Released: 27/05/2021
Label: Hidden Notes Records
Album available on vinyl, CD and download via bandcamp: https://spindleensemble.bandcamp.com/album/inkling
Music video singles
Caligo by Narna Hue
Chase by Fred Reed
Okemah Sundown by Marie Lechevallier
Press
“Philip Glass-style minimalism, Morricone-esque exotica, Japanese-inflected C&W and Satie-ish romanticism.” The Guardian
“Beautiful sounds, definitely a band to watch…”Fiona Talkington, BBC Radio 3 Late Junction
“Sumptuous, broad ranging and beautiful.”Joyzine
“Such a rich live feel” Gideon Coe, BBC Radio 6 Music
“If you love to be delighted by fluid and sparkling musical arrangements and instrumentation you will greatly enjoy this record.” Nick Luscombe
“The quartet mixes post-classical and minimalism, with brief stylistic dalliances; Okemah Sundown hints at folksy Americana,while Waves has a neo-romantic vibe…” Big Issue
“Effervescent music-making”BBC Music Magazine
“Superbly composed and adroitly performed.”Louder Than War
“Pushing at neo-classical boundaries with sparkling aplomb” Electronic Sound
“Once concerts resume, Spindle Ensemble should be top of the must-see list.” A Closer Listen
“A constant flow of beautifully and moody fluctuated imaginative musicality; fit for stage, cinema screens and beyond.” Monolith Cocktail
“The music has a kind of freedom and lightness the way that it steps outside of the formal confines of genre, but there is an underlying mathematical precision, a satisfying internal logic and discipline, that sits happily alongside it’s expressive qualities” Good On Paper
“The ways in which moods lift and fall is breath-taking” Magazine Sixty
“Utterly stunning musical craft” Higher Plain Music
“a captivating listen that welcomely reminds of contemporary classical’s breadth” Loud and Quiet
“Inkling, is a thing of grace & beauty, elegance and erudition, melancholy and euphoria.” Narcissistic Max
Artwork
Artwork design by Adam Hinks
Still imagery by Marie Lechevallier’s ‘Okemah Sundown’ video
Credits
1 Inkling
2 Okemah Sundown
3 Caligo
4 Chase
5 Waves
6 Genie
7 Ménilmontant (bonus track)
All compositions by Daniel Inzani
Arranged by Spindle Ensemble
Recorded, mixed, produced and mastered by Daniel Inzani
Musicians:
Daniel Inzani – piano (1, 2, 4, 5, 6 & 7), Celtic harp (3), accordion (2)
Caelia Lunniss – violin (all), viola (2 & 5)
Harriet Riley – marimba (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6), vibraphone (1, 2, 3, 5, 6 & 7), orchestral percussion (5)
Jo Silverston – cello (all)
Featuring:
Joe Bradford – trombone (5)
Emmy Broughton – harp (5)
Josh Cottam – timpani (2)
Rowan Elliot – violin (5)
Pete Gibbs – upright bass (2)
Conrad Singh – electric guitar (2), clarinet (2 & 5)
Graeme Smith – alto saxophone (2)
Becca Spencer – viola (5)
Celeste Cantor-Stephens – trumpet (2 & 5)
Greg Sterland – tenor saxophone (5)
Stevie Toddler – upright bass (3 & 5)
Daniel Truen – snare drum (2)
Recorded in Bristol at St George’s Concert Hall, St Ambrose Church, Ben Capp Sound studio and Daniel Inzani’s home studio.
Thanks to Alex Hobbis, Adam Hinks, Andrew Price, Jonathon James, Nirvana Warner-Hughes, Marie Lechevallier, Fred Reed & Tom Jacob.