Name: Balgay Hill: Morning In Magnolia
Brand: Andrew Wasylyk

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

Pipe 028_02

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Colour

Yellow

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-03-04

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

State 51

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5057805130765

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / yellow

Artist

Andrew Wasylyk

Genre GB

Electronic

Label GB

Clay Pipe

Andrew Wasylyk is the alias of Scottish writer, producer and multi-instrumentalist, Andrew Mitchell. He is a member of the band Idlewild.
With his diverse musical talents, Andrew Wasylyk has made a name for himself in the music industry. As a skilled writer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Scotland, he brings a unique perspective to his craft. His contributions as a member of the band Idlewild have further solidified his reputation as an accomplished artist.
Andrew Wasylyk's music showcases his exceptional talent and creativity. Whether it's through his thought-provoking lyrics or captivating melodies, he consistently delivers powerful performances that resonate with listeners. With each project he takes on, Andrew continues to push boundaries and redefine what it means to be an artist in today's ever-evolving music scene.

Clay Pipe Music is a London based label run by illustrator Frances Castle. Inspired by small press pioneers like Rena Gardiner, each release comes in carefully conceived packaging in limited quantities. If there is demand, further editions are produced.

Clay Pipe specialises in releasing atmospheric music, with a strong theme or sense of place. Their unique approach to packaging and limited edition releases adds an extra layer of collectability to their releases. With a focus on quality over quantity, Clay Pipe ensures that each release is thoughtfully crafted and presented.

If you're looking for music that transports you to another time or place, look no further than Clay Pipe. From ambient soundscapes to nostalgic melodies, their roster of talented artists create music that evokes emotions and tells stories. Whether it's the hauntingly beautiful compositions of [Artist Name] or the dreamy atmospheres created by [Artist Name], every release from Clay Pipe takes listeners on a sonic journey.

The ten compositions that make up Balgay Hill: Morning In Magnolia present themselves as hymns to early morning light, the optimism at the start of the day, and the simple joy that can be found close to home exploring an inner-city park. As with last year's Fugitive Light And Themes Of Consolation and Scottish Album Of The Year Award shortlisted The Paralian (2019), trumpet and flugelhorn are handled by fellow Tayside musician Rachel Simpson, who's delivery blends muted swells and punctuated patterns.

The hallmarks of Wasylyk’s multi-dimensional approach to composing, performing and producing glow soft throughout the arrangements. His timeless, yet entirely individual, melodies remain potent and apparent. A warped tape loop cycles over a Fender Rhodes motif - elegiac strings underlined by the thud of analogue drum machine. Textures shift and shade like dawn glimmering through the branches of a sycamore. Infused with field recordings made on his morning rambles; finches flutter in the high green canopy, a dog walker shuffles in fallen leaves, the faint hum of lawnmower and passing passenger-less bus. Elsewhere, a wood pigeon clatters through a blossom tree, migratory geese call above Mills Observatory and the heavy summer rain rattles down on empty streets. Balgay Hill: Morning In Magnolia is as much a daydream rubric through solitude as it is meditative map. An invite to untold stories and images that take flight in the listener’s mind. Here, Andrew Wasylyk offers another cohesive, unique, and transcendental journey through ambient, library and jazz.

Balgay Hill: Morning In Magnolia

Music GB