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01. Jesse Hackett - Snow Dance
02. Jesse Hackett - Lovely Cold Ruins
03. Jesse Hackett - Darkusosy
04. Jesse Hackett - Goodbye Pork Pie Gal
05. Jesse Hackett - Piano Man's Pain
06. Jesse Hackett - Rain Soaked Choker
07. Jesse Hackett - Nosferatu
08. Jesse Hackett - Chainca Shadows
09. Jesse Hackett - Larks
10. Jesse Hackett - Satalight Song
11. Jesse Hackett - Meet Me in the Hills
12. Jesse Hackett - Pyjamas
13. Jesse Hackett - The Hissing Mist
ARTIST
TITLE
Nocturnes
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
HMRLP 042LP HMRLP 042LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
4/3/2026

On Nocturnes, Jesse Hackett steps into the shadows, unveiling a deeply personal album of spectral piano and gothic chamber pieces. The record channels a sense of lingering unease and creeping dread and signals a new direction in Hackett's unpredictable oeuvre. Written and produced during a particularly difficult period, Nocturnes plunges the listener into a beautifully eerie world of rain-soaked twilight jazz and gothic chamber music. Reminiscent of the soundtrack to an imagined Giallo thriller or Hammer Horror film, the album is deeply cinematic and evocative, conjuring unsettling mental images: shapeless presences lingering at the edges of uneasy dreams, candlelight casting wavering shadows, and unspeakable secrets hidden in the run-down bars and lounges of London's bohemian underbelly. For Nocturnes, Jesse returns to the piano as his primary means of expression and collaborates with saxophonist and flautist Finn Peters. Together, they channel spirits summoned during late nights listening to the works of Erik Satie, Maurice Ravel, Olivier Messiaen, and the jazz lineage of Bill Evans and Charles Mingus. The album is released in a limited edition of 250 copies -- black vinyl in a reverse board sleeve. Jesse Hackett is a London-based multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter renowned as a musical chameleon, shifting style and mood while working across genres. He is best known as a longtime live keyboard and synthesizer player for Gorillaz, contributing to their performances and recordings from 2010 to 2022. Alongside this, he has been involved in a wide array of globe-spanning projects, including the Afro-Futurist ensembles Owiny Sigoma Band, Ennanga Vision, and Nyege Nyege Tapes favorites Metal Preyers and Teeth Agency. In parallel, he has released warped synth-funk under the name Elmore Judd and forms one half of the experimental pop production duo Blludd Relations.