Heron's Book of Dreams (2021)

by Conrad Clipper

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raytheotter One of the best albums of the year. Sensitive, atmospheric piano/synth/ambient music. Beautiful! Favorite track: VIII. Forces Out Of Your Control.

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	1.	I. Arcosanti 01:35
	2.	II. Forces Under Your Control 01:09
	3.	III. Say The Name 01:51 video
	4.	IV. The Coven 06:55
	5.	V. Triple Dance 02:30 video
	6.	VI. No Peaches For The Foolish Heart 02:52
	7.	VII. Heron's Book of Dreams 06:23 video
	8.	VIII. Forces Out Of Your Control 04:41

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A rare & tender sonic wonder ~ BBC Radio 3
Spartan, melancholic, compelling ~ Uncut Magazine
Enchanting ~ NARC
So lush ~ Drift
Delicate and beautiful ~ Norman
Entrancing ~ Resident
Delightful ~ Backseat Mafia
What kind of music is it? ~ my ma

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Prepared, programmed & played piano, tape manipulations, MIDI arrangements, processed guitar, acoustic ragas, melodica nocturnes, grimm lentos and Final Fantasy VII (disc 2) - when the world opens up.

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Through the window at Arcosanti, I could see the desert, vast and transformative. Inside the room was an upright piano, a Fender Rhodes, and several synths. For five days - every morning, afternoon and evening - I sat in this room with the circular window and wrote the music you can hear on this record. Outside, intimate crowds gathered to watch some of the world's best musicians play unique and unrepeatable sets.

Arcosanti, AZ is a prototype arcology designed by Paolo Soleri. Picture, if you can, moonbase architecture inspired by late-60s sustainable ideologies. Concrete atriums screened with poplar and olive trees. Shady, calm apses to keep the desert sun off. The low roar of the iron forge, casting the famous Arcosanti bells that are shipped around the world.

Each year, FORM festival takes place there and selects 1,000 people to attend. I was not selected. Instead, I found myself there working as a photographic assistant to my friend, Tonje. During that week, through Tonje, I met Tortoise, Bill Callahan, The National, Grizzly Bear, Moses Sumney, Perfume Genius, Braids, Skrillex, Hundred Waters and many others.

Whenever possible, and often during their live shows, I would sneak into the room with the circular window to write and record Heron’s Book of Dreams. This record, then, is for anyone who has found themselves watching as their dreams play out on a stage without them.

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released May 21, 2021

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Prepared, programmed & played piano, tape manipulations, MIDI arrangements, processed guitar, acoustic ragas, melodica nocturnes, grimm lentos and Final Fantasy VII (disc 2) - when the world opens up.

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