{"product_id":"jem-finer-john-mattias-almost-starlight","title":"Jem Finer \u0026 John Mattias - Almost Starlight","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlmost Starlight is the extraordinary new album by Jem Finer (hurdy-gurdy) and John Matthias (violin). Produced by Jay Auborn and recorded in a medieval church, deep in the Devon countryside, in the Summer of 2025, the music is suffused with light, heat and the natural acoustics of the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e space.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album defies categorisation; forced to pigeonhole it the nearest approximation would be ‘modern-classical’ but this ignores its myriad influences and explorations which encompass inspiration from Arvo Pärt through Terry Riley to Can via Delius, Alice Coltrane and a subtle reimagining of electronic music played purely with acoustic instruments, bending and shaping their possibilities in surprising and unexpected directions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJay Auborn plays cello on a number of the compositions and his production opens up and expands the music through a skilled and imaginative use of space, paying homage to the atmosphere of the church; ‘the sound evolved… chasing the imagined acoustics of that church in my mind; a place for worshipping light with sound.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Touch","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":55561457860950,"sku":"MRM-08587","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/a2957957225_10.png?v=1790871190","url":"https:\/\/monorailmusic.com\/products\/jem-finer-john-mattias-almost-starlight","provider":"Monorail Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}