Sketches by Hidden Sky

Day22 (Sketch i)
I am continuing with sharing one new song each day <3
This week I will be going through my files and finishing old songs that were maybe abandoned half way in frustration, or I got distracted, or I simply moved on to the next thing. It feels like a good time to revisit some old friends and let them see the light of day.
The songs I will be revisiting and completing span a period of about five years, and as such are all quite different stylistically and thematically. I like the idea of 'musical sketches' - a quick flourish on the page, nothing too precious, enough to capture the moment.

Sketch (i) is a floating piece with chiming piano chords spaced apart like church bells in slow motion. Quietly in the background is the sound of an insane rainbow of lorikeets feeding at dusk. I recorded the lorikeets on my phone near my old house in Ashfield. It was so loud it was almost deafening. In this context, much quieter, the sound of the lorikeets feels peaceful, almost like the crackle of a vinyl record player.

The miraculously perfect drawing on the cover of this new album is by my friend Theodore Stein and I think captures the theme of these new works just right.

Tracklist

1.	Sketch i	3:48

2.	Sketch ii (Day 24)	1:54

3.	Sketch iii (Day 25)	3:41

4.	Sketch iv (Day 26)	3:38

5.	Sunset Avenue by Joshua P & Carlin M	2:00

6.	Sketch v (Day 27)	1:58

7.	Sketch vi (Day 28)	2:46

8.	Sketch vii (Quiet evening in Cooks Hill // Day 29)	2:50

9.	sketch viii Piano & Strings (Day 30)	2:46

10.	Sketch ix (Day 31)	1:38

11.	Sketch x (Day 36)	1:32

12.	Sketch xi (Day 37) Piano & Synth	3:10

13.	Sketch xii (Day 38) Piano	5:02

14.	Sketch xiii (Day 47)	1:54

15.	Sketch xiv (Day 48) Enough	1:50

16.	Sketch xv (Day 49) w/ B Fox	0:51

Credits

released March 15, 2020

Cover art by Theodore Stein.

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