Archipelago
by Hidden Orchestra
- Type: Album
- Released: 1 October 2012
- Label: Tru Thoughts
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 1:00:32
Artists on this release: Marcus Britton, Su-a Lee, Tim Lane, Nick Roth, Phil Cardwell, Fraser Fifield, field recording, Tom谩拧 Dvo艡谩k, Joe Acheson, Jamie Graham, northumbrian pipes, Poppy Ackroyd
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The second full-length album from the Scottish group Hidden Orchestra, led by producer and multi-instrumentalist Joe Acheson. The record builds upon their signature sound, layering live drums, bass, and strings with field recordings and electronic elements. The result is a dark, atmospheric journey through downtempo and nu jazz, with a strong cinematic and aquatic feel inspired by coastal landscapes.
Genres
Descriptors: atmospheric, instrumental, aquatic, rhythmic
Tracklist
- Overture (6:17)
- Spoken (5:44)
- Flight (7:47)
- Vorka (5:21)
- Hushed (5:50)
- Reminder (5:57)
- Seven Hunters (9:36)
- Fourth Wall (3:59)
- Disquiet (6:15)
- Vainamoinen (3:41)
Credits
- Hidden Orchestra - primary artist
- Robert Luis - a&r, management [label management]
- Nick Roth - alto saxophone
- Su-a Lee - cello, saw
- Tom谩拧 Dvo艡谩k - clarinet, written-by
- Mary Macmaster - cl脿rsach [clarsach], harp [electro-harp]
- Norman Ackroyd - cover [cover image etching by]
- Joe Acheson - double bass, bass guitar, zither, kantele, piano, glockenspiel, ukulele [ukelele], field recording [field recordings], liner notes, written-by, producer
- Jamie Graham - drums, percussion
- Tim Lane - drums, trombone, percussion, didgeridoo
- Marcus Britton - french horn
- Thomas Hack - layout
- Paul Jonas - management [label management]
- Andrew Baldwin - mastered by
- Fraser Fifield - soprano saxophone, kaval, low whistle
- George Gillespie - tap dance [tapdances]
- Phil Cardwell - trumpet
- Steve Sawyer - typography
- Andy May - uilleann pipes [uilleann bagpipe drones courtesy of], northumbrian pipes [northumbrian bagpipe drones courtesy of]
- Tiarn谩n 脫 Duinnchinn - uilleann pipes [uilleann bagpipe drones courtesy of], northumbrian pipes [northumbrian bagpipe drones courtesy of]
- Poppy Ackroyd - violin, viola, piano