Phrenetikos
Phrenetikos
Tracks:
1. Expanse
2. Phrenetikos
3. Gun Urra
4. Hope
Released April 6, 2018
I composed this piece for a concert at Edinburgh International Harp Festival 2016. It is the musical counterpart to my exploration of the desire to belong to a community, and the beginnings of an understanding as to why we humans might crave this. It was composed in East London, a place that's a stark contrast with the remote Scottish Highlands where I spent my early years. Phrenetikos feels like an onomatopoeic word for the feeling I often get from spending lots of time on social media and is the Greek origin of the word frenetic.
Reviews
"stunning soundscape of etherial overlapping voices… beautifully hypnotic". Tara Minton, HARP 2018
“dissonant and complex, but also very beautiful, evoking windswept islands and distant temples and gentle streams. This is pioneering work”, Alex Monaghan, Folk World 2018
“This is music, beautifully played and skilfully constructed, which draws on the folk music of Highland Scotland and contemporary techniques and motifs to convey a complex psychological moment. I look forward to more from this interesting and thoughtful musician and composer.” David Francis, Tigh Na Teud 2018
