Shepherd created the artwork for the album by connecting. Theres the composer whose 2015 debut album elaenia was. Shepherd plays a variety of keyboards that undulate, twinkle, swarm, and sometimes act merely as shadowy outlines. Elaenia by floating points, released 26 january 2017 1. Floating points biography, albums, streaming links. Includes booklet pamphlet featuring credits, and inside of sleeve is decorated with a picture of the artists in the studio. In comparison, the first part of elaenia s jazzfunk opus silhouettes i, ii, iii feels as delicate as gossamer, with whisperquiet drums and synths notes of such weightlessness that they fade into translucence.
Elaenia, flopos longoverdue fulllength debut after a dozenplus epssingles, recalls an oddball in his catalog, a 2010 ep shepherd made with the socalled floating points ensemble. We have a local selection of products that ship direct from rough trade nyc. Along with the announcement he has shared new track last bloom along with accompanying video by hamill industries and announced details of a new live show with dates including londons printworks, his biggest headline live show to date. The group won an award for best bbc radio 1 maida vale session. Nov 03, 2015 the fulllength debut from sam shepherd aka floating points is as warm and fluid an electronic album as you will hear all year, and it has a timeless feel. Spectrum house, 3234 gordon house road, london, nw5 1lp. Includes free download code for the album on 320 kbps mp3s.
Floating points is the trading name of sam shepherd, a 29yearold londoner whos recently completed a phd in neuroscience and epigenetics and not the musicomh writer of the same name. Bought it today as without sales an artist wont be able to provide us with music like this. Jazz, soul, and brazilian music are just as important to the sound of elaenia as the electronic dance tracks most know floating points for. After several eps, singles and live appearances, shepherd released floating points debut studio album, elaenia, in november 2015, to widespread critical acclaim. Watch the video for elaenia from floating points s elaenia for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. This is a streamlined record by shepherds standards. Those who have been attentive since the brainiac producers earliest releases are more likely to hear the 43minute album as a modest culmination of progressions and refinements traceable throughout what preceded it.
Peroration six elaenia is a dazzling score which puts shepherd in the spotlight as a composer who has produced an album that bridges the gap between his rapturous dance music and formative classical roots that draws upon everything shepherd has done to. Elaenia is not a club record, but it is something that has been worth waiting. Taken from his forthcoming album elaenia, which will be released on november 6. James holden meanwhile offers up three different tracks which instantly fall louder, working more effects processing into the mix and capturing a rough and ready african production. Sam shepherd floating points is a neuroscientist and classically trained musician who has spent the last five years writing and composing his first full length album, entitled elaenia. Elaenia, an album by floating points on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Its a curious style choice given the fullbodied sound of releases like 20s wires and the floating points ensemble 12inch. The foundation of souls a message especially from god 9. Raised in manchester, england, shepherd studied piano at chethams school of music before achieving a.
Slight and anticlimactic are terms of dissatisfaction that could be used by certain listeners as a reaction to elaenia, the first fulllength from sam shepherd, aka floating points. Floating points mark smith visits sam shepherds london studio to unearth the intricate methods behind his latest album, crush. Shepherd created the artwork for the album by connecting fibreoptic cables to a home made harmonograph. Sam shepherd aka floating points has announced his new album crush will be released on 18 october on ninja tune.
It certainly demands an attentive listen, and such a listen is best started from the beginning. Gone are the long, spooling songsuites of reflections mojave desert or its predecessor elaenia, and only two of these dozen tracks clock in at over five minutes. An incredibly special album that draws inspiration from classical, jazz, electronic music, soul and even brazilian popular music, elaenia named after the bird of the same name is the epitome of the forwardthinking floating points vision in 2015. Watch the video for elaenia from floating pointss elaenia for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Floating points national sawdust music in new york. For those who dont buy vinyl, its actually something of a bonus to see sais get a digital release, as its a pretty hot slab of contemporary broken beat.
