- When
- Sep 2006
This is a release on Type Records, the label I co-founded with John Xela. John was responsible for its musical output; I contributed in the first few years on design and running the label. The catalogue is archived here for posterity.
After releasing the critically acclaimed 'Six Preludes' EP on Type Records in 2005, eyes were looking to young British composer Ryan Teague to see where he would take his sound next. He enlisted the help of a full orchestra; the renowned Cambridge Philharmonic with conductor Tim Redmond, as well as harpist Rhodri Davies who is best known for his work with the Cinematic Orchestra. When the album's centrepiece, the entirely orchestral 'Fantasia for Strings', appears at the halfway mark it is impossible not to be floored. On producing the album Teague noted that his primary influences were early sacred music and mysticism, but he has interpreted them as moving, emotional and affirmative.
Made at Type.
Around the same time
- Svarte Greiner — KniveMusic · 2006
- Xela — The Dead SeaMusic · 2006
- Ryan TeagueWriting · 2006
- Channel 4 IdeasFactory / Nesta - “Photo Finish”Writing · 2006
Earlier in music: Are we Sleepwalking?. Later in music: Mountaineer — When The Air Is Bright They Shine.