James Chapman talks about new Maps album
Maps main man James Chapman is preparing for the release of his new album.
Turning The Mind was recorded with Death In Vegas' Tim Holmes at the Contino Rooms in London and is due out on September 28.
The record follows his 2007 Mercury Music Prize shortlisted debut We Can Create.
Chapman has said if his debut record was the birth of Maps, the second album is a fully formed manifesto.
Talking about the album, Chapman said: "Turning The Mind is essentially an album which explores themes related to the human mind and the way certain stimuli, particularly chemical, can affect the mind in different ways.
"A recurring theme throughout the album is that of the 'journey of extremes'.
"An example of this could be from depression to euphoria or abyss to bliss, if you like.
"The title comes from the cognitive therapy practice of mindfulness which I came across a few years ago, taught by Professor Marsha Linehan.
"It is a practice which, in simple terms, takes negative thoughts and turns them towards positive ones by accepting reality as it is, however bad it may be.
"The tracks for this album never seemed to stop flowing from the day I began working on them, it is a true statement of Maps' music at this precise moment."
New track Let Go The Fear – a one-off collaboration with renowned Berlin-based producer/ DJ Oliver Huntemann and Tim Holmes – received a limited download-
only release in May and was described by The Guardian as "the kind of music that makes you want to indulge in very urgent dancing."
Maps has recently debuted the new stripped down electronic line-up at the Great Escape and Stag & Dagger festivals and has announced a number of dates for the summer, including a support slot on the forthcoming M83 tour.
Other forthcoming dates include shows at the Concorde 2 in Brighton on July 6, London's Koko the following day and the Cockpit in Leeds on July 8.
He will also play at the Latitude Festival on July 18. For more go to www.myspace.com/mapsmusic.
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