Started in the mid 90s, Tracing Arcs conspired to mix the elements that they said wouldn't. A respect and love for the "out there" of Miles electric period, the fragile beauty of David Sylvian and The Blue Nile, that filmscore you heard that said more or married the images into something else. The sound adventures of Eno, Hassell, & Michael Brook. The exploratory folk/jazz/dub of John Martyn. Fran Kapelle : Vocals/Lyrics worked as a session & backing singer with many artists such as Brian Kennedy,Ian Shaw, An Emotional Fish,Eddie Reader, Mary Coughlan, Carol Grimes, the Film 'the Commitments' as well as running her own dance label. Terry Pack : Double Bass.   Previously bass player with The Enid, numerous session work with many artists/genres, including Johhny Marrs, and some of the best UK & European jazz artists.His own cd "what happens now" available on Symbol. Paul H.Addie : Keyboards/programming Yeh! just me.......... The Arcs have appeared on the 'best of' for Future Music magazine, and played support to bands such as Olive, The Cranes, as well as headlining themselves, at many venues incl The Powerhaus, Create Festival etc. They have been commissioned to write music both for the theatre and contemporary dance, and have had their works performed at The Riverside Theatre in London, other london and S.E England theatres, and in Milan. The Loop Dance Co, also performed to their works, and the Arcs have also written and performed at Art Installations/festivals.   Genre: downtempo/electronica/triphop/ambient/nujazz   Members: ※ fran kapelle - vox ※ paul addie - keyboards/programming ※ plus guests   Record Label: iD.EOLOGY netlabel, 23 seconds netlabel , Dusted Wax Kingdom & MixedMode netlabels Influences: david sylvian/miles davis/john martyn/the blue nile/jon hassell/eno/brook/massive attack/contemporary classical/ nils petter molvaer/ Hometown: ramsgate,england Current Location: s e england   (Facebook)   * * *   ※ Fran Kapelle - vocals/lyrics   I have been working as a vocalist since 1977, my first gig was in London's Rock garden with an indie band who were signed to a small independent label. After that I started putting ad's in the Melody Maker, advertising as a backing vocalist with a friend, work came in and we found ourselves singing with loads of different bands and songwriters . I worked with Jazz vocalist Ian Shaw and also numerous other artists including Brian Kennedy, Mary Coughlan, An Emotional Fish and Carol Grimmes. I was involved in recording and featured on several albums and toured with various artists both in the U.K and worldwide. I also worked on all the pre-production of the film 'The Commitments ' as well as vocal coach and writer of additional backing vocal parts . I formed a Hardcore dance record label in 1992 in London called Triple Helix and had success with main artist Automation with high placings in the billboard 100 and dance charts, plus regular airplay on radio one John Peel "God bless him" and all the pirate stations . I have varied influences and I use them all in my singing and songwriting , I have also enjoyed working with many Jazz musicians including Frances Knight and Tony Coe . My taste in music is highly diverse and anything goes .In 1994 I met Paul Addie and joined Tracing Arcs we have been working on creating original pieces of music since then and have worked together on offshoot projects.   ※ Paul H. Addie - keyboards/programming   Started playing drums and percussion in folk bands that mixed traditional english dance music with dub, jazz and rock rythmns.that raised a few eyebrows with traditionalists!   Played support to The Chieftains, Boys of the Lough, The Albion Dance Band,and many others.And gigged around the country.   Played drums in African, reggae, funk,and soul bands   Played drums and co-wrote with the bands London Pleasures, The Warholas in experimental/electronic/rock.   Played with many jazz bands, as well as forming own bands, recording & session work, till the formation of Tracing Arcs   (官网资料)