Recreation

DANGEROUS MUSIC MAKING

‘Recreation’ is about change and transformation. We set out to create something full of life, but also dark and mysterious; like being in a forest where light and shade alternate.

Our debut EP, released on the Icelandic record label Bedroom Community, spans music written over 280 years – from sacred chorales by Bach through to new material by Paul Clark. Works by Ligeti and Vivaldi – ‘Métamorphoses nocturnes’ and ‘The Four Seasons’ – are brought together, painted onto the same canvas in brutal, vivid colour. There is joy to be found in these connections.

‘Recreation’ is a mixtape. It’s picking up something warm, soft and familiar, and pricking your finger. There is real jeopardy in the playing, which is perpetually close to the edge of what is possible in sound and in colour.

We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it!

“This wonderful EP bottles just a little of this ensemble’s light and fire with immersive performances and wild juxtapositions. Its musicality is unabashed.”
★★★★ BBC Music Magazine

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TRACKLIST

01. Prologue (Bach, Clark, Vivaldi)
02. First Day of Summer (Vivaldi)
03. Métamorphoses Nocturnes: First Vignette (Ligeti)
04. Interlude (Clark)
05. Métamorphoses Nocturnes: Second Vignette (Ligeti)
06. Last Day of Summer (Vivaldi)

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ALBUM CREDITS

Brendan Williams Production, Recording/Mix Engineer
Adam Szabo Producer
Doug Hemingway Assistant Recording Engineer
Valgeir Sigurðsson Mastering
Helenskià Collett Album Artwork

Rakhi Singh Solo Violin/Music Director
Caroline Pether, Will Newell, Helena Buckie, Steve Proctor, Will McGahon Violin
Ruth Gibson, Kimi Makino, Kay Stephen Viola
Peggy Nolan, Will Hewer Cello
Sam Becker Double Bass