Night Walks
by Hidden Orchestra
- Type: Album
- Released: 20 September 2010
- Label: Tru Thoughts
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 56:16
Artists on this release: Julia Biel, Nick Roth, Phil Cardwell, field recording
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The debut album from the Scottish ensemble Hidden Orchestra, led by producer Joe Acheson, combines live instrumentation鈥攊ncluding two full drum kits, bass, and strings鈥攚ith field recordings and electronic production. Its sound is a deeply atmospheric and nocturnal blend of nu jazz, downtempo, and trip-hop. The album established the project's signature cinematic style, using layers of texture to create immersive sonic environments.
Genres
Descriptors: instrumental, atmospheric, rhythmic, rain
Tracklist
- Antiphon (6:07)
- Footsteps (3:48)
- Dust (7:04)
- Tired and Awake (5:30)
- The Windfall (5:02)
- Out of Nowhere (5:09)
- Wandering (4:33)
- Stammer (6:27)
- Strange (6:26)
- Undergrowth (6:06)
Credits
- Hidden Orchestra - primary artist
- Robert Luis - a&r, management [label management]
- Norman Ackroyd - design [cover image "the sound of mull (detail)" etching by]
- Joe Acheson - featuring [performances and improvisation from], bass guitar, zither, double bass, kantele, piano, glockenspiel, bassoon, guitar, field recording [field recordings], sound designer [sound design], programmed by [programming], liner notes, performer [hidden orchestra the band are], written-by, recorded by, producer [produced by]
- Su-a Lee - featuring [performances and improvisation from], cello
- Jamie Graham - featuring [performances and improvisation from], drums, performer [hidden orchestra the band are]
- Tim Lane - featuring [performances and improvisation from], drums, trombone, performer [hidden orchestra the band are]
- Marcus Britton - featuring [performances and improvisation from], french horn, cornet
- Fraser Fifield - featuring [performances and improvisation from], soprano saxophone, low whistle, kaval
- Poppy Ackroyd - featuring [performances and improvisation from], violin, viola, piano, electric piano [wurlitzer], electric piano [rhodes], performer [hidden orchestra the band are]
- Paul Jonas - management [label management]
- Andrew Baldwin - mastered by
- James Locke - recorded by [most drums recorded with]
- Steve Sawyer - typography, design
- Nick Roth - alto saxophone
- Dave Smith - recorded by [julia biel's vocals recorded with]
- Phil Cardwell - trumpet
- Julia Biel - vocals