MAPS Sleep Today – New track shared ahead of 4-track EP release in December
MAPS RELEASES NEW TRACK,
4-TRACK EP RELEASE IN DECEMBER
MAPS, aka composer and producer James Chapman, shares a brand new track today, ahead of a 4-track EP release next month.
The new track, ‘Sleep Today‘, was recorded at Chapman’s studio in Northamptonshire during the making of his most recent album Colours. Reflect. Time. Loss.
This was followed by additional recording sessions with the renowned Brussels ensemble Echo Collective, the percussionist and drummer Matt Kelly and vocalist Rachel Kenedy. The track wasn’t included on the album because it always seemed to stand alone somehow.
Fast forward to now, and the joyous mood of the track and its “positive message about trying to come to terms with the present and looking forward to better times” feels like the perfect antidote to 2020. The new single will feature on a forthcoming 4-track EP alongside a remix of the track by Brighton’s The Go! Team.
Chapman explains “Music has always been a therapy for me, and I definitely have an escapist mentality when creating and listening to songs. ‘Sleep Today’ is a song that always lifts my spirits when I listen to it, and that is the feeling I was trying to evoke when writing and recording the track.”The new EP follows a remix series that ran over the summer of 2020,
Colours. Remixed. Time. Loss. which boasted a phenomenal line-up including Stephen Morris, TVAM, GLOK (aka Andy Bell from Ride), Russian Linesman, Barry Adamson, Polly Scattergood, C Duncan, Simon Fisher Turner, A Certain Ratio and more.Chapman’s latest album, Colours. Reflect. Time. Loss. is out now on Mute. His most ambitious to date, the album saw the Northampton-based Mercury Music-nominated artist working with Echo Collective and embark on a series of performances that included a sold-out show at the Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room
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RECENT PRAISE FOR MAPS
“Bold, ambitious.” – Electronic Sound“To call ‘Colours. Reflect. Time Loss.’ an epic album would be stating the obvious.” – Clash“Sounds as wondrous as ever.” – NME“The emotional dynamic has been transformed.” – 8/10 Uncut
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