Published
Thu, Sep 1, 2011, 15:25
- The ambient artist's next LP is a musical interpretation of J.A. Baker's book.
Lawrence English's next album, The Peregrine, will come out this October on Experimedia.
English is an Australian ambient artist whose music often reflects a strong personal connection to nature; for instance, his album Kiri No Oto ("the sound of fog"), combined field recordings from around the world to create dense, fog-like drones. It's no surprise then that he took to the works of J.A. Baker, a mysterious English author who wrote exceptionally vivid accounts of nature. The Peregrine, an intimate study of falcons, is Baker's most famous book, and one that had great influence on English.
"This record is a homage to The Peregrine," says English. "Having not spent any great amount of time in East Anglia where the book is set, I have used Baker's descriptions and suggested mappings as a guide to the character and composition of the LP. The Peregrine has profoundly affected my work and it's for this reason I felt compelled to create this piece."
The album will be available exclusively on vinyl. You can see the video for the track "Frost's Bitter Grip" at Altered Zones.
Tracklist
A1 October 1 – The Hunting Life
A2 November 16 – Dead Oak
A3 December 24 – Frost's Bitter Grip
B1 January 30 –Grey Lunar Sea
B2 February 10 – The Roar Ceasing
B3 March 16 – Heavy Breath Of Silence
B4 April 4 – And He Sleeps
Experimedia will release The Peregrine in October 2011.