Village Green. Villagegreenrecording.co.uk. 5 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012071621/http://villagegreenrecording.co.uk/news/ben-chatwin-the-sleeper-awakes. 12 October 2016. dead.
  18. Web site: 2014 Through My Eyes: Ben Chatwin [Talvihorros]]. Sangre. Santa. 18 January 2015. Santa Sangre. 5 August 2016.
  19. Web site: Ben Chatwin: The Sleeper Awakes. Textura.org. 5 August 2016.
  20. Web site: Sound Bytes : Martin Gore, Ekca Liena, Ben Chatwin and Lars Leonhard. Mercer. Matthew. 17 June 2015. Headphone Commute. 5 August 2016.
  21. Web site: Info – Jordan Chatwin. Jordanchatwin.com. 5 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170528162538/http://www.jordanchatwin.com/Info. 28 May 2017. dead.
  22. Web site: Interview: Talvihorros. Henaghan. Michael. 23 June 2011. Phantom Channel. 5 August 2016.
  23. Web site: Talvihorros – Secret Thirteen Mix 016. 7 May 2012. 5 August 2016.

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