Totó la Momposina (1940-2026)
Colombia has lost a great cultural icon, Totó la Momposina, who leaves behind a huge musical legacy...
Wed, 20 May 26
Hannah Peel: Society of Sound for July
The July release on Bowers & Wilkins Society of Sound is Hannah Peel's third album 'Mary Casio: Journey to Cassiopeia'. A seven-movement odyssey composed for analogue synthesizers and full, traditional 29-piece colliery brass band.
The album explores one person’s journey to outer space, by recounting the story of an unknown, elderly, pioneering, electronic musical stargazer (Mary Casio) and her lifelong dream to leave her terraced home in the mining town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, to see Cassiopeia for herself.
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"I wanted these huge slabs of planetary sounds to echo the excitement and wonder of our human need to explore and develop"
The complete brass band and rhythm section were recorded live on location in The Barnsley Civic Theatre by the Real World studio team.
Read more about the recording of the album and the story of Mary Casio
Further reading
The Endless Dance out now
Hannah Peel & Beibei Wang have released their debut album together, The Endless Dance, which is avai...
Fri, 22 May 26
Track of the day: ‘First Light’ by Eliza Marshall
Eliza Marshall releases the second track from her forthcoming New Birth EP. The track is called Firs...
Wed, 16 April 25
Spafford Campbell: Erasing genre and finding gold in the embers
Jane Cornwell talks to Spafford Campbell about new album Tomorrow Held.
Wed, 10 September 25