Hi, I’m Calamateur, A.K.A. Andrew Howie. I’ve been writing, playing & recording my own music for over 13 years.
Sometimes I make noisy, experimental music, as is evident on my new album, ’The Quiet in the Land‘, which you can listen to / buy / share here:
And sometimes I make quiet, acoustic music, which is the kind of stuff you’ll hear me play if you come and see me at a house concert. Have a listen here:
And find out more about me here…
For the last few days I’ve been firing out emails to music journalists, radio DJs and bloggers to let them know about my latest album, ‘The Quiet in the Land‘. Even in this era of Facebook and Twitter it can … Continue reading
So, the end of another year, eh? One thing I’d have to say about 2011 is that it’s not been boring – everyday family life, moving house and starting university have all made sure of that. Looking back, it’s actually … Continue reading
Last Friday I spent a couple of hours recording some samples and sound ideas for Glasgow music-maker Unexpected Bowtie to screw around with. Here’s one of the songs which he put together recently using samples given to him by Citizen … Continue reading
I couldn’t sleep the other night so decided to take advantage of my insomnia to (very belatedly) sign up to Soundcloud. I uploaded my first tune, the ambient version of ‘Retreat’ from my brand new album ‘The Quiet in the … Continue reading
If you’ve been following what I do for a while, you’ll know that I do the nice-acoustic-indie thing, but that I also do the random-noises-experimental thing. My last album, ‘Each Dirty Letter’, fell into the former category. My new album, … Continue reading
I have a new album I’ll be releasing soon. It’s called ‘The Quiet in the Land’. Here’s the gorgeous front cover artwork (designed by Al) I finished this album a few months ago but I’ve been putting off releasing it. … Continue reading
The annoyingly talented Iain Morrison and Daibhidh Martin have released a single this week, to which I’ve contributed two remixes. The A-side itself is just gorgeous. Entitled ‘The Sky Throws You’, it features guest vocals from Anais Mitchell. The second … Continue reading
