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Balloon were an early 1990s music duo from London, consisting of Ian Bickerton and David Sheppard. Their first and only album, ''Gravity'', was released in 1992 by Dedicated, a British record label known for neo-psychedelia.〔Jenkins, Mark. "Balloon Floating On Jazzy 'Gravity'", ''The Washington Post'', 1992-06-26, p. N16.〕 ==Biography== Bickerton and Sheppard met in 1988. They recorded more than 60 demo tracks before they were signed by Dedicated.〔 Critic Eve Zibart of ''The Washington Post'' described the band's music as "a peculiarly soothing mix of Feargal Sharkey, Storyville, white soul, mild social unrest punk and Leonard Cohen."〔Zibart, Eve. "Neil Young Not Growing Old Quietly", ''The Washington Post'', 1992-06-26, p. N21.〕 Jae-Ha Kim of the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' wrote, "Balloon's music is atmospheric and winsome, with acoustic guitars caressing velvety voices."〔Kim, Jae-Ha. "Balloon's History: The First Volume", ''Chicago Sun-Times'', 1992-08-14, p. 5.〕 Their first and only album, ''Gravity'', was released in 1992. Produced by Michael Brook, the record featured contributions from Sarah McLachlan (on the track "Tightrope Walker")〔 and James Pinker. Bickerton wrote the lyrics, while Sheppard provided the melodies and arrangements. The album was recorded mostly in New Orleans,〔 at Daniel Lanois' studio. The duo toured the US in 1992,〔Lozaw, Tristram. "Balloon bursting on scene with 'station-wagon' tour", ''Boston Herald'', 1992-06-26, p. S16.〕 with percussionist James Pinker as a touring member.〔Augusto, Troy J. (August 1992). "Sarah Mclachlan; Balloon", ''Variety'' review database.〕 Balloon supported Bill Hicks at the Tivoli Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, on Dec 1st 1992. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Balloon (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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