Canon Blue is primarily Nashville, Tennessee's Daniel James, whose indie-tronic songs result from interest in electronic acts Boards of Canada and Autechre as well as songwriters Serge Gainsbourg and Nick Drake. His Colonies LP saw a September 2007 release in Europe through the Danish Rumraket label. The record was mixed by Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear and mastered by noted electronic artist Cristian Vogel. While on tour in Europe, James began work on his next album, recording between shows and working with the Amiina string quartet to expand his sound into more orchestral ter...