Floating points, josey rebelle and floorplan added to field day 2020. Here you can find floating points elaenia shared files. Gone are the long, spooling songsuites of reflections mojave desert or its predecessor elaenia, and only two of. Those who have been attentive since the brainiac producers earliest releases are more likely to hear the 43minute album as a modest culmination of progressions. Nespole is taken from the debut album elaenia, out now on pluto in the uk. Shepherd created the artwork for the album by connecting fibreoptic cables to a home made.
For marmish is taken from the debut album elaenia, out now on pluto in the. Elaenia is taken from the debut album elaenia, out now on pluto in the uk. At times reminiscent of flying lotus more ornate work, this really is quite a record. You see, eglo originally released it a couple of months back as an ultralimited, singlesided 10 single. In between his academic studies, shepherd has formed and corun a label, eglo, and has released a succession of white label singles and an ep.
Shepherd had not only grown a sizeable following, but built a stage whereby. In comparison, the first part of elaenias jazzfunk opus silhouettes i, ii, iii feels as delicate as gossamer, with whisperquiet drums and synths notes of such weightlessness that they fade into translucence. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Among the roughly four hours of floating points material previously released on singles and as eps, elaenia is closest to those highlights, though its almost entirely instrumental, using voices only sparingly in a choral mode. Theres the composer whose 2015 debut album elaenia was met. Oct 28, 2015 elaenia, flopos longoverdue fulllength debut after a dozenplus epssingles, recalls an oddball in his catalog, a 2010 ep shepherd made with the socalled floating points ensemble. Shepherd has previously performed with a sixteenpiece live incarnation of floating points, entitled the floating points ensemble.
Floating points elaenia is the debut studio album by british electronic musician sam shepherd, released under his alias floating points on 6 november 2015 by shepherds own pluto label and luaka bop. Merlin inertiaptyltd, republicofmusic1, the orchard music on behalf of pluto. Floating points, elaenia a slice of ambient, psychedelicjazz dance music from one of the london club scenes top producers. Nov 06, 2015 elaenia is the debut studio album by british electronic musician sam shepherd, released under his alias floating points on 6 november 2015 by shepherds own pluto label and luaka bop. Elaenia is the debut studio album by british electronic musician sam shepherd, released under his alias floating points on 6 november 2015 by shepherds own pluto label and luaka bop. Along with the announcement he has shared new track last bloom along with accompanying video by hamill industries and announced details of a new live show with dates including londons. Crush, by contrast, returns somewhat to the ebullient club sound of those early floating points eps.
Floating points aka sam shepherd has so many guises its certainly not easy to pin him down. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. Download floating points elaenia files tradownload. His 2015 album, elaenia, moved into more expansive, lush territories, which he recreated live with an 11. Floating points silhouettes official video youtube. Elaenia is a fulllength record that spans everything the producer composer has done so far. Floating points elaenia download official download. Those who missed out on this floating points obscurity on its initial vinyl release must be pretty happy right now. Watch videos on youtube in floating mode, popup video player and multitasking. Rough trade edit the best of this weeks new releases ft. In the line of preternaturally talented producers to emerge from the uk in the last decade, sam shepherd is the preeminent renaissance man.
Some might see this level of craft to elaenia as an affliction middle parts of the record are slow but theyre intentionally so. Whats more, elaenia is a record that feels like its taken six years to make. Although this does not do it justice, the album is perhaps best described as a classic record in a genre that does not exist. Includes unlimited streaming of elaenia via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Drawing inspiration from classical, jazz, electronic music, soul and even brazilian popular music, elaenia named after the bird of the same name is the epitome of. I did not create the image, but the guy who did has made. Couldnt sleep, 5 am got up listened to floating points.
Drawing inspiration from classical, jazz, electronic music, soul and even brazilian popular music, elaenia named after the bird of the same name is the epitome of the forwardthinking floating points vision in 2015. Floating points by floating points, released 29 march 2019 1. Floating points takes a delicate approach to the source material, slowly feeding in considered synth lines to accompany the traditional claps, chants and guembri. That twotrack, bigband, astraljazz excursion was full of luscious strings and majestic horn charts, augmenting a funk ride and featured vocals from fatima. The fulllength debut from sam shepherd aka floating points is as warm and fluid an electronic album as you will hear all year, and it has a timeless feel.
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