Name: The Hill, The Light, The Ghost
Brand: Haiku Salut

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SCRTN002LP

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-12-10

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5055300300584

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

SCRTN002CD

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2021-08-27

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Haiku Salut

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Alternative / Modern

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Secret Name

Haiku Salut are an instrumental trio from the Derbyshire Dales in England. Their music fuses elements of neoclassical, post rock, folk and electronica.
Their unique sound draws inspiration from a diverse range of genres, resulting in a captivating blend of melodies and textures. With their mesmerizing compositions, Haiku Salut have carved out a distinct place in the music scene.
Comparable to artists such as Inventions, King Creosote, and Public Service Broadcasting, Haiku Salut's music takes listeners on a sonic journey filled with intricate arrangements and emotive soundscapes. Their ability to seamlessly weave together different musical styles sets them apart from their contemporaries.

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Haiku Salut, the acclaimed electronica trio from the Derbyshire Dales release their fifth album, The Hill, The Light, The Ghost on Secret Name records

A beautiful study of ghosts and memory, the gestation of the record began when Haiku Salut’s Sophie Barkerwood was given a Tascam field recorder. “I carried it around with me in case anything interesting happened. I guess I wanted to capture little pieces of the world in the same way we all take photographs,” explains Sophie. “It wasn’t immediately apparent that we would begin to use these sounds as the architecture for an album but as our writing process evolved the textures of these memories became a bank of inspiration.”

“We then began actively searching for ghosts in the world and framing the songs around their qualities,” Sophie continues. “Gathering recordings, removing them from their context and building worlds around them. Capturing and preserving personal experiences, and evoking vivid spaces. You could say the record is a miniature exploration of sound in relation to memory. Each piece is intimately connected to a place in time.”

Musically, the album marries the expansive vision of their third album, There Is No Elsewhere, which celebrated identity and community, with the darker, more contemplative feel of their fourth album, the trio’s original soundtrack for Buster Keaton’s The General. Building on the lessons learned working on The General, The Hill, The Light, The Ghost is a cohesive suite, nine songs that combine to tell a larger story – that of experience and memory, of precious moments and echoes of past lives.

The Hill, The Light, The Ghost

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