One EskimO
It's already been an incredible 2008 for One eskimO. Back in the spring, the band won the hugely-coveted Public Choice Best Music Video at the British Animation Awards (a gong previously won by the Gorillaz) for their track Hometime. Since winning, the band have spent the last couple of months tucked away creating an additional collection of beautiful and bespoke animations to help further portray their music. Alongside eskimO himself, Penguin, Giraffe and Monkey now feature in a clutch of beautiful animations under the One eskimO banner.
But it doesn't end there and to be perfectly frank it has only just begun. For the band have also just finished recording their debut album All Balloons, aided and abetted by Rollo Armstrong of Faithless. They've also been airing their animation at the rather luxurious Everyman Cinema Club in London. 'Hometime's award-winning animation has been showing before each feature film at the cinema club and the partnership will culminate in a national tour with the band performing live against the full animation later in the year.
Car giants Toyota are also fans and Hometime has been picked up for their environmentally aware 'Why Not?' campaign. So it looks like big things lie ahead for the little eskimO and his musical chums…
All Balloons is scheduled for release in early 2009. It will be preceded by the digital track and animation for 'Hometime' and the band's first official single 'Kandi' (which can be heard on the band's Myspace page now).
www.oneskimo.co.uk
www.myspace.com/oneeskimo
Also See: ilikemusic.com








One EskimO - Hometime





Carvadeya: ilikemusic because... It makes it easier for me to get away with doing things like wearing make-up and nail varnish!
Danny: ilikemusic because... It's my life
Darren: ilikemusic because... It makes me dance like a motherf**ker
Alfonso, The Hoosiers: ilikemusic because... Because, because, because, because, because of the wonderful things he does… I’m off to see the wizard…[singing] the wonderful wizard of oz…
David Jordan: ilikemusic because... It makes me feel good and it puts me in a happy mood.
Demi: ilikemusic because... Girl's love music.
Mylo: ilikemusic because... It makes me feel funny
Lady Sovereign: ilikemusic because... I do!
Ellen, Los Campesinos: ilikemusic because... It’s the best form of escapism that you can have wherever you are. You could be completely miserable or waiting for a bus and put on any song that inspires you and you can escape into a little world, well that’s what I tend to do anyway.
