In the midst of a global pandemic that has seen gigs, club nights and festivals cancelled, and tens of millions around the world in some kind of lockdown or quarantine, the need for musical escapism and aural daydreaming is greater than ever. It was this search for creativity and positivity that led to the recording of Sunday in June, the gorgeous and sun-kissed debut album from Hillside.

The outfit’s origins lie in the ongoing friendship and musical relationship of guitarist/bassist Alex Searle, percussionist Patrick Dawes and Claremont 56 founder Paul ‘Mudd’ Murphy, a trio who have been playing on each other’s records since the dawn of the millennium. They began jamming and creating instrumental music together for what would become the Hillside project a few years back, but the pace of production increased during the pandemic year of 2020, with multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger Michele Chiavarini (an experienced solo artist and long-term member of Dave Lee’s Sunburst Band) coming on board to help shape the sound of their eight-track debut album.

Built around warm, languid grooves, expansive musicality, simmering strings – arranged by Chiavarini and replayed live by Pete Whitfield – and seductive solos provided by a handful of guest musicians (most notably flutist Tamar Osborne and violinist Mike Piggott, who has previously worked with Ralph McTell, Pentangle and Bert Jansch), Sunday in June could be considered an imaginary soundtrack to a long, lazy drive down the U.S West Coast.

The collective’s intent is exemplified by stunning opener and title track ‘Sunday in June’, where soaring strings, eyes-closed guitar solos, expressive keys and subtle percussive touches seemingly dance atop a sun-soaked groove that sits somewhere between jazz-funk and vintage West Coast rock. It can be heard, too, on the low-down hustle of ‘Trinity Strut’ – think Steely Dan doing Blaxploitation movie funk and you’re close – and in the languid drift of ‘Aguila Negra’, with its heart-aching orchestration, jazzy guitars and sunset-ready synths.

Sunday in June has many subtle twists and turns. Check the swelling, flute-sporting, organ-rich breeze of ‘For Daniel’, a track written in tribute to an old friend of Murphy’s who passed away in 2020, and the kaleidoscopic, smile-inducing positivity of ‘1939 Grand Avenue’, whose title references the address of a favourite San Diego hang out. There’s also room for recent single ‘Walpole Days’, a gorgeous downtempo odyssey, and a new album mix of the combo’s most Steely Dan-esque cut, 2019 single ‘Hidden Port’.

Rounding things off is a rather impressive bonus cut: a previously unheard ‘Spiritual Healing Mix’ of ‘Walpole Days’ by the great Joaquin ‘Joe Claussell’. Whereas his previously released versions of the track were largely percussive and dancefloor-friendly, this interpretation takes us deep into the world of weightless new age ambient, with Hillside’s impeccable instrumentation slowly rising above immersive chords and pads.

As usual with Claremont 56, the album’s artwork is every bit as detailed and painstakingly crafted as the music, with the stunning cover illustration coming courtesy of regular label collaborator Mark Warrington. His vibrant vision is naturally a perfect fit with Hillside’s colourful and emotion-rich music.

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Spiritual journey into universe of emotions. Learning and unlearning. Access on the sacred knowledge. New path to reality. Silence. Purity.

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Tale Of Bilalayl [ANN30 / Annulled Music]

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Released by Annulled Music from Seville, Spain
Release Date : May 06th. 2022
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There was no other placer as calm as Bilalayl. Live was sometimes hard there and days were mostly dry, but as the moon reached it's top in the sky illuminating the all desert underneath and creating mysterious shadows in the village, the night breeze was becoming increasingly refreshing.
Who would have thought that one dat an old tyrant would sacrifice this fragile balance in exchange for power and eternal life? People say that in the sacred women's forest called Noderamo, the curse is still having no effect...

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"MY NOISY TWINS is a portuguese electronic music producer, sound designer, musician and DJ, also known as Jorge Cunha Machado. Characterized by an evident appropriation of cinematographic language, it sways from dystopian, gloomy narratives connected to a urban imaginary related to trip hop, dub and bass music, to light, luminous spatiality associated with nu jazz and house.
It is a living, mutant, kinesthetic organism, one of stories, metamorphosis and events. An organism of strong contrasts, layers and juxtapositions. Of different and diverse tones, densities and textures in which sound is almost visual". 

Biography: "Driven by the interest in melding music and other arts (performing arts, visual arts, amongst others), he soon found out that this interest had turned to an academic and professional career. Involved, as a musician, in multidisciplinary projects, he composes for theatre, dance, video-art, performance and children’s storytelling. He also cooperates as a percussionist with several musical projects, producers and authors. Amongst other groups, his participation in OCO, ATMA, UDJAT Ensemble, Cachupa Psicadélica, stand out. 

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