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“Sketches”
contiene tracce in solo piano contenute nei due precedenti album e nuovi brani
che mostrano come la talentuosa pianista si sia pian piano allonata dalla più
rigida impostazione classica per abbracciare la neo-classica. Vincitrice del
BAFTA nel 2015 per la colonna sonora del film “Stems”, gran studiosa del pianoforte classico e divoratrice di
musica elettronica, la sua musica sa essere sensibile ed accattivante nello
stesso momento
“Clicking,
whirring, and lots of other onomatapoeia-ing goes on as soft piano and somber
violin trace an intricate emotional arc.” - Spin
“Talented”
- Ransom Note
"Ackroyd
paints with sound, revealing strange and complex tonal shifts...” - The Skinny
"…a musical talent that straddles both old and new, harnessing the power
and range of two very versatile instruments along with innovative use of
samples and manipulation through technology. A must for fans of Silvain
Chauveau, Dustin O'Halloran and Max Richter.” - 405
Classically
trained pianist, violinist, producer, and composer, Poppy Ackroyd turned heads in the neo-classical world with her
previous works Escapement and Feathers, as well as her involvement in Hidden Orchestra (Tru Thoughts).
Advocated by giants of the genre, Hauschka
and Nils Frahm, the unique musician
has returned, freshly signed to Bjork’s
label One Little Indian Records,
with a mini-album to be released on 4th
August 2017.
The
songs serve to reintroduce listeners to Ackroyd’s most stunning pieces from her
previous albums, all of which have been reworked into ‘acoustic’ solo piano
arrangements alongside four brand new
unheard pieces, which offer a taste of a new forthcoming record. The mini album sees a July release in preparation for a brand new full length album to be
released in October, and One Little Indian will also reissue Ackroyd’s back
catalogue on CD and vinyl alongside the new mini-album.
The
record, aptly named Sketches, due to its stripped down nature, is bejeweled by
thematic undercurrents – birds are the inspiration for three of the tracks,
which are to be released together as the lead singles from the album.
“‘Birdwoman’ and ‘Glass Sea’ feature field recordings of birds and the ocean,
recorded on Brighton beach and North Rona respectively. ‘Feathers’ is the title track of my second album Feathers” says Ackroyd, discussing the
theme of birds.
“'Feathers' is a piece about hope - 'Hope is the thing with Feathers' (Emily
Dickinson), 'Birdwoman' is a reworking of a piece I originally wrote as a
soundtrack to a silent film based on a Siberian folk tale, and 'Glass Sea'
attempts to capture the feel of a boat trip I took to the remote islands of
North Rona and Sula Sgeir, North of the Outer Hebrides. The ocean was unusually
still, reflecting the sky like a sheet of glass, but the sky became busy with
birds as we approached the islands.”
Ackroyd
is a keen collaborator, having created soundtracks for film, dance, physical
theatre and radio. The artist won a BAFTA for an animation soundtrack that she
wrote and performed in 2015. Through studying contemporary classical piano
works and listening to electronic music, Ackroyd
developed a unique compositional style, using contemporary pianistic ideas
whilst also inhabiting the world of sound beyond the keyboard, using
unconventional techniques to 'play' other parts of the instruments as well.
The
artist’s debut album Escapement was released in December
2012 on Denovali Records, and a DVD – ‘Escapement Visualised’ – featuring
bespoke visuals by Lumen for each track on the album, was released in
September 2014. Feathers, her second album, followed in November 2014, and
builds on the concept behind her debut, with most of the sounds again coming
from the violin and the piano, however this time the tracks featured other
keyboard and string instruments. Both records are being re-launched through One
Little Indian Records.
Talking
about the recording of Sketches, Ackroyd said: “The songs were
recorded just outside of Brighton at Retreat Studios, close to the sea on the
edge of the village, surrounded by hills, fields and wildlife. As if by magic,
it began to rain just before I began to record the track ‘Rain’, and ended
shortly after I finished. You can hear the rain build and then die away with
the music on the finished piece. “
“I have loved creating this solo piano album.
There are normally all these layers that I use to create a world of sound, that
I love to build and sculpt, but there is something really special about
communicating simply through the instrument alone. With other layers there is
always something to hide behind, with only the piano you can just focus on your
technique and expression, everything feels very audible and exposed and that is
very exciting, especially in a live context.”
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