Ian Hawgood - The Great Allure

Experimedia presents the latest addition to Ian Hawgood's growing body of work, 'The Great Allure'. A very personal and heartfelt album, 'The Great Allure' amasses six passionate movements into a tribute to the memories of traveling by train. Inverted pianos wrapped in a blanket of distant fog seen peering through a train window dripping with wiped away condensation. Forehead against glass with a melancholy gaze towards the passing landscape. Broken voice and hand claps layer subtle nods to Reich. It is truly a privilege to present this particularly profound work of Ian's, a respected artist who has become a dear friend.

'The Great Allure' is packaged in Experimedia's signature custom designed six panel tall-slim pack and is limited to 150 copies.



//01. brightness in the centre where it all began (14:11)
//02. north india in 1998 with my dad (5:10)
//03. the yesterdays of today, the tomorrows of now (20:12)
//04. summer in the city again (14:24)
//05. the great allure of train travel in the land mass that is america (13:36)
//06. a moment to stop, a moment to carry on (3:35)

Not only a talented and prolific musician Ian Hawgood curates three fantastic labels Home Normal, Tokyo Droning, and Nomadic Kids Republic. Ian's work has graced the catalogs of such respected labels as dragon's eye recordings, hibernate, slow flow rec, and many more. Ian creates music with an effortless flow and intelligent, minimalist programming aesthetic that lends itself to the art of the movie soundtrack. With each piece contained in Soundtrack To A Film In My Head Which Will Never Get Made Ian constructs a visual picture in the mind, making use of everything from moaning violins to ethereal, synthesized drones. koenmusic.com

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