James Heather

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As a child Heather’s Grandad taught him composition and how to manipulate the tuning of piano strings. Inspired by Beethoven, Debussy and his neighbour’s Acid House pirate radio show, composing on piano became his passion. After a near death experience, he had the energy to step out as an artist. His art takes as much from electronic music in sensibility and post-rock in its exploration of meditative builds as it does its classical and jazz grounding.

In 2022 Heather releases his second album, “Invisible Forces”. The album is about becoming aware of invisible forces around us to help deepen understanding of self and our connection to the world. The tracks (alongside 2021’s “Modulations: EP2”) were this time honed on the road, playing shows such as Green Man, Glastonbury, Berlin Planetarium and many more across Europe. His approach, that he dubs ‘Pulse Music’, finds him playing freely, with no metronome or notation but instead his instinct deciding where things go. In 2021 he released a new version of 'And She Came Home' with added strings for Coldcut's ambient '@0 compilation' in aid of CALM, Mind, and Black Minds Matter, with the song being promoted as a double-single alongside Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Heather first released via Ahead Of Our Time in 2017, Ninja Tune founders Coldcut’s label with “Modulations: EP1”, followed by his well received album “Stories From Far Away On Piano”. In 2018 he was remixed by DJ Seinfeld, Mary Lattimore, Sarah Davachi and Echo Collective for his “Reworks” album. Supporters include Cillian Murphy, Nils Frahm, Emika, Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder label and The Cinematic Orchestra, who asked him to rework them in 2020. He has worked with Dawn Richard, Coldcut, Mumdance and Roger Robinson (King Midas Sound)
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06
Oizys
James Heather
Modulations: EP1
03:30
01
Passing Soul
James Heather
Modulations: EP2
02:55
Composers: James Heather
05
Last Minute Change Of Heart
James Heather
Stories From Far Away On Piano
04:02
Writer: James Heather
05
Last Minute Change Of Heart (String Quartet Version)
James Heather
Reworks
04:02
Writer: James Heather
02
Empire Sounds
James Heather
Modulations: EP1
03:41
Writer: James Heather
01
Immortal Beloved
James Heather
Immortal Beloved
03:54
Composers: James Heather
07
Teardrop Tattoo
James Heather
Stories From Far Away On Piano
03:54
01
Lunar Ice Flows (Prelude)
James Heather
Modulations: EP1
02:02
09
Blueprint
James Heather
Stories From Far Away On Piano
04:32
Writer: James Heather
05
Ultraviolet
James Heather
Invisible Forces
01:33
Composers: James Heather
01
Ruqia
James Heather
Stories From Far Away On Piano
01:14
Writer: James Heather
01
Ultraviolet (Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres Rework)
James Heather
Ultraviolet (Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres Rework) / Meant To Be (Voces8 Rework)
04:19
Composers: James Heather - Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres
11
Immortal Beloved (Freya Arde Rework)
James Heather
Reworks: Vol2
04:27
Composers: James Heather - Freya Arde
05
The Conscience Loop
James Heather
Modulations: EP1
02:05
03
Biomes (Aparde Remix)
James Heather
Reworks
04:06
Writer: James Heather
03
In Your Spirit (Mogwai Remix)
James Heather
Reworks: Vol2
04:49
Composers: James Heather

