{"product_id":"jem-finer-john-matthias-almost-starlight-cassette","title":"Jem Finer \u0026 John Matthias - Almost Starlight (Cassette)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlmost Starlight is the extraordinary new album by Jem Finer (hurdy-gurdy) and John Matthias (violin). Produced by Jay Auborn and recorded in a medieval church, deep in the Devon countryside, in the Summer of 2025, the music is suffused with light, heat and the natural acoustics of the space.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe album defies categorisation; forced to pigeonhole it the nearest approximation would be ‘modern-classical’ but this ignores its myriad influences and explorations which encompass inspiration from Arvo Pärt through Terry Riley to Can via Delius, Alice Coltrane and a subtle reimagining of electronic music played purely with acoustic instruments, bending and shaping their possibilities in surprising and unexpected directions.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eJay Auborn plays cello on a number of the compositions and his production opens up and expands the music through a skilled and imaginative use of space, paying homage to the atmosphere of the church; ‘the sound evolved… chasing the imagined acoustics of that church in my mind; a place for worshipping light with sound.’ \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TOUCH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58397028942168,"sku":null,"price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0259\/9403\/5259\/files\/Jem-Finer-John-Matthias-Almost-starlight.jpg?v=1788516062","url":"https:\/\/3345.nl\/nl\/products\/jem-finer-john-matthias-almost-starlight-cassette","provider":"3345 Record Store The Hague","version":"1.0","type":"link"}