Astrid Williamson - I Am The Boy For You

Shetland Suite

Unst Boat Song

Shetlan

Da Day Dawn

Baloo Balilli

Da Narrowa Wheel

King Orfeo

Da Full Rigged Ship

Boannie Tammie Scolla

Da Selkie Wife's Sang

Unst Bridal March

‘Hide In Your Heart’ is the lead single taken from Astrid’s forthcoming ‘We Go to Dream’ album, Out Now!

‘Hide In Your Heart’  builds slowly before unfolding into a beautiful widescreen epic - the result of a collaborative effort with engineer/ programmer/drummer James Orr, whom Astrid met while touring with Dead Can Dance during 2012/13, he also co-wrote the song with her.

Astrid has a couple of live dates coming up ahead of the album release:
Tuesday 2nd June – The Slaughtered Lamb, London
Saturday 6th June - All Saints Church, Hessle, Hull 


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Hide In Your Heart

Scattered

Original demo of 'Dance' from Pulse album. 

Dance ORIGINAL DEMO

From the vaults cover version I did in 2010 of Biffy Clyro song Many Of Horror.

Many Of Horror Biffy Clyro Cover

First single from Astrid Williamson since We Go To Dream in 2015
Released 02-10-20 on Incarnation Records
Published by Mute Song

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Produced, engineered and mixed by Andy Glen at Black Shed Studios, London
Remixed by Nicolas Dick at Le Puits Sonore, Marseille 
Vocals recorded and engineered by Simon Bowley at Willow Crescent Studio, Warragul, Australia. 
Drums and percussion on Coming Up For Air  recorded at Echo Zoo studios, Eastbourne by Christoph Skirl. 
Additional vocals recorded by Andy Glen at Black Shed Studios, London and by Astrid in various locations. 
Cellos and lap steel guitar recorded by Nicolas Dick at Le Puits Sonore, Marseille  
Remixed and
Mastered at Le Puits Sonore, Marseille by Nicolas Dick. 
 
Vocals, Synthesizers, String Arrangements – Astrid Williamson
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitars, Additional Percussion – Andy Glen
Cello – Samuel Tolkien  
Lapsteel Guitar - Nicolas Dick
12 String guitar, Finger drum - Lucas Christoff 
Bass Guitar – Richard Yale
Drums – Martyn Barker

Lyrics - 

September rolled by
October bristles on
I come up for air from under a blanket
Where are you? 
I say out loud to no one, except you
You are in London, or *******
You are where you are, where you'll stay

I poured out a wine wondering as I drank it
Where are you? 
I say out loud to no one, except you

It is me that’s all over the place.
Me that could never decide
Not about you, oh no
You are in London, or *******
You are where you are, 
Where you'll stay no questions there

Only why, even think of you? 
Even think of you
You, so good, you so sure
You, so unlikely to hurt anyone you love

Do you love me?
I wonder, if you ever even ask yourself?

Coming Up For Air - Astrid Williamson 

After finding a folder buried deep in a hard drive and containing ten pieces of poetry and journaling documenting my time as a keyboard player and backing vocalist in Dead Can Dance during their year long world tour, 2012-13,  I decided to create a new musical project based on these writings.

Over the space of ten evenings improvising on an acoustic piano and waiting for something coherent to evolve, I finally pressed the record button. My intention: to stay as close as possible to these initial sparks of inspiration rather than relying on already well-worn paths of development that I might have found more familiar or comfortable.

Seven of the original ten pieces would survive this uncompromising process, and over the next four years, recording in various locations including Australia, Marseille, London and Eastbourne, the music took shape. Coming Up For Air warranted some structural intervention, so I wrote a second verse for this song. 

After recording the lead vocals in Australia (where I’d been working with Lisa Gerrard) the drums and percussion were added at Echo Zoo Studios in Eastbourne, showcasing the talents of Martyn Barker (Robert Plant, Shriekback, Goldfrapp, Marianne Faithfull), with my long-time cohort Richard Yale playing bass.

In Marseille, steel-guitar and cello were provided by Nicolas Dick (Kill The Thrill) and Samuel Dick Tolkien respectively. 

Finally, back in London the track was fleshed out by me, Lucas Christoff - playing  twelve string guitar and finger drum -  and guitarist/producer Andy Glen at his Black Shed Studios in Crystal Palace.

Coming Up For Air, part letter to a lost or perhaps hoped for lover, part travelogue from the life of a touring musician reflects themes of desire, loss, reflection and acceptance, hopefully makes for compelling listening.

Astrid Williamson 2020

Coming Up For Air

 Music by Astrid Williamson and Goya Dress

Solo Albums
Boy For You
Astrid Williamson
Day Of The Lone Wolf
Here Come The Vikings
Pulse
We Go To Dream

With Goya Dress
Bedroom Cinema EP
Ruby EP
Glorious EP
Rooms


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