My collaborative album with Joseph Auer, Meridian is out now on Databloem. Available digitally and on CD in a beautiful 6 panel digipack.

An intruiging and fascinating set of electronic minimalism, driven by melodic loops and sequences floating on a bed of droning ambient. ‘Meridian’ is a fusion of two sessions and two musical impressions. Both sessions were recorded at Wil’s London studio in 2017, but also took inspiration from Joseph’s time spent in both Tokyo and Barcelona.

For these sessions, Joseph brought a Yamaha FM synthesizer keyboard and a hardware effects unit, creating crystalline digital tones and rhythmic, minimalist sequences. Wil played electric guitar, analogue synths, bells and effects pedals, improvising fuzzy, fragmented melodic loops and droning ambient textures. These live multi-tracked recording sessions resulted in several lengthy pieces which were later edited and mixed down by Wil to form the final five album tracks. Joseph provided the album and track titles and they manifest a deep connection with the city of Barcelona.

Credits

Compositions + Production + Recording: Tokyo/Barcelona/London 2015-2017
All Tracks Wil Bolton + Joseph Auer
Cover design by Theo Rabou, The Netherlands