Irreparable Parables
by Andrew Wasylyk
- Type: Album
- Released: 6 March 2026
- Label: Self-Released
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 41:25
- Community rating: 2.9/5 from 1 rating
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On this album, Andrew Wasylyk pivots from established ambient topographies into a suite of crepuscular, narrative-driven jazz. *Irreparable Parables* unfolds as a series of fragmented vignettes, each exploring the titular concept of unresolved cautionary tales through modal saxophone lines, introspective Fender Rhodes, and a rhythm section steeped in post-bop nuance. Wasylyk鈥檚 meticulous production imbues the compositions with a profound spatial depth and analogue warmth, creating a sound-world that is both intimate and unsettling. The record represents a significant deepening of his work, synthesizing his cinematic sensibilities with the improvisational language of spiritual jazz.
Genres
Tracklist
- Private Symphony #2 (4:40)
- The Cold Collar (3:56)
- Love Is A Life That Lasts Forever (4:57)
- First Moonbeams Of Adulthood (4:42)
- Road To The Amber Room (5:42)
- Hachi No Su (3:31)
- In Portmanteau (3:23)
- Irreparable Parables (3:30)
- Spectators In The Absence Of God (4:11)
- Soul Enters The Ocean Sun Climbs Out The Sea (2:49)
Credits
- Andrew Wasylyk - primary artist, written-by, recorded by, producer, mixed by, drums, bass, guitar, piano, organ, synthesizer, vibraphone, percussion, field recording
- Pete Harvey - arranged by [strings arranged by], cello, viola, violin
- Harriet Davidson - cello
- Frances Castle - design, illustration
- Chris Sergeant - double bass
- Seth Bennett - double bass
- Robin Sutherland - mastered by
- Steve Kettley - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Craig McMahon - trombone, trumpet, tuba
- Rachel Simpson - trumpet
- Fergus Hetherington - viola
- Liam Lynch - viola
- Sarah Leonard - viola
- Seonaid Aitken - violin
- Simon Graham - violin
- Stuart Murdoch - featuring, written-by
- Gruff Rhys - featuring, written-by
- Molly Linen - featuring
- Saya Ueno - featuring, written-by
- Field Music - featuring
- Peter Brewis - written-by
- Glad Cafe Community Choir - backing vocals
- Kathryn Joseph - featuring, written-by