Name: Chihei Hatakeyama - Mirror - Renitency (room40) by pdis_inpartmaint
Duration: 3 min 54 s
Description: [p*dis] distribution sampler for August 2011.

More info, full EP and HQ download: asip.me/ASIP028

There’s always private pleasure in seeing beauty where others don’t. Sometimes it’s just a case of the personal outweighing the spectacular but in a part of the world as vast and stunning as Yorkshire, the abundance of scenery makes finding that place an infinitely easier coincidence. Ilkley or ‘Heather Spa’ is one such place for 36 aka Dennis Huddleston. A moorland area on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, it’s served as both a place of escape and inspiration.

“It’s a place I’ve visited many times at various stages of my life,” he begins, “coming from Bradford, which has had its fair share of social and economic problems over the years, Ilkley provided an escape from the city and is somewhere me and my friends spent many days and nights. It isn't the largest, nor the most beautiful countryside in England, but it has an undeniable charm that’s felt by everyone who’s visited.”

You feel that connection throughout ‘Heather Spa’. It’s one of familiarity and rejuvenation with the exhale of the strings evoking happiness and a gazing contentment. ‘Heather Spa (Burning)’ is just as poised and gentle with its slow, weaving melodies and whilst it’s more clouded and subdued, it leaves a determinedly resonant impression.

“There was a huge fire in 2006 which destroyed vast areas of the moorland,” Dennis explains. “I had visited it only a few days prior and the lush green land was replaced by charred cinders, completely decimating the landscape. It was quite a sight to behold and there was an undeniable melancholy in the air. Reseeding efforts and the tough will of nature has reversed most of the damage and Ilkley Moor is alive once again.”

The initial inspiration for the ‘Shadow Play’ album, this final instalment of ‘Heather Spa’ marks the culmination of Dennis’ personal trilogy, and helps the ‘Heather Spa EP’ feel like a very natural conclusion to a journey of transition, progression and redemption.

"It's come full-circle in a way,” Dennis muses, “Heather Spa as a concept was the catalyst for my latest album 'Shadow Play' and you can see three distinct yet fully-connected chapters on what is a single story; the inception with Heather Spa, the realisation with Shadow Play, and finally with this EP for the ASIP Places Series, an epilogue. I think they're some of the most emotional pieces of music I've worked on and I hope you enjoy taking this final journey with me, right back at the place where it started."

ASIP028 36 - Shadow Play (After Dark Reprise)

Final track from an upcoming EP. Thanks for listening.

--Eric

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The project started as a soundtrack for Greg Martin's www.experiencetheplanets.com in late 2009. Work on this as a complete set continued through 2010. 

Mercury

[p*dis] distribution sampler for August 2011.

Chihei Hatakeyama - Mirror - Renitency (room40)

The Forgotten Worlds Archive, in collaboration with Micah "Mikkerj" Smith, proudly presents "Songs of the lost valley", a collection of songs capturing what is left beneath the Cloud Sea after the Great Flood. Thank you, and we hope you enjoy.

originally released February 21, 2025

All works archived by Micah "Mikkerj" Smith, and only made possible by the gracious support of the Forgotten Worlds Archive.

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