Just The Architect

Jonathan Chan (or Just The Architect) lives in Birmingham, where he is an architecture student and a remarkable violinist. Listening to his music is a totally new experience, not possible to completely define: think the musical wisdom of Patrick Wolf, Owen Pallet and Andrew Bird, think the fantasy world in the lyricism of Lewis Carroll or Angela Carter, think of a quiet forest in the middle of agitated London town, think all this and something totally different, then maybe you’ll get inside Jonathan’s world. As he defines himself, Just The Architect jumps between genres from song to song, but they all stick together perfectly.
Last year, Just The Architect released three EP’s for free download on his MySpace page: “508” which includes the brilliants ‘Cathedral Spires’, ‘Cadet Force’ and ‘Countach!’; “Tiger vs. World” has its peak on ‘Off The Cliffs’ and ‘Avast!’ (one of my personal favorites) and “Tinseltown Tongues” the less interesting of the three, still quite good! His latest songs (unreleased at the moment) include epic moments reminding a bit of Celtic music (‘Honey & Cake’ and ‘Road To Applecross’) and experiences with 8-bit electronics on his best song so far, the furious ‘Theo The Weak’. Check his MySpace page HERE and surrender!!!

Download “508” EP HERE
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Watch the brilliant video for his song “Stickmen & Chimneys” below