Richard J. Birkin - Vigils (2016)

For lovers of hushed, intricate, gently spacious music such as Mark Hollis, Steve Reich, Nils Frahm and Eno. Vigils features Iskra Strings who have played on recordings by influential artists including The XX, Radiohead and Johann Johannsson. A record about the wonder of the human body, the way we break down communication to electrical impulses so that we can (seemingly) truly connect, scary physics, beautiful physics, sensations beyond physical sensations, ascension, looking for the singularity in the past, lying in a burned out basement with the full moon in your eyes, lost worlds and small miracles. "Technically dazzling and emotionally involving" - The Arts Desk