Gamelan

I am so, so pleased that I had the opportunity to spend some time in the School of African and Oriental Studies gamelan room last week. Those are some beautiful instruments.

Kora

Newest (and maybe most attractive) addition to the family:

Coming to an A Lily song near you soon.

writing

- 4 pitchshifted guitars

- 4-part lapsteel harmonies

- 13 voice parts

- string quartet

- kalimba

- pitchshifted zheng

- Mellotron choir

- banjo

- gamelan bells

- distorted electric organ

= the beginning of a new song.

new A Lily remix available now

I remixed with Cokiyu’s delightful ‘Round In Fog’ for her new album Your Thorn [remixes].

Have a listen to my thing below, and buy the remix LP here. The remix record also features Shigeto, Opiate and the Remote Viewer.

As a personal rule, my remix only features material taken from the original track.

Round In Fog (A Lily remix) by orosarecords

sparklers

photo by Steven Oliver / sparklers provided by Emily Woodman / sparkling by me.

w/ Silver Apples

…and new line-up

Photo courtesy of Dave Driscoll

A Lily | Coalition, Brighton | 28th Oct (w/ Silver Apples)

I am VERY excited about this show.

We’re playing as a six-piece with harp, vibraphone and a tonne of vocal harmonies.

Some cool live photos from Lexington show

Thanks to Daniel Kennedy

Thunder Ate The Iron Tree

new album.

November 2011.

So close. Back to the drawing board.

yh / sb / AL

I’ve played in all of these bands at one time or another.

Wanna come?

Day 01

My favourite song:

I made it to the end of the 30-day song challenge…

Day 02

My least favorite song: 

Why would I listen to my “least favourite” song…? 

I’ve picked the song I use as my alarm clock. I don’t dislike the music, but it reminds me of early morning starts and makes me pretty nauseous. 

Some better photos from the Sparrow in the Lemon Tree video shoot

With thanks to Lauren

Day 03

A song that makes me happy: