Second Person - Trip Hop Band

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Second Person - London Trip-Hop Band

Second Person was formed in early 2002 and comprises of three people, singer/pianist Julia Johnson, producer/bassist Mark Maclaine and drummer Alvaro Lopez.

They have released 2 Studio Albums, "Chromatography" and "The Elements".

Mark Maclaine and Julia Johnson also created the original music for the movie "City Rats". You can see a teaser video for "Paper Umbrella", one of the songs written for the movie here.

"Gone Fishing" by Second Person 

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Interviews & Articles 

In their own words... Second Person | Sellaband
"Sophisticated, stylish, lush. Those are just a few words that spring to mind when listening to the songs of Second Person. Ambitious, eager, and quickly ascending the SellaBand ladder, are a few others, when you take a closer look at this three piece group from London, England. Here's an introduction to the band that seems to be really good at attracting new Believers."
Surfers pay US$50,000 for Second Person to record an album.
"Internet users have invested US$50,000 in UK band Second Person by purchasing units as small as US$10 so that the group can record an album.

Second Person raised the money using SellaBand, a new concept in the music industry where individual investors buy shares in a band and receive royalties on future sales..."
Fans put up funds for band's first album.
"Hearing the news that they had just been given £26,000 to make their first album would make most bands do something a bit rock'n'roll: go on a drinking binge or take some drugs, perhaps. As it was, when Second Person found out about their windfall, they made a few phone calls, smiled, then went back to work...."
Video interview with Second Person in Amsterdam
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"The Elements" by Second Person 

Released 2007

The second album by Second Person, it was funded by fans via Sellaband who raised $50,000.

Links to full tracks on Last.fm

1. "Wood"
2. "Fire"
3. "Earth"
4. "Metal"
5. "Water"

The Limited Edition version also contains:

Unique digipack artwork design
PC and MAC compatible interactive menus
Specially Mastered Mp3s (256bit)
"Wood" music video (player and video file)
"Recording The Elements" video (player and video file)
"Four Leaf Clover (Live at SellaBand London Calling)" video
"Wood (Live at SellaBand London Calling)" video
Album artwork browser including lyrics and believer list
Access to special Online content (including desktop backgrounds and future downloads)

"Wood" by Second Person 

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Recording the "Elements" by Second Person 

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Second Person albums on Amazon 

The Elements

Amazon Price: $12.99 (as of 12/23/2009) Buy Now
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Chromatography

Amazon Price: $8.99 (as of 12/23/2009) Buy Now
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"Chromatography" 

Released 2004

1. "Too Cold To Snow"
2. "Demons In The Scenery"
3. "No Window"
4. "I Spy"
5. "Wreckage"
6. "Demons Die"
7. "Word For Word"
8. "Nerve"
9. "My Baby Only Cares For Me"
10. "Senseless Sentences"
11. "Divine"
12. "Lucky Breaks"
13. "Grace"
14. "Harry: Walkies"

"Demons Die" by Second Person 

Music video by Gaston Vinas
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"Demons Die" by Second Person
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Links 

Second Person website
Home Page for Second Person
Sellaband Album - "The Elements"
Sellaband Profile for the Fan-Funded album "The Elements" Preview tracks and get a free download.
Myspace Profile
MySpace music profile for Second Person with tour dates, songs, videos, pictures, blogs, band information, downloads and more
YouTube - Second Person
Official YouTube Channel.

Sellaband Links 

Second Person - SellaBand Shop
You can purchase the Limited Edition version of the album, the regular album or a mp3 download of it. There is also a free copy of "Wood" available.

More Videos from Second Person 

"Spilt Milk" by Second Person 

Shot on Super16mm. This is the full-length rough edit for the video for "Spilt Milk".

Music and script by Second Person
Dir: Mark Maclaine
DOP: Adam Levins
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"Days Number Themselves" by Second Person 

A music video commissioned by the London based band Second Person. Song: Days Number Themselves.
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"That's What I've Been Told" by Second Person 

This taken from "Snow's in the House 2" and is a rare track that Second Person provided for its sound-track. It includes footage from the film. (Snowsport Synergy Films)
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Second Person on Wikipedia 

Second Person are a British band that mixes influences from trip hop, jazz, hip hop and electronica to form Post Trip Hop.

In late 2001, singer Julia Johnson and producer/bassist Mark Maclaine met, and early the following year formed the band Second Person. Drummer Álvaro López was recruited in mid 2004 to complete the current line up and their debut album Chromatography was released later that year. It went on to sell out of its initial white-label run in United Kingdom, USA and Australia thro...

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