ORBITS - ALBUM
ORBITS ALBUM RELEASE ON CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL LABEL BIGO & TWIGETTI
Release date: 15/12/2023
Released on: Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, Tidal, iTunes
Singles:
November 10th - Orbit I
November 24th - Orbit IV
December 1st - Orbit VI
"Orbits", an electronic instrumental suite in seven movements, pushes Twynholm’s textural experiments further by incorporating slowly shifting tape loops and a palette of piano and electronics. Orbits filters the work of the original 70s ambient innovators through a contemporary lens to create a fresh and unique listening experience for todays audience. Melodies are present but largely give way to organic layers of sound both warm and warped. Fans of the late Ryuichi Sakamoto or ambient artists like William Basinski will find a lot to like about this beautiful record which sits at the melodic edge of the ambient spectrum.
"Orbits" was originally a commissioned as the soundtrack to a film installation at The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh by Birds of Paradise Theatre Company. The film, inspired by the James Webb Space Telescope, is a mediative work shot in Lisbon by Hugo Glendinning, directed by Rachel Drazek and featuring Portuguese dancer Diana Niepce. It is an exploration of relationality – of who and what we are in orbit with.