Andrew Heath

https://andrewheath.bandcamp.com

Andrew HeathAmbient, piano based, lower-case music. Quiet and intimate - it explores sounds from both acoustic and electronic sources, along with processed field recordings and gathered, ‘found’ sounds. This music is not static though. It drifts. It constantly shifts and creates new maps that are full of change but listen carefully and you’ll also hear quiet, random glitches or shimmering dissonances.Short Stories, released 02 December 20221. A Delicate Hesitation2. Lines Below Ground3. The Trees Seem Closer Today4. La Tête dans les Nuages5. Waldeinsamkeit6. The Ideas Collector7. Tales of Winter8. Hylas and the Nymphs9. Eurydice10. The Poet's Garden11. Mapping Tumuli12. The End of Summer13. I Miss You14. You are Number ThreeIn contrast to the more open sound of recent releases, Short Stories presents a more intimate and inward looking perspective. Originally conceived as a series of piano sketches and experiments, Andrew refined these, adding field recordings and then subtle electronic tonal elements, but always with the intention of keeping the idea of laconic vignettes, of brief glimpses into half crystallised thoughts. Deliberately keeping the arrangements sparse, his signature piano playing is more delicately melodic than previous recordings. There is a sprinkling of melancholia, just as there is with much of Andrew’s work but here there is also a hope and a quietly observed celebration of the human condition. Andrew has also renewed his love of the work of poet, Maria Stadnika in ‘The Poet’s Garden’, spoken in her native Romanian.Short Stories reflects those wonderful collections that many of us read as children. It’s narrative includes pieces that are playful ideas or amusing instances of happenstance whilst others are deeply personal and some that touch upon fleeting moments that you can’t quite put your finger on.

Category: Arts & Entertainment

State: England

Country: United Kingdom (GB)

Currency : GBP

Platform: Bandcamp

Technologies used: Fastly CDN