Floating Points shares ‘Silurian Blue’ video from forthcoming Reflections – Mojave Desert project
FLOATING POINTS SHARES ‘SILURIAN BLUE’ VIDEO FROM FORTHCOMING REFLECTIONS – MOJAVE DESERT PROJECT
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Watch ‘Silurian Blue’ here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_vtGMUzPnM
Floating Points’ forthcoming short film and soundtrack – Reflections – Mojave Desert – finds Sam Shepherd and his band in a thrilling sonic exploration of environment under an endless desert sky. Today Sam has unveiled the first full track from the project, the seven-minute-long ‘Silurian Blue’.
‘Silurian Blue’ finds Sam and his band performing an expansive piece of music that captures the sonic landscape around them. “There’s such an interesting sonic environment,” Sam told NPR, speaking of how on a rehearsal trip to the Mojave he noticed it had the qualities to “turn this into something where we start exploring the space, sonically and visually”.
The first in a planned series of environmental recordings by Floating Points to be filmed and recorded at different locations around the world; the recording was made last year, as Floating Points travelled to the Mojave to rehearse in between US touring. Immediately struck by the distinct sonic tapestry created by the rock formations and valleys, Sam and the band set up a recording operation and filmed this new work at the base of the natural sculptures they encountered. The music of Reflections – Mojave Desert mirrors the landscape: soaring and vast, dynamic and intimate, centred around two longer works and shorter pieces that create a singular and seamless 27-minute experience.
One of London’s most sought-after DJs, producers and live entities, Floating Points has toured with The xx – supporting their record breaking string of dates at Brixton Academy, collaborated with Caribou, Four Tet, and has performed across the globe including festivals like Glastonbury, Primavera, and Pitchfork Festival Europe. Floating Points’ debut LP Elaenia was deemed Resident Advisor’s ‘Album of the Year’ in 2015. This was followed by the Kuiper EP in 2016. Sam also hosts the internationally renowned You’re A Melody DJ parties and co-runs the Melodies International reissues label.
Pre-order the album on vinyl and DVD here or digitally here.
Track list:
1. Mojave Desert
2. Silurian Blue
3. Kites
4. Kelso Dunes
5. Lucerne Valley
Tour dates:
22 April – Coachella, USA (Live & DJ)
26 May – Nuits Sonores, France (Solo live)
28 May – World Island, Leeds (Solo live)
10 June – Parklife, Manchester (Solo live)
17 June – Best Kept Secret, Netherlands (Solo live)
7 July – NOS Alive, Portugal (Solo live)
15 July – Farr Festival, Hertfordshire (DJ)
3 Aug – Dekmantel – Netherlands (Solo live)
5 Aug – Dekmantel, Netherlands (DJ)
12 Aug – Sunfall, London (Solo live)
13 Aug – Houghton Festival, Norfolk (DJ)
Praise for Floating Points:
“Wall-to-wall gorgeousness”
RA ‘Album of the Year’
“An extraordinarily beautiful debut”
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“Elaenia flits, swoops and soars beautifully”
5/5 The Guardian
“Pay attention to [Elaenia] and you’ll be rewarded”
8/10 ‘Album of the Month’ Mixmag
“The perfect meld of Shepherd’s machine trickery and musical background”
Red Bull
“Floating Points is free from the pretension of the crate-digger cliché”
CRACK
“[Floating Points] is just one of those people who always plunges in at the deep end”
FACT
“Exquisite”
8.5/10 DJ
“A visible and disciplined seven-track movement made for deep mental involvement”
Dummy
“A dizzying, virtuoso and bold act”
9/10 Loud & Quiet
“A soaring debut”
8/10 The Observer
“An astonishingly cohesive record”
4/5 Q
“Mesmerising”
4/5 DIY
“A sweeping, majestic debut that pleases hearts and minds alike”
8/10 Clash
8/10 Uncut
8/10 FT
8/10 The Line of Best Fit
“A brilliant encapsulation of a huge talent”
4/5 musicOMH
“A sublime introduction”
8/10 The Skinny