James Alexander Bright wants his music to evoke images. In addition to being a musician, he is an illustrator, so image and sound often merge in his daily life. On Headroom he tries to capture certain textures in sounds: hard and soft, smooth and rough, light and heavy. Bright's ideas come to life especially at night, he wanted the album to sound like it was recorded in a bedroom. The dreaminess is
… dripping from it. By playing with contrasts, he gives shape to the overflow of the senses. For example, by placing a slowly waving saxophone melody next to a beat that sounds like a heartbeat. In this way his music becomes almost physical, as if you feel it. The funky undertone in his music is subtle and makes you want to move. So Bright knows very cleverly besides hearing and sight, also add feeling to the mix of senses. (JvQ)more
