Remains, by Will Gardner

Remains

by Will Gardner

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1.	Incoherent Light 08:28	buy track
2.	Jamais Vu 02:19	buy track
3.	Blossom 04:01 video	buy track
4.	The Urge To Leave 05:29	buy track
5.	Snow 04:50	buy track
6.	Jamais Vu (Reprise) 01:47	buy track
7.	Levodopa 03:20	buy track
8.	Late Stage 03:41	buy track
9.	Remains 04:18	buy track

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Will Gardner's debut album "Remains" is a personal story about loss, memory, and care-work told through poignant, disfigured soundscapes & half-remembered idylls of haunting, impressionist piano.

Gardner recalls his experiences caring for his father through late-stage Parkinson's dementia - exploring a 'sonic imagining' of dementia alongside his own experience as a carer - the grief of losing a parent in slow motion; and what it means to grieve for someone who is still alive.

At the heart of the album are Will’s Dad's diaries. Fragments of the text were used to derive the rhythms and melodies on which the album is built before the text was then removed so only the music remained.

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Will has spent much of his musical life operating behind the scenes and moving between different roles as an arranger, conductor and pianist. He has contributed string arrangements to bands like alt-J, Daughter, hmltd and Låpsley and has orchestrated numerous film and tv scores - including Tin Star and BAFTA-nominated Blue Jean.

Remains, released via Castles in Space, is Will’s debut album and first release as an artist in his own right. His work is influenced by his experiences working across a variety of musical genres - often combining processed, improvised piano; vocals and other instrumentation to create digitally transfigured contemporary classical soundscapes.

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released November 10, 2023

All music written, played and recorded by Will Gardner unless otherwise specified.

Mixed by Matt Glasbey
Mastered by Cicely Balston at Air Studios

Additional Vocals by Kate Huggett (A. 3)
Autoharp and Guitar by Thom Andrewes (A. 3)
Spoken word by Thom Andrewes, Catherine Carter, Maz O'Connor, Miriam Sherwood (B. 3)

Artwork by Peter Eastman
Design by Phil Heeks

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