Includes booklet pamphlet featuring credits, and inside of sleeve is decorated with a picture of the artists in the studio. Shepherd created the artwork for the album by connecting fibreoptic cables to a home made harmonograph. Includes free download code for the album on 320 kbps mp3s. Floating points, elaenia a slice of ambient, psychedelicjazz dance music from one of the london club scenes top producers. Eglo main man and all round soulful explorer of the deep. For the majority of people floating points debut album might as well be called the token electronic jazz record you might buy in 2015 or in early 2016. Watch the video for elaenia from floating pointss elaenia for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. By max van zile elaenia is the fulllength debut of english dj sam shepherd, known as floating points, who had released a few minor projects in the. Progressive electronic, nu jazz cd floating points. Last years releases were a mixed bag for me, with king bromeliad being the strongest track but some of the tracks felt strangely like floating points by numbers or rehashes of previous releases. Pop experimental soul jazz rhythm and blues classical electronic. Its a curious style choice given the fullbodied sound of releases like 20s wires and the floating points ensemble 12inch.
Starting out with the melancholic yet serene orchestral soundscape of nespola he then provides sounds more typical of the floating points style, such as on the emotive and breathtaking silhouettes which. Includes unlimited streaming of elaenia via the free bandcamp app, plus high quality download in mp3, flac and more. Floating points aka sam shepherd has so many guises its certainly not easy to pin him down. Elaenia floating points to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Sam shepherd aka floating points is back, with an eagerly awaited full length which inaugurates his new pluto imprint. Although this does not do it justice, the album is perhaps best described as a classic record in a genre that does not exist. Drawing inspiration from classical, jazz, electronic music, soul and even brazilian popular music, elaenia named after the bird of the same name is the epitome of the forwardthinking floating points vision in 2015. Enjoy the full soundcloud experience with our free app. It is strictly forbidden to share links to albums via file sharing sites magnet, torrent, kingdom leaks etc. Elaenia is already getting some critical acclaim but im less convinced. Floating pointselaenia uk import vinyl 12 album new.
There are only hints of vocals, and the ones that do appear. Elaenias closest antecedent is the 16piece orchestra floating points ensembles 2010 post suite almost in profile ep, an elegant swarm. Details about floating pointselaenia uk import vinyl 12 album new. Elaenia by floating points album, progressive electronic. Nespole by floating points free listening on soundcloud. Floating points is the musical project of londons sam shepherd, who spent five years piecing together this debut album while working toward a phd in. The new album crush, released 18 october 2019 on ninja tune. At its most adventurous and contemporary classical argente is up.
Sam shepherd floating points is a neuroscientist and classically trained musician who has spent the last five years writing and composing his first full length album, entitled elaenia. The fulllength debut from sam shepherd aka floating points is as warm and fluid an electronic album as you will hear all year, and it has a timeless feel. Check out elaenia by floating points on amazon music. Floating points personal collection of global soul, ambient, jazz and folk treasures form the latest in late night tales series. Electronic, techno, electro, house, experimental, grime, dubstep, hip hop, alternative, indie, and many more. After some singles, 24 remixes, 49 mix appearances, 2 dj mixes and setting up a 16piece ensemble under his own name, floating points strokes off the jazztronic frippery of elaenia, his debut album on his new label, pluto. After several eps, singles and live appearances, shepherd released floating points debut studio album, elaenia, in november 2015, to widespread critical acclaim. Those who have been attentive since the brainiac producers earliest releases are more likely to hear the 43minute album as a modest culmination of progressions and refinements traceable. His debut album proper, elaenia is the culmination of all things sam shepherd. Shepherd created the artwork for the album by connecting fibreoptic cables to a home made. At its most traditional floating points we hit the finale perotation six where the brushed drums are buried under layers of sound and elements in a way thats not dissimilar to radiohead. Download floating points elaenia files tradownload.
Download floating points elaenia 2015 torrent or any other torrent from mp3 category. Why eleania by floating points is the one album you should hear this week video he could as easily be talking about his debut album, elaenia. In comparison, the first part of elaenias jazzfunk opus silhouettes i, ii, iii feels as delicate as gossamer, with whisperquiet drums and synths notes of such weightlessness that they fade into translucence. Shepherd is also a cofounder of the label eglo records. Sam shepherd floating points is a neuroscientist and classically trained musician who has spent the last five years writing and composing his first full length. Floating points elaenia is the debut studio album by british electronic musician sam shepherd, released under his alias floating points on 6 november 2015 by shepherds own pluto label and luaka bop. Here you can find floating points elaenia shared files. Sam shepherd aka floating points music taste is notoriously tricky to define, ranging from ethereal classical at one end to coruscating techno at the other, united only in a firm belief in the transcendental power of music to move hearts, minds and yes. For the past ten years, all roads shepherd has followed have slowly been leading to elaenia an album with roots deep in his formative years that draw upon everything shepherd has done to date.
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