Luna Trick is the creative brainchild of English multi-Instrumentalist, Daniel Staniforth. Classically trained as a Cellist, Staniforth crafts an array of songs styles - ranging from Indie Rock, Shoegaze, darkwave, electronica, space-funk, ethereal, Alt-pop - to more widely experimental. This sophisticated one-man band act follows in the great tradition of Nine Inch Nails, Beck, and early Cure albums. His hybridized guitar style renders many different sonic colours, which are further enhanced by his willingness to explore various instrumentations, both traditional and innovative.
FLOWFORTH PRODUCTIONS has recently two full length CDs from Luna Trick - Total Submersion and Hoar Frost Sheen. The CDs are available at CDBaby, Amazon, iTunes, or as a direct MP3 download from this MySpace page. Both CDs are full of alternative flavourings and influences from the more creative phases of the last couple of decades. Some comparisons given are the Cure, Bowie, NIN, Radiohead, Beck, etc. - but the songs also contain Staniforth’s unique musical signature. A few songs from Total Submersion have received some Indie radio play, including the historical narrative, "Jacobite" - the tragic story, "Tale of Three Ribbons," - and the dreamscape, "Swimmer & the Siren." Similar stand outs from Hoar Frost Sheen are the critique on religious cruelty, "Orthodox Killers" – the confessional, "Tears in Vino" - and the overtly political "Suffer the Fool". An extra bonus is son, Sylvan, who’s delightful singing can be heard on the poem, "Babbla."
Staniforth also composes ambient, neo-classical, and “poet-scapes” under his own name, including the recently released – Father to Father - which is a serious of impressionistic orchestral pieces written in honour of his father. The CD, also available at CDBaby, explores the English landscape of his youth and experiences as a young immigrant.
Check out some of Luna Trick's COLLABORATIONS with other musicians from around the world.
For more information on Luna Trick and Daniel Staniforth's other projects visit: www.flowforth.com
city
Lafayette
state/country
US
time
Jul 2007 - present
highschool
Cannon Slade '84
college
Point Loma Nazarene University '90
English
college
Miami University Of Ohio '05
Literature
employer
Naropa Univeristy
position
Event Manager
description
Event Manager
time
Sep 2007 - present
employer
MSCD
position
Part-time Faculty
description
English Professor
time
Aug 2007 - present
