Folktronica muzikant Will Samson (UK) releaset single 'Arpy', voorloper van nieuw album 'Active Imagination'

Britse folktronica muzikant Will Samson knutselt als geen ander met minimale elektronica en weids uitdeinende klanklandschappen. Zijn muziek is elektronisch, experimenteel en wordt gekenmerkt door zijn wondermooie falsettostem. Met gitaar, piano, drums en elektronica maakt Will Samson soundscapes die perfect passen in het schap waar je ook Mount Eerie, Bon Iver en Sigur Ros vindt.

Met de release van nieuwe single 'Arpy' kondigt de Britse folktronica muzikant Will Samson de komst van z'n nieuwe album 'Active Imagination' aan. Het is de opvolger van 'Paralanguage' uit 2019. Will Samson werkte er een jaar lang aan: van januari tot december 2020, om precies te zijn. Het resultaat? Negen rijk gelaagde tracks waar Samson mediterend bevraagt wat zijn identiteit is en wat zijn thuis is. 'Active Imagination' komt uit op 6 mei (CD/DL) en 24 juni (LP) via Human Chorus.

WILL SAMSON OVER 'ARPY'

“‘Arpy’ was the very first song to be created for the album and began its conception way back in January 2020, just as I was about to start touring my previous album ‘Paralanguage’ (and before the pandemic hit). I had bought myself a JX-08 synth to take on the tour, and the first sketches were me basically figuring out how to use it. The guitar was added before I really knew what I was going to play, but I felt a little spark of something in that first take, which remains on the finished track. From there, the recordings sat on a hard-drive for about 7 months, while I racked my brains on how on earth to finish it. It was after having 3 vivid and consecutive dreams that Summer (whilst trying to teach myself how to lucid dream), when I woke up and realised that the lyrics and vocals had just written themselves.”

"The ‘Arpy’ video was filmed on 16mm film in a secret location during Summer 2021. On the first day of filming, we found a dead shark and the camera ate up the entire roll of film. It took us almost 10 months of planning and there were many times that I thought we would never be able to do it - due to lockdowns and bad weather. But the result is something that we are all so proud of. In the end, it really feels as though it was worth all of the effort and time."

PERS

• "A very special artist." - Lauren Laverne, BBC Radio 6 Music
• "Running themes and riffs waft over songs so heartfelt, you dare not speak over them." - Clash Magazine (UK)
• "The oxygenated ambient landscapes of Will Samson are the ideal place to escape from the world’s bustle." - Bruzz Magazine
• "IJle, naar folk zwemende liedjes, spaarzaam gearrangeerd en gezongen met een falsetto." - De Morgen