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  • Discography
Albums
Ahead Of Our Time
03-11-2023
Reworks: Vol2
01
Ancestral Future Now (KMRU Rework)
James Heather
Reworks: Vol2
03:29
Composers: James Heather - Joseph Kamaru Mwangi
02
Oizys (Nailah Hunter Rework)
James Heather
Reworks: Vol2
03:50
Writer: Nailah Hunter Middleton / Composers: James Heather
03
In Your Spirit (Mogwai Remix)
James Heather
Reworks: Vol2
04:49
Composers: James Heather
04
Ultraviolet (Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres Rework)
James Heather
Reworks: Vol2
04:19
Composers: James Heather - Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres
05
Beginnings (Steven Weston Remix)
James Heather
Reworks: Vol2
03:57
Composers: James Heather - Steven Weston
06
Invisible Forces (Ishmael Ensemble Remix)
James Heather
Reworks: Vol2
04:43
Composers: James Heather
07
Hidden Angel (Hackney Road Studio Session)
James Heather
Reworks: Vol2
04:17
Writer: Roger Robinson / Composers: James Heather
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Ahead Of Our Time
22-04-2022
Invisible Forces
01
Meant To Be
James Heather
Invisible Forces
03:55
Composers: James Heather
02
No Time Limit To Grief
James Heather
Invisible Forces
04:41
Composers: James Heather
03
In Your Spirit
James Heather
Invisible Forces
04:47
Composers: James Heather
04
Balance
James Heather
Invisible Forces
02:50
Composers: James Heather
05
Ultraviolet
James Heather
Invisible Forces
01:33
Composers: James Heather
06
Forgotten Cities
James Heather
Invisible Forces
05:34
Composers: James Heather
07
Invisible Forces
James Heather
Invisible Forces
05:37
Composers: James Heather
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Ahead Of Our Time
07-12-2018
Reworks
01
Ruqia (Echo Collective Rework)
James Heather
Reworks
03:42
Writer: James Heather
02
MHope (DJ Seinfeld Yada Yada Remix)
James Heather
Reworks
05:40
Writer: James Heather
03
Biomes (Aparde Remix)
James Heather
Reworks
04:06
Writer: James Heather
04
Empire Sounds (String Quartet Version)
James Heather
Reworks
05:13
Writer: James Heather
05
Last Minute Change Of Heart (String Quartet Version)
James Heather
Reworks
04:02
Writer: James Heather
06
And She Came Home (Mary Lattimore Rework)
James Heather
Reworks
03:34
Writer: James Heather
07
Bad Role Model (Sarah Davachi Rework)
James Heather
Reworks
03:38
Writer: James Heather
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Ahead Of Our Time
04-08-2017
Stories From Far Away On Piano
01
Ruqia
James Heather
Stories From Far Away On Piano
01:14
Writer: James Heather
02
Empire Sounds
James Heather
Stories From Far Away On Piano
03:41
Writer: James Heather
03
MHope
James Heather
Stories From Far Away On Piano
04:57
Writer: James Heather
04
Biomes
James Heather
Stories From Far Away On Piano
02:42
Writer: James Heather
05
Last Minute Change Of Heart
James Heather
Stories From Far Away On Piano
04:02
Writer: James Heather
06
Pathos
James Heather
Stories From Far Away On Piano
03:49
07
Teardrop Tattoo
James Heather
Stories From Far Away On Piano
03:54
Access the complete album info (9 songs)
EPs
Ahead Of Our Time
04-10-2023
Ultraviolet (Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres Rework) / Meant To Be (Voces8 Rework)
01
Ultraviolet (Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres Rework)
James Heather
Ultraviolet (Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres Rework) / Meant To Be (Voces8 Rework)
04:19
Composers: James Heather - Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres
02
Meant To Be (Voces8 Rework)
James Heather
Ultraviolet (Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres Rework) / Meant To Be (Voces8 Rework)
04:59
Composers: James Heather
03
Ultraviolet
James Heather
Ultraviolet (Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres Rework) / Meant To Be (Voces8 Rework)
01:33
Composers: James Heather
04
Meant To Be
James Heather
Ultraviolet (Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres Rework) / Meant To Be (Voces8 Rework)
03:55
Composers: James Heather
Ahead Of Our Time
06-09-2023
In Your Spirit (Mogwai Remix)
01
In Your Spirit (Mogwai Remix)
James Heather
In Your Spirit (Mogwai Remix)
04:49
Composers: James Heather
02
In Your Spirit
James Heather
In Your Spirit (Mogwai Remix)
04:47
Composers: James Heather
03
Hidden Angel (Hackney Road Studio Session)
James Heather
In Your Spirit (Mogwai Remix)
04:17
Writer: Roger Robinson / Composers: James Heather
04
Hidden Angel
James Heather
In Your Spirit (Mogwai Remix)
03:48
Composers: James Heather
Ahead Of Our Time
25-10-2021
@0 EP3
01
Aqua (from Playing Piano for the Isolated)
Ryuichi Sakamoto
@0 EP3
04:32
Composers: Ryuichi Sakamoto
02
And She Came Home (Strings Version)
James Heather
@0 EP3
03:58
Composers: James Heather
Ahead Of Our Time
28-05-2021
Modulations: EP2
01
Passing Soul
James Heather
Modulations: EP2
02:55
Composers: James Heather
02
Glimmer
James Heather
Modulations: EP2
03:21
Composers: James Heather
03
Metal Machina
James Heather
Modulations: EP2
03:13
Composers: James Heather
04
Beginnings
James Heather
Modulations: EP2
03:58
Composers: James Heather
05
Happy Tears
James Heather
Modulations: EP2
01:45
Composers: James Heather
Ahead Of Our Time
09-06-2017
Modulations: EP1
01
Lunar Ice Flows (Prelude)
James Heather
Modulations: EP1
02:02
02
Empire Sounds
James Heather
Modulations: EP1
03:41
Writer: James Heather
03
Bad Role Model
James Heather
Modulations: EP1
03:40
Writer: James Heather
04
And She Came Home
James Heather
Modulations: EP1
03:01
Writer: James Heather
05
The Conscience Loop
James Heather
Modulations: EP1
02:05
06
Oizys
James Heather
Modulations: EP1
03:30
07
Vapour Skies
James Heather
Modulations: EP1
03:31
Singles
2024 Dead Oceans
21-08-2024
Cosmic Concerto (Life Is People)
01
Cosmic Concerto (Life Is People)
James Heather
Cosmic Concerto (Life Is People)
04:06
Composers: Bill Fay
02
Cosmic Concerto (Life Is People)
Bill Fay
Cosmic Concerto (Life Is People)
07:56
Composers: Bill Fay
Ahead Of Our Time
08-08-2023
Hidden Angel (Hackney Road Studio Session)
01
Hidden Angel (Hackney Road Studio Session)
James Heather
Hidden Angel (Hackney Road Studio Session)
04:17
Writer: Roger Robinson / Composers: James Heather
02
Hidden Angel
James Heather
Hidden Angel (Hackney Road Studio Session)
03:48
Composers: James Heather
Ahead Of Our Time
05-04-2022
Hidden Angel
01
Hidden Angel
James Heather
Hidden Angel
03:48
Composers: James Heather
02
Immortal Beloved
James Heather
Hidden Angel
03:54
Composers: James Heather
03
Meant To Be
James Heather
Hidden Angel
03:55
Composers: James Heather
Ahead Of Our Time
01-03-2022
Meant To Be
01
Meant To Be
James Heather
Meant To Be
03:55
Composers: James Heather
02
Immortal Beloved
James Heather
Meant To Be
03:54
Composers: James Heather
Ahead Of Our Time
01-02-2022
Immortal Beloved
01
Immortal Beloved
James Heather
Immortal Beloved
03:54
Composers: James Heather
Ahead Of Our Time
21-04-2021
Beginnings
01
Beginnings
James Heather
Beginnings
03:58
Composers: James Heather
02
Passing Soul
James Heather
Beginnings
02:55
Composers: James Heather