Luke Abbott reveals first solo album in six years
Out October 30th, Translate is the UK artist’s first solo LP since 2014’s Wysing Forest, which also came out on James Holden’s label. Abbott likened the process of making the new record to the Japanese Sumi-e ink painting technique.
“[It’s] a kind of zen ink painting style where you meditate and try and embody the spirit of what you’re trying to paint, then you paint very quickly with only one brush stroke allowed for each mark,” he said. “My music probably isn’t as elegant and refined as ink painting, but there is a similar essence to the intention. It takes a long time to prepare yourself and you try and bring all of your expertise and life experience to the work, then you focus hard and make it very quickly.”
Listen to album opener, “Kagen Sound.”
Tracklist
01. Kagen Sound
02. Our Scene
03. Flux
04. Ames Window
05. Roses
06. Earthship
07. Living Dust
08. River Flow
09. Feed Me Shapes
10. Luna
11. August Prism
Border Community will release Translate on October 30th, 2020.
Photo credit: Laura Lewis
