Philip Selway & Elysian Collective have shared new album ‘Live At Evolution Studios’.
The genial Radiohead musician is also a sought after solo songwriter and soundtrack composer, with Philip Selway returning with something new earlier this year. Released to widespread acclaim, ‘Strange Dance’ continued his idiosyncratic tale, and he intends to see out the year in style.
Out now, ‘Live At Evolution Studios’ follows neatly on from his recent album, with Philip Selway and Elysian Collective combining to focus on fresh arrangements. Alongside the material from ‘Strange Dance’ the ensemble work on soundtrack elements, and a track called ‘Song For Us’.
Philip Selway comments…
This session with Elysian Collective and Chris Vatalaro was recorded at Evolution Studios in Oxford, where I recorded the bulk of ‘Strange Dance’ and also my soundtrack work. It took place at the end of April ’23, just before I went out to do my UK and European dates. I originally brought this ensemble together to play at the launch event for ‘Strange Dance’ back in February, as I felt this combination of string quartet and percussion, together with my vocals, piano and guitar would be a compact way to capture the scope of the varied musical textures on the album.
I was so made up with how it sounded and how it reframed the songs, that I wanted to capture this dynamic in a recording. As well as songs fromStrange Dance, there is also a version of one of my soundtrack pieces, ‘People Of The Sea’, and a track called ‘Song For Us’, which was written as a pitch piece for a TV show.
Check out a clip of the ensemble performing ‘The Other Side’, alongside the live album in full.
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