Matthias Leopold
I've been following Hidden Orchestra since their first album, I've bought every album and listened to them intensively many times, been to their concerts etc. but this album is really something very special and in my opinion the best al of their consistently very good albums.
Bill Weird
If you, like me are finding a lot of electronic based music to be sounding very same-ey these days, check out this one. Super sick editing, amazing sample prep, and supremely emotive. It feels like everything He/They release is no less than a masterpiece. The title track is devastating.
Favorite track: to dream is to forget.
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Hidden Orchestra - To Dream is to Forget
NEW ALBUM OUT 9.22.2023
Since its inception, producer and composer Joe Acheson has carefully developed Hidden Orchestra from a simple initial project concept of ‘an imagined orchestra’ into something that has flourished into a widespan musical universe of its own, that is truly unlike anything else.
After multiple albums with respected independent label Tru Thoughts, continued support from the likes of The Guardian, BBC6Music, FIP, JazzFM, several awards for innovative soundtrack work intertwined with AI and consistent global touring of an energetic and intriguing live show featuring two duelling drummers, their reach and influence has swollen to make them one of the highest regarded names in independent music today and has even led to collaborations beyond the world of music, with The British Library, Kew Gardens and National Trust all enlisting Acheson for unique installation projects. Yet regardless of the current brief in front of him, the initial mission statement to ‘create electronic music with acoustic means’ remains.
Acheson achieves this task with aplomb, conjuring intricate yet expansive worlds of sound, built in collaboration with a select core of talented musicians, combined with Acheson’s bespoke samples, field recordings, and carefully honed composition and arrangement sensibilities. Detail and craftsmanship are at the core of everything he does, even musically directing a diverse array of instrumentalists to capture unique samples of both improvised and scored nature. This ingenious approach really sets his work apart from the crowd and allows Acheson’s artistic vision to come to life exactly as intended.
While new album ‘To Dream is to Forget’ certainly maintains this mission statement, it does also bring about a sea change for the project on a few fronts. Released via Acheson’s own newly formed Lone Figures imprint, the musical direction for the record involved a concerted effort to condense musical themes and ideas into more immediate arrangements, with less utilisation of field recordings than previously released material.
Predominantly sticking to this ethos has indeed meant an average track length reduction throughout, however there is still the same high level of musicality and no shortage of ideas within this rich collection of 10 original tracks.
A familiar cast of contributors return - with long term members Jamie Graham (drums), Tim Lane (drums), and Poppy Ackroyd (violin) all present, alongside newer personnel - Jack McNeill (clarinet) and Rebecca Knight (cello) all helping to realise Acheson’s musical vision.
The album title is taken from a line by Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa - “No one tires of dreaming, because to dream is to forget, and forgetting does not weigh on us, it is a dreamless sleep throughout which we remain awake.”
And this seems an apt calling card for a collection that draws influence from a fantastic and diverse array of places. Musically at any given point you are as likely to hear sounds akin to Max Cooper or Four Tet as you are Stravinsky, Debussy, and Ravel.
With the idea of ‘reimagining’ playing a key role in the creation of the project, this track leans into the overarching concept and nature of dreams reworking everyday experience into new subconscious stories…
credits
released September 22, 2023
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Written, recorded and produced by Joe Acheson.
Most drums recorded by Tim Lane.
Fujara recorded by George Gillespie.
Mastered by Matouš Godík.
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Featuring performances and improvisation from:
Joe Acheson – piano (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9), bass guitar (1,2,5,6,7,9), double bass (2,5,9), zithers (5,7,9), analog synth (1,2,3,5,6,7), hammered dulcimer (1,9), HAPI drum (2,5), glockenchimes (3,7), egg-slicer harp (7), field recordings (3,4,7,9,10), cymbals (1,3,5), bassoon (2)
Rebecca Knight – cello (1,6,7,8,9,10)
Jack McNeill – clarinet (7,9), bass clarinet (1,3,7,9)
Tim Lane – drums (3,4,5,7,9), bullroarer (7), trombone (2,5)
Jamie Graham – drums (1,2,3,4,6,7,10)
Poppy Ackroyd – violin (7)
George Gillespie – fujara (5)
Phil Cardwell – trumpet (2,10)
Tomáš Dvořák – clarinet (2,3)
Yvo Ackroyd Acheson – percussion (4,5)
Su-a Lee – cello (1,9)
Ali Tocher – sound effects (2,3,5)
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Artwork: Inishbofin Sound (detail) by Norman Ackroyd
Design and Layout by Ruth Keating
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Years ago I fell in love with Floex's music following a playthrough of the games "Machinarium" and "Samorost", both of which he provided the music for. This album contains that same unique Floex sound and energy. keyedupagain
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