{"product_id":"active-imagination","title":"Active Imagination","description":"\u003cp\u003eElectronic\/folk artist \u003cstrong\u003eWill Samson\u003c\/strong\u003e releases his brand-new album \u003cem\u003eActive Imagination\u003c\/em\u003e, the follow-up to 2019’s \u003cem\u003eParalanguage\u003c\/em\u003e, released via Wichita Recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWorked on across the span of one entire year – from January of 2020 through to December – it’s comprised of nine beautiful new pieces and sits as a richly layered meditation on the idea of belonging, identity, and the search for home in the most unstable of worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMarking ten years since the release of \u003cem\u003eBalance\u003c\/em\u003e, his 2012 debut, Will Samson’s new album feels almost like the product of his learning and growth over the past decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor the first time, he allowed himself a dedicated studio space outside of his home, a blessing for both his mental health and workflow, while he also upgraded his tools, finally purchasing a good vocal microphone of his own, and a new laptop that didn’t constantly overheat and crash, allowing him to upgrade his recording software for the first time in years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile these somewhat mundane details may seem superfluous, for someone who’s spent so much time in flux, they brought about a stability that Samson’s work has so often been unable to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMusically it bends subtly between folk and electronica, where little pulses of experimental flourishes sit next to Samson’s evocative vocals, and the record pulls many of its reference points from a number of the artists he’s shared a stage with over the years: from Bon Iver’s S. Carey, through to The Album Leaf, Olafur Arnalds, and Do Make Say Think.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"Red | LP","offer_id":50459144880459,"sku":"1151081","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50459145503051,"sku":"1151073","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/dc5f81bb-2c1b-41c8-8fe9-ae7fd8532ca9_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727217801","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/active-imagination","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}