Archipelago

'archipelago' is the second album from hidden orchestra, who were recently highlighted by the independent on sunday as one of their sounds of the summer 2012. 'archipelago' sees acheson, the musical mastermind behind the talented edinburgh four-piece, continuing to explore and develop many themes that emerged on their debut, adding new ideas, guest players, instruments and found sounds; to name a few, listen up for tap-dancing, bagpipe drones, and acheson stomping in snow and ice. in sampling found sounds and inspired improvisation, alongside his skills as a composer, acheson instils in the music of hidden orchestra an anchor to its earthly environment, while often conjuring an ethereal atmosphere and fragility that can whisk the listener off to another world.