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Alongside frequent collaborators, most notably Egyptian violinist Samy Bishai, harpist Kat Arney and singer Kirsty Hawkshaw, Digitonal have toured extensively and have been in demand as a live act, known for their improvised sets of great range and beauty, with the band's musicianship taking centre stage alongside the laptop button pushing. Digitonal's sound was forged in the chill out rooms of London's 90s clubbing scene, where Steve Reich would sit alongside Boards of Canada inspiring Dobson to draw parallels between his background immersion in early music and choral harmony and the Warp Records led artifical intelligence era of British electronic music.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Just Music","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50438618186059,"sku":"388823","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/1ca7d460-5cb3-4317-ae64-0da3fcc312bc_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726945724"},{"product_id":"set-the-weather-fair","title":"Set The Weather Fair","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew studio album by Digitonal. This is wordless music, but a narrative remains. It reflects the swell at Sizewell beach on a cold January morning, the landscape of North-Eastern Slovenia, the hope in new beginnings and seeking perspective within the vastness of the night sky. It is a record about changeability, permanence and the importance of creating things, big and small, artistic and human.\" Andrew Dobson \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDigitonal has been writing and performing their brand of intricate, melodic electronica since 1997. Originally conceived by musician Andrew Dobson, Digitonal has gone through many different forms in collaboration with other performers, notably a long relationship with Eqyptian violinist Samy Bishai. They have recorded for Toytronic Records, Cactus Island and their long-time home, Just Music, and have performed remix duties for the likes of Max Richter, B12, Alice Russell, Kelli Ali, Kirsty Hawkshaw and labelmates Marconi Union. Their live sets closely bind instrumentation with electronics and have achieved much acclaim for their improvisation, range and beauty. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 'Set The Weather Fair', Digitonal's 4th studio album, Dobson is joined by chart-topping dance music producer and sonics obsessive Dom Graveson. This takes their sound into new territory where synthesis, cutting edge production and exquisite musicianship all combine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Just Music","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50511913124171,"sku":"1104211","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/f4fd21e3-8134-4a3a-aaa6-bdb7a95030d4_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727895593"},{"product_id":"the-night-album","title":"The Night Album","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed British ambient \/ neo-classical artist Digitonal (aka Andrew Dobson) returns with The Night Album - a deeply introspective and transportive new full-length, marking his fifth studio album across a 25-year journey and his first to be written, performed and produced entirely solo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eThe Night Album,\u003c\/em\u003e Dobson turns inward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated in solitude and shaped by generative processes alongside his own musicianship, the record is a study in quietude, self- reflection and artistic reconciliation. Jazz-inflected in spirit (though never confined by genre), it captures a sense of peace and acceptance. The sound of an artist settling into his own voice after decades of evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross its nine tracks, the album unfolds like a continuous nocturnal passage - transportive, mystical and deeply calming. Sweeping piano figures, clarinet motifs and softly pulsing electronics intertwine with generative textures, creating a timeless and immersive experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLead single For The Birds exemplifies this balance: floating piano chords interlace with angelic vocal echoes, while a haunting clarinet line drifts above flickering IDMinspired rhythm that evokes rustling branches and glowing embers. It is music that feels elemental and alive with the quiet motion of the natural world. Meanwhile, the second single Exit City introduces a more luminous edge, shimmering melodic lines rise through the texture, underpinned by an infectious beat that recalls early-2000s downtempo at its most radiant\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Just Music","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":57488640901451,"sku":"R4050-3354","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/10e181d8-2b93-e605-c934-1721e89f8591.jpg?v=1780325826"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/digitonal.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}