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ARTIST
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Almost Starlight
FORMAT
LP
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TO 132LP
TO 132LP
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RELEASE DATE
11/13/2026
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LP version. Almost Starlight is the extraordinary new album by Jem Finer (hurdy-gurdy) and John Matthias (violin). Produced by Jay Auborn and recorded in a medieval church, deep in the Devon countryside, in the Summer of 2025, the music is suffused with light, heat and the natural acoustics of the space. The album defies categorization; forced to pigeonhole it the nearest approximation would be "modern-classical" but this ignores its myriad influences and explorations which encompass inspiration from Arvo Pärt through Terry Riley to Can via Delius, Alice Coltrane, and a subtle reimagining of electronic music played purely with acoustic instruments, bending and shaping their possibilities in surprising and unexpected directions. Produced by Jay Auborn, who also plays cello on a number of the compositions, his production opens up and expands the music through a skilled and imaginative use of space, paying homage to the atmosphere of the church.
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