Roy Montgomery | Artist

Roy Montgomery is a New Zealand composer, guitarist and lecturer born 1959 in London, UK. Although born in the UK, Montgomery moved with his family to Cologne in Germany where he lived until the age of four. His father was German and his mother, who worked for the British Forces Broadcasting Service, was from the UK. In mid-sixties he then moved with his mother to Christchurch, New Zealand. In 1980, he formed The Pin Group with bass player Ross Humphries and drummer Peter Stapleton. The group debuted with the single Ambivalence in 1981, released through the newly founded Flying Nun label. They recorded a handful of singles and performed only locally before disbanding in January 1982. Montgomery later worked with Stapleton again in Dadamah formed in 1990. Montgomery's mostly instrumental solo works have elements of post-rock, lo-fi, folk and avant-garde experimentation. His signature sound might be described as atmospheric or cinematic, often featuring complex layers of chiming, echoing and/or droning guitar phrases. Of his Twenty solo or collaborative albums, standouts include Temple IV (1996), And Now The Rain Sounds Like Life is Falling Down Through It (1998), The Allegory of Hearing (2000) and RMHQ: Headquarters (2016). Outside his musical activities, Montgomery is currently head of the Environmental Management department at Lincoln University in New Zealand.

Artist Website: wikipedia/Roy_Montgomery

Featured Albums: Roy Montgomery

Related Artists: The Pin Group, Dadamah

Video Clips: The Road to Diamond Harbour, Departing the Body, Just Melancholy