Trails by alucidnation
Nina and I moved house in 2005, partly a brave experiment, partly to get away from the hustle and bustle of living on the peripheries of a sprawling metropolis.
We moved to the rolling Chiltern hills in Buckinghamshire to a small farm-workers cottage with real fuel heating, surrounded by fields and a view to die for.
I was hoping that this move would inspire some kind of creativity and yes, in some respects it did - I produced some good music out there. But for one reason or another it didn't really work out, so we moved back to the sanctuary of Harrow on the Hill, where, having built a 'proper' new studio away from the house, I penned the majority of tracks that appear on this release.
Most were written throughout 2007, some more polished than others; I feel as though my production techniques were now honed sufficiently enough to describe my music as having 'a sound' - these values are imbued throughout this album.
This is a great LP, although I say it myself.
The majority of these tracks are pieces that didn't make the cut from the 2009 LP 'Get Lost' on Big Chill Recordings. Think of it as the companion album to it.
Ed Richardson plays guitar and is co-writer on the live improvisations 'DreamState' and 'Never Return'.
Tracklist
| 1. | Give me a Reason | 6:21 |
| 2. | Technically Warm | 5:10 |
| 3. | A Longing | 4:11 |
| 4. | Skygazer [602 Beatmix] | 7:58 |
| 5. | DreamState | 7:22 |
| 6. | Eventide | 5:30 |
| 7. | Dawdle | 3:28 |
| 8. | Never Return | 2:39 |
| 9. | After Hours | 7:30 |
Credits
All stuff by Bruce Bickerton.
'DreamState' & 'Never Return', written with Ed Richardson.
License
All rights reserved.
Bruce Bickerton studied classical piano during his formative years. In 1992 he invested in his first studio equipment. Now a producer of repute, a remixer and a broadcaster, Bruce has released critically acclaimed albums for The Big Chill Label, Interchill Records and is presently signed to Six Degrees, where he licenses his work via his own imprint, Lucid Recordings.