Fossils of the Mind was the title track of the 2018 album by Will Lawton & The Alchemists. Will and Sebastian met through mutual friends and Sebastian came up with the idea to produce a radical reinterpretation of the track, with new material added by Sebastian and members of the band, notably a startling new vocal part by Will.  Fossils of the Mind was originally inspired by a TED talk by comedian Robin Ince, based on the concept that art that artists of all background produce, whether it's music, poetry, painting etc etc, is like a fossil of the mind of the creator, destined to live on long after the maker has passed on.


Fossils of the Mind - Sebastian Reynolds rework - written and performed by:

Will Lawton – piano and vocals
Buddy Fonzarelli – upright bass
Ami Kaelyn – guitar
Harki Popli – tabla
Sebastian Reynolds - additional synths and programming 

with - Bethany Porter - cello

Concept and original track co-composed with Weasel Howlett 

Produced by Sebastian Reynolds with Will Lawton and The Alchemists, additional production by darqwud 


Mixed by Mike Bannard at Safehouse studios, Oxford, mastered by Tim Turan.

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