| One More Grain | |
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| Origin | London, England, UK |
| Genres | Alternative rock Experimental music Spoken word Drone music Fusion (music) Modal jazz |
| Years active | 2006–2008 |
| Labels | Victory Garden White Heat Records |
| Associated acts | Daniel Patrick Quinn Blowpipe Gyratory System |
| Website | Official Website |
| Members | |
| Daniel Patrick Quinn Andrew Blick Merek Cooper Laurie Waller |
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| Past members | |
| Dudu Froment Gal Moore |
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One More Grain was a four piece band based in London. Fronted by Daniel Patrick Quinn, often compared to the Fall frontman, Mark E. Smith.[1] Quinn hails from the small northern city of Lancaster, where he attended the Royal Grammar School. He left the school after taking his GCSEs, completing his A-levels at the local college, before going on to study Philosophy at university in London.
After completing university, Quinn left London and went to live in Edinburgh, where he set up Suilven Recordings, an independent label which released ambient music, and worked in the Scottish National Gallery. His Scottish excursion lasted for around three years and culminated in the release of the record "Ridin' the Stang", which was released to plaudits from a number of critics - Stewart Lee featured the track "The Burryman" on his Topography of Chance CD - but did not find commercial success. This record was subsequently toured with a group of local musicians called The Rough Ensemble.[2]
Returning to London, Quinn took up residence in the old Milton Arms building in east London,[3] immediately setting about recruiting musicians for a new musical project. His new recruits were Andrew Blick (trumpeter, author and former session musician), a Frenchman called DuDu (stand-up bass) and the Israeli Gal Moore (drums). In the manner of the XX Teens, some of whom lived at the same address, the quartet began to rehearse in the cellar of the old pub and quickly amassed enough material to record an album. The band subsequently reached an agreement with Victory Garden Records (who also released early material by Hot Chip and Trencher) to release their album, and also saw the departures of DuDu and Gal, and the arrival of their replacements, Merek Cooper and Laurie Waller (on bass and drums respectively).
Their record Pigeon English (album) was released in April, 2007 garnering a review in the Sunday Times (1/4/2007), which described the band as "Great English talent".[4] Their second album, Isle of Grain was released on 28 January 2008, on White Heat Records. A pre-release review in Plan B magazine left the reviewer wondering if they were, "actually some elaborate practical joke" [5] despite featuring the band in the front of the issue, and the bassist Merek being a regular contributor to the periodical.
The band split in Summer 2008. All the members also participated in Blick's parallel project Gyratory System, which continued to operate.[6]