Credits:

Cosmic Neighbourhood

Description:

Cosmic Neighbourhood is a collection of handmade ambient works by Adam Higton, a musician/painter/designer living in the historic city of York in northern England. Described by Adam Higton as "Forest Folk," the patchwork/collages are pastoral, delicate, and full of childlike innocence, all made from Adam's own modular synths, off-pitch pianos, flutes, toys, and old drum machines. All of them are handmade, just like the cutouts on the jacket. The sound textures, which are as handmade as the cutouts on the jacket, were recorded on multitrack analog tape. The technique and sound are reminiscent of Musette's classic album "Darthum". This CD couples "Library Vol. 1," a new album by Adam Higton, a musician and illustrator living in the historic city of York in northern England under the name Cosmic Neighbourhood, with his previously released album "Collages 1. This album is a coupling of his previous album "Collages 1". The pastoral, delicate, childlike innocence and floating patchwork/collages, which Adam Higton describes as "Forest Folk," are all made from modular synths, off-pitch pianos, flutes, toys, and old drum machines played by Adam himself. All of them are made from modular synths, off-pitch pianos, flutes, toys and old drum machines played by Adam himself.Adam Higton is an illustrator whose work has been featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES, ADOBE, THE GUARDIAN, ROUGH TRADE, and other publications. His cut-outs and illustrations of children, animals, plants, and forest fairies have been highly acclaimed.

Tracklisting:


01. PINE WIZARD
02. OVERGROWN GARDEN
03. THOUGHT BUBBLE
04. FORTUNE TELLER
05. CATERPILLAR
06. CLOUD
07. GNOMES
08. LEAF
09. FALL
10. NATURE SPIRIT
11. SQUIRREL
12. WAVING TREE
13. DUET
14. LADYBUGS
15. WITCHES HAT
16. NIGHT PEOPLE


17. ELF DOOR
18. HEDGEHOG
19. FAERIES
20. TOMTE'S DREAM
21. RACCOON HAT
22. GONE FISHING
23. VAMPIRE BAT
24. TREE FACES
25. BUTTERFLY
26. PIPE
27. OWL
28. MUSHROOMS
29. FLOWER SHIRT
30. MERMAID
31. FLOWER POT
32. SING A SONG