Taken from the digital album 'Clearings', self-released by Spheruleus in 2013

https://spheruleus.bandcamp.com/album/clearings

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Splicycle

'Fimbru' is a track taken from the forthcoming Spheruleus album 'Peripheres' and has been uploaded as a teaser.

More news to follow soon...

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Fimbru

The beginning of the year marked a promise to both myself and my listeners that there would be more Spheruleus material available than there has in recent years. Already 2015 has yielded 'Chronota', available from the Spheruleus Bandcamp page and also the physical album 'Peripheres' which was released by French label Eilean. 

There is much more planned but for now I am glad to announce the release of 'The Lost Gold', an EP created using my acoustic instruments rather than the sampling technique used in 'Peripheres'. It is a return to the roots of Spheruleus, with the lo-fi recording, cutting and re-programming of guitar, zither, harmonica, keyboard and violin teamed with household sound-effects and field recordings. 
Throughout The Lost Gold I have strived to create something with as little processing of the sounds as possible - favouring looping and splicing the sounds rather than always drenching them in digital effects. 

Opening track 'A Few Spare Coins' is almost live, but for a couple of light overdubs - it is influenced by Yuichiro Fujimoto's The Mountain Record. 'Through Quiet Streets' has a more structured melody and includes field recordings taken on the streets of London. 'Aurum' is a little more dramatic as strings take centre stage. Closing piece 'Unearthing' is a positive but lazy downtempo piece to end with something a bit different and gives a slight nod back to Peripheres.
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released 28 April 2015 

Written and produced by Harry Towell 
Artwork by Harry Towell

Unearthing

Preview of the Free EP 'Small Haunts', released on the Audio Gourmet Netlabel

PRESS RELEASE
We have to trawl back as far as 2010 since Harry Towell (the man behind the Audio Gourmet Netlabel) last released a free 15 minute EP on his label. He has of course since graced labels such as Hibernate, Time Released Sound, Eilean and Home Normal and now is the perfect follow up to EPs 'Rust' and Driftwood/Seafoam', ahead of an album forthcoming on his new limited edition CDr label Whitelabrecs. 

'Small Haunts' neatly fits into the trademark fifteen minute Audio Gourmet 'tea break' comprising four tracks. The pieces are inspired by watching many a crime drama film, with the tracks cloaked in a thick veil of noir as they trace a fictitious tale of death and mystery. Each piece was crafted using discarded acoustic instrument recordings and old vinyl samples, arranged using plenty of reverb and vintage cassette tape techniques. The package is rounded off with the evocative imagery of Slovakian photographer Peter Nejedly.
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released July 9, 2016 

Written and produced by Harry Towell 
Artwork by Peter Nejedly

Small Haunts

Small Haunts (Preview)

Atlas Dreams was recorded following a holiday in Marrakech, Morocco where I'd taken a day trip to the neighbouring Atlas Mountain range. The scenery was breathtaking and this colourful place has remained an inspiration ever since my return. I took field recordings in and around the bustling souks of the Djemaa El Fna and set them low in the mix against a short, nostalgic drone. 

The intention was to put together an album of material inspired by the visit but I simply didn't take enough recordings to draw out the project and everything I've tried to create since, sounds either too similar or not 'Moroccan' enough... so I thought I would upload the track and make it available for free download by way of thanks for your support this year.

Atlas Dreams

Taken from the forthcoming album 'Obsolarium' which will be released in a limited edition run of 50 copies on Whitelabrecs.

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Obsolarium

Redbrick Beacon

First track recorded in my new house as I intend to record a new album inspired by an old theme. More news soon

Rain

City Spheres is an album by British producer Harry Towell who has been recording as Spheruleus since 2009. Harry has released music on labels such as Eilean, Hibernate Recs, Home Normal and his own label Whitelabrecs with a sound that is typically rooted in rustic and melancholy Ambient style. 

The one slight variation on this was his work for French label Eilean Records, in which Harry began to incorporate more rhythmic aspects to his usually pastoral sound with jazz samples and downtempo drum patterns. In City Spheres, the Spheruleus sound is further developed along the lines of Peripheres although the theme is taken out of the fields and onto the lonely city streets. The tone still remains contemplative and loosely Ambient, whilst Harry hones into influences from the instrumental Hip-Hop, Electronica and Jazz scenes. 

A couple of the 12 tracks from City Spheres have already appeared on compilations such as the Eilean label compilation and Touched Music's Macmillan fundraiser album. These two pieces along with Peter Nejedly's beautiful artwork provided the starting point for this album. 
Recordings were taken in London, Marrakech and Sorrento during various vacations, vinyl samples were lifted and percussive loops were shaped as Spheruleus clicks into city mode.
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released October 7, 2016 

Written and produced by Harry Towell 
Photography by Peter Nejedly

City Spheres

Resolve

'Glimmers', by Spheruleus, is the first full length album to be released on Rusted Tone Recordings. The album also marks the first cassette release for Harry Towell as Spheruleus, who is regarded as a prolific artist within the contemporary ambient and experimental music scenes. 

'Glimmers' is conceptually about light; the affordances of day and night, as well as the metaphorical light and darkness of human experience. The album reveals deep moments of sadness and melancholy, but importantly carries a crucial message of hope and optimism. Rather than creating "Glimmers' as a reflection of Towell's own hardships, the album promotes the need for undying hope and positivity, which the musician follows: 

"The idea is that when daylight ends, there used to be nothing but darkness - but mankind brought light to this through the discovery of fire and the invention of the lightbulb. Light encourages us to take a closer look and face our fears head on."
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released February 26, 2018 

Written and recorded by Harry Towell 
Mastered by James Edward Armstrong 
Cover art by Harry Towell 
Layout by Lucy Adlington

Glimmers

Refraction

First track recorded using my new Baritone Ukulele, augmented with field recordings taken on Caldey Island, electric guitar and downtempo beats.

The title and cover artwork were taken at of a small outbuilding during a walk on Caldey Island, Pembrokeshire last week.

51°38'04.4"N 4°41'10.4"W

Dub version of the Spheruleus track 'Inhibition', used as a bonus remix on Spheruleus' 'Cyanometry' album, forthcoming on Tessellate Recordings

Spheruleus - Inhibition (Dub Version)

Track from a forthcoming EP set for release on Audio Gourmet in January 2013.

The piece was based around an adaptation of an old abandoned project from 2008 when I was just getting to grips with making ambient music.
The original piece was created using ukulele and harmonica and I have thickened it with some of the 'now' Spheruleus techniques that have graced my recent material.

Endless Pathways Won't Unfold

Spheruleus remix/interpretation from the brilliant Antonymes album 'There Can Be No True Beauty Without Decay', forthcoming on Hibernate Recordings:
http://hibernate-recs.co.uk/antonymes/

Antonymes - Misshapen Beauty II (Spheruleus Interpretation)

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Spheruleus is Lincolnshire, UK based artist Harry Towell. His work has been released on labels such as Under The Spire, Hibernate, Home Normal and Time Released Sound. The Spheruleus sound is produced using acoustic instruments, manipulated into timeworn, rustic and melancholy compositions.

He also runs the Audio Gourmet netlabel and Tessellate Recordings.

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