Philip Clemo - Through the Wave of Blue (2024) [Hi-Res]

Philip Clemo’s seventh studio album, Through the Wave of Blue, is a journey through a father’s response to profound adversity. His narratives traverse through fear, darkness and disorientation as his youngest daughter becomes seriously ill, culminating in the eventual light of joy as she recovers.

From the haunting depths of “Stalker” and intensity of “Maze” to the serene “Rest” and celebratory “Dawn, Through the Wave of Blue offers an immersive experience that engages both viscerally and emotionally.

Each composition has its own sonic identity, inviting listeners to delve deep into the intricate dialogues and textures that unfold. Clemo blends complex drones & atmospherics with brass, woodwind, strings, guitar, piano, electronics and hypnotic rhythms to create mesmerising soundscapes that captivate the senses.

ARVE HENRIKSEN: trumpet, keys
THEO TRAVIS: soprano saxophone, flutes
SARAH HOMER: clarinet, bass clarinet
KEVIN POLLARD: piano, fender rhodes
ELIZABETH MCCONKEY: violin
EMILY BURRIDGE: cello
STEFAN CELOSIA: additional guitar (track 5)
SIMON EDWARDS: electric bass, moog
JOHN EDWARDS: double bass
MARTYN BARKER: drums, percussion
DIRK WACHTELAER: drums, percussion

Tracklist:
1 Stalker
2 Maze
3 The Frozen Sea
4 Machines
5 Journeying
6 Constriction
7 To Breathe
8 Seeing is Believing / Machines Reprise
9 Space to Dream
10 Rest
11 Dawn