Folded Landscapes Sleeve
Release Date: 05 May 2023

Format

LP + lithographic print

Label

Mercury Kx

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This poignant chamber string work figuratively and literally thaws over seven movements, unfolding with electronics, poetry, soprano, piano, harpsichord, field recordings and samples.

k=Known for merging modern classical-electronic music with evocative storytelling and conceptual art, Erland Cooper shares his urgent observation on climate change, temperature and time. The work features scottish ensemble, UK poet laureate Simon Armitage and other voices including activist Greta Thunberg, multi-award winning conservationist Dara Mcnaulty and & visual artist Norman Ackroyd. Field recordings of the natural world include the California wildfires and crashing glaciers.