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Origin
Northampton, United Kingdom
Genre
Indie
Style
Electronic
Mood
Dreamy
Active
2006 to Present...
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James Chapman
1 MaleOrigin
Northampton, United KingdomGenre
IndieStyle
ElectronicMood
DreamyActive
2006 to Present...Cutout
Current Record Label
Alternate Name
James Chapman
Most Loved Tracks3 users
Maps - You Don't Know Her Name3 users
Maps - It Will Find You3 users
Maps - To the Sky3 users
Maps - Elouise3 users
Maps - When You Leave
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Maps is the recording name used by Northampton-based musician James Chapman.
In 2006, he recorded his Start Something EP by himself on his 16-track recorder. He released it on his own record label, Last Space Recordings, and it was met with some critical acclaim. The single "Lost My Soul" polled at No. 26 in NME's Top 50 singles of 2006.
On 19 May 2007, his first full album We Can Create was released on Mute Records. Since its release, the album has been seen as a critical success even though sales have been fairly modest. His first North American release, To the Sky EP, was digitally released on 22 May on the same label.
Maps has toured playing the album's songs with a full live line-up. For the touring of 'We Can Create', James was supported by four local musicians for live shows. On 17 July, it was announced that We Can Create had been nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. However, it lost out to Klaxons' debut album Myths of the Near Future.
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