The Hope Of Better Weather

by Michael Price

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Tracklisting

Side A

The Anatomy of Clouds
Breaking the Horizon
Reflected in the Waves
In Spite of the Weather (Bill Ryder-Jones Re-imagining)
Breaking the Horizon (Eluvium Broken Mix)

Side B

The Warmth of the Sun (Peter Gregson Duet)
The Anatomy of Clouds (Yann Tiersen Remix)
The Anatomy of Clouds (Malibu Sweet Hereafter Remix)

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1.	The Anatomy of Clouds 03:39	info	buy track
2.	Breaking the Horizon 04:32	info	buy track
3.	Reflected in the Waves 04:40	info	buy track
4.	In Spite of the Weather (Bill Ryder-Jones Re-imagining) 06:05	info	buy track
5.	Breaking the Horizon (Eluvium Broken Mix). 04:08	info	buy track
6.	The Warmth of the Sun (Peter Gregson Duet) 03:00	info	buy track
7.	The Anatomy of Clouds (Yann Tiersen Remix) 11:45	info	buy track
8.	The Anatomy of Clouds (Malibu Sweet Hereafter Remix) 09:03	info	buy track

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The Hope of Better Weather - part reissue, part reworks - takes Michael’s 2012 EP, The Hope of Better Weather, originally recorded by Price alone in a room with a piano improvising, and brings it fully to life with the addition of a series of re-workings by Yann Tiersen, Bill Ryder-Jones, Peter Gregson, Malibu and Eluvium.

The five pieces, alongside these new reworkings capture a stark beauty, tenderness and delicacy in their tone. But they are also wind-like in their shifting, expansive and elemental essence - capturing an exploration of the natural world. Michael explains: “Nearly 10 years ago when I recorded these improvisations, I felt like I was missing the natural world - things like the weather, the beach at Scarborough and all those kinds of visceral things.”

When Price revisited the work in recent months - at a time when many of us found ourselves more aware of the natural world - he reconnected with it in a way that looks to connect with his next artistic steps. “You start off with listening to 10 year old piano recordings and then you go through the reinterpretations of people looking at that material now through their own lens. The fixation with weather, coastlines and with people connected with nature, is really strong all the way through this project. Coming out the other side of it, it's kind of like a Northern weather feeling - coming out with your collar turned up with a hat on, a bit drizzly and shit outside, but with a kind of determination that is the route forward.”

The process of putting together the release has been an emboldening and liberating one for Price, and he finds himself feeling buoyant about the possibilities of what lies ahead – which includes a new solo orchestral album. “It is super freeing and liberating,” he says. “There's these little green shoots of a freedom emerging.”

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released October 8, 2