A friend and I loaded our bikes with camping gear and a portable music set-up, and headed up into the wild Highlands of Scotland for 10 days in search of some of the most remote locations in the UK to compose music, inspired by the feeling of stillness – up mountains, into caves, past crystal blue lochs and into make shift studio spaces in remote 'bothies' to create a new collection of songs.
Sonically the record focuses on hypnotic synthesised arpeggiations and subtle field recordings, all written on a portable synthesizer / sequencer set-up stashed in a pannier bag. The music reflects the cyclical and peaceful nature of cycle touring, and the way that an adventurer can harmoniously interact with natural landscapes through a method of environmentally conscious travel that can be slow and meaningful.
Listen to the record here 🙂 https://samuelorgan.komi.io
by samuelorgan_