North by Pop-Up Kings
Sounds with a quiet heartbeat and a long emotional reach. Songs without words for the hours after the transmitters close down. Piano-led soundscapes inspired by Nordic jazz and post-rock dreaming. Chamber poems with a nostalgia for the ticking of a transport capstan on the last train home.
Dedicated to the memory of Wolfgang Wild (1970–2024). We’ll find you in the corners of the music.
Tracklist
| 1. | Aln | 5:41 |
| 2. | By | 4:36 |
| 3. | Bear of God | 3:51 |
| 4. | Sythen | 4:43 |
| 5. | Armstrong | 3:31 |
| 6. | Hild | 7:25 |
| 7. | Walker | 3:58 |
| 8. | Stephenson | 6:17 |
| 9. | Wolfgang | 6:14 |
Credits
Written, performed and recorded by Charles Fernyhough at Glass Bead Studios. Mastered by James Edward Armstrong.
Cover design by Isaac Fernyhough after an original image by Clare Connor. Artist photo by Michael Bearpark.
Thanks to Michael Bearpark for the Morleytron. Thanks too to Andrew Booker, Jeff Knowler, Philip Loveday, Jonno Hoare, Rhett Griffiths, Lizzie, Athena and Isaac.
License
All rights reserved.
Pop-Up Kings is the solo project of writer, psychologist and broadcaster Charles Fernyhough. A recent collaborator with Darkroom and Improvizone, he has written about the science of ambient music in Aeon and elsewhere.
https://www.facebook.com/startofitall
https://charlesfernyhough.com
https://improvizone.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/glassbeadstudios