Comes in a slightly unusual packaging designed by Saki Ho/Research Studio. Includes 9 songs, with a 20-page booklet of notes and pictures enclosed. (Weight: 100g)
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Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Pressed on clear vinyl, resembling the lens of a telescope. Includes 8 songs, 49 minutes - see back cover photo for track listing). Comes with free download of the full CD edition - 9 songs, 51 minutes. (Weight: 260g)
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We had wanted to write about the things between human and nature in this album.
In our last album “Crossings”, we completed some of the songs before identifying the connections between them, and came up with an overarching theme. This new album took a different approach – we decided on a particular theme at the beginning of the creative process. We came to be aware that we as people know so little about nature, and had so many misconceptions about the universe in our long history of development. We made irreversible changes to the planet for our selfish gains. The timing of seasons has been altered, living creatures are forced to leave their original habitat and migrate elsewhere, never to return.
While the album was being produced, we experienced a chain of social upheavals in our city, which too have brought irreversible changes to the place where we live. Then as we started writing these words, massive bushfires erupted in Australia, and came the Coronavirus that has quickly become a global pandemic. Everything we heard was an alarm, but the reality so often changes before we can even respond.
This reality is similar to what we see in a telescope. While its lens does reflect reality, what we see is in fact reality from some time ago, as it takes time for light to travel through astronomical distances. Despite this drawback, we still hope for the truth and the way towards a better future to be shown in this world of absurdity. Hence we have decided to name the new album “Telescope” after many rounds of revisions. This title is like a qualifier of our limited tools, with which we would make a record of the imperfect present and show it to the next generation, as we brave the journey ahead.”
This album was recorded between September 2019 and February 2020, when our members cannot help but get emotionally affected by the many events in the city. Unlike when we made our previous album, the four musicians did not spend a lot of time recording together. Arnold (piano) and Tim (cello) together laid down the basic tracks for most songs, then KH (Xiao) and Lawrence (saxophone) added the wind instruments separately. We have more short pieces in this album than the previous one, and we are glad that every member wrote something, and was able to add their share of ideas and vision to this album.
Sea Island & Ferry was formed in 2016 as a neo-chamber ensemble. The group has played extensively in Hong Kong, and has also
performed in Macau, Taiwan and Okinawa, Japan.
Beautiful sound on first listening, liked it even more when we read about the antarctic environment of penguins that the work was trying to portray. Sea Island & Ferry
The style, ambience, improvisatory nature of haruka nakamura's piano ensemble work really had an influence during the formative stage of our group. Sea Island & Ferry
Stunning piano pieces make up this highly anticipated debut on Coldcut’s label and "playground for free expression." Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 14, 2017