Excerpt from the first set of live improvised soundscapes at St. John's, Glastonbury.October 8th, 2022.

The music is inspired by the evocative aura of the spiritual centre of England and the eponymous encomium to Avalon written in the 1930s by Dion Fortune.
The complete album is available as "Avalon of the Heart" on Bandcamp:
https://paulstephentaylor.bandcamp.com/album/avalon-of-the-heart-soundscapes-at-st-johns-church-glastonbury
Paul Taylor: Keys.

Written, performed, recorded and produced by Paul Taylor.

Artwork by Katie Lock.

Many thanks to Matthew Redman, David and all at St.John's, Glastonbury for making this concert possible.

Special thanks to Paul Weston and Zoe for the Roerich peace banners and for their protection and presence.

Fisher King theme and inspiration courtesy of Deborah Cartwright.

This album is dedicated to the memory of Roland Szekely.

"Deo, non Fortuna"

The Road to Avalon

Another excerpt from "Avalon of the Heart", a concert of improvised soundscapes performed in the magical sacred space of St. John's Church, Glastonbury, October 8th 2022.
The complete album is available on Bandcamp:
https://paulstephentaylor.bandcamp.com/album/avalon-of-the-heart-live-soundscapes-at-st-johns-glastonbury
Paul Taylor: Mellotron, CP-80 piano, organ and synths.

Photograph of Glastonbury Tor: Paul Taylor.

The music features in this fascinating video concerning the Avalonian Mysteries:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds1-CjHO6Mk

A perfect soundtrack to the closing credits of BBC's Glastonbury 2023 coverage, maybe...?

The Road to Avalon - Phoenix Theme

A quieter twilight interlude from "Avalon of the Heart", a concert of improvised soundscapes performed in the magical sacred space of St. John's, Glastonbury, October 2022. 
https://paulstephentaylor.bandcamp.com/album/avalon-of-the-heart-live-soundscapes-at-st-johns-glastonbury

This excerpt features the liquid ambience of the classic CP-80 piano sound, drenched in reverb via the Virus TI synth. 
It occurred midway through the first set of the concert. 

The complete first set of the concert, "The Road to Avalon", is available here:
https://paulstephentaylor.bandcamp.com/track/the-road-to-avalon


The complete album is on Bandcamp:
https://paulstephentaylor.bandcamp.com/album/avalon-of-the-heart-live-soundscapes-at-st-johns-glastonbury


The music is inspired by the evocative aura of the spiritual centre of England and the eponymous encomium to Avalon written in the 1930s by Dion Fortune.

The Road To Avalon - Eventide

From the album, "Avalon of the Heart", a concert of soundscapes performed in the magical sacred space of St. John's, Glastonbury:

https://paulstephentaylor.bandcamp.com/album/avalon-of-the-heart-live-soundscapes-at-st-johns-glastonbury

Mellotron, CP-80 piano, organ and synths.

The music is inspired by the evocative aura of the spiritual centre of England and the eponymous encomium to Avalon written in the 1930s by Dion Fortune.

Postscript 24th April 2024: I discovered from a German review of my album "Whirl and Magnet" that the date of the concert, 8th October 2022, was the 150th birthday of John Cowper Powys, the genius author of "A Glastonbury Romance". a novel which I have re-read many times over the last 25 years.

The Region Of The Summer Stars

CAROR4T2 Cath Rev Eq + 3 Cb Bass Nr Edit

Excerpt from piano improvisation recorded for Piano Day at Sage Gateshead, March 2015.  This is also available for download on Bandcamp:

https://paulstephentaylor.bandcamp.com/track/cusps-excerpt

Features on the  official Piano Day 2015 Playlist:
https://soundcloud.com/nils_frahm/sets/piano-day-playlist-march-29th.

The complete is track available on the eponymous album,along with four other pieces:

https://paulstephentaylor.bandcamp.com/album/cusps.

If you enjoy the track, it would be much appreciated if you could support the artist by purchasing the download.

Buy "Cusps" 

Cusps (excerpt)

The Perpetual Choir of Avalon (Excerpt)

Improvisation on a vintage Mellotron,
Pilton, Somerset, July 2024.
From the forthcoming album of Mellotron explorations recorded in the Summerlands, "The Perpetual Choir of Avalon", which will be released on Bandcamp.

The Gate of Remembrance (excerpt)

Improvisation on a vintage Mellotron,
Pilton, Somerset, July 2024.
Plangent tron flutes to the fore, inadverdently evoking a sunny, shadowy in-between idyll.
From the forthcoming album of Mellotron explorations recorded in the Summerlands, "The Perpetual Choir of Avalon", which will be released on Bandcamp anon.
Eternal gratitude to William Blake, who saw clearly.

The Ecchoing Green

Moog and Hammond organ improvisation at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, June 2025.
The Hammond is a little low in the mix, but it is there. I will return to this combo once the Hammond has returned from its dubious quarantine...

Popcorn Lung I

Moog and Hammond C3 organ improvisation at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, June 2025.
The Hammond is a little low in the mix, but it is there. 
I will return to this combo once the Hammond has returned from its dubious quarantine...

Popcorn Lung II

Piano improvisation performed and recorded on a stray Steinway piano at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music.
The music will feature on a new album of piano compositions and improvisations recorded at The Glasshouse in summer 2025.
More music is available on my Bandcamp page: https://paulstephentaylor.bandcamp.com/
For aficionados of piano improvisation, maximalist soundscapes and everything in between.

Clandesteinway III

The first of a new series of piano improvisations performed and recorded on a stray Steinway at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music.
The music will feature on a new album of piano compositions and improvisations recorded at The Glasshouse in summer 2025.
More music is available on my Bandcamp page: paulstephentaylor.bandcamp.com/
For aficionados of piano improvisation, maximalist soundscapes and everything in between.

Clandesteinway I

Ibanez 12 string guitar through Virus TI Synthesiser; slightly chorused Yamaha Clavinova. 

Those Burning Trees

Bandcamp: https://paulstephentaylor.bandcamp.com/

Paul Taylor is an accomplished pianist and keyboard player specialising in improvisation. The music is evocative, alluring and unique; combining unusual harmonies and sonorities with an original and fluid technique.

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