"A composer of real talent, she's able to work in softly advancing measures, tackling each project with real finesse.” Clash MagazineĪesop and Blockhead have never done a full album together, until now. “Poppy Ackroyd can conjure whole worlds of sound out of the barest essentials” Stereogum “on par with neo-classical giants Nils Frahm, Max Richter and Hauschka.” MOJO “a neo-classical force to be reckoned with.” Electronic Sound Some tracks like ""Stillness" exist in an almost suspended state, their barely-moving arrangements and delicately effortless playing leaving the listener unable to recognize if 2 or indeed 10 minutes has expired at the track's closure. Her unique flurries and arpeggios decorate pieces like "Seedling" and "Suspended", in keys which, reduced by lack of any classically training, I'd be able to identify as invigorating, soothing, warming and intensly thoughtful in equal measure. A departure from her joint work with Hidden Orchestra, "Pause" is a beautifully moving, sentimental and intimate series of piano pieces destined to stir the soul and rouse a broken heart this Winter. New album from British composer, pianist and violinist Poppy Ackroyd.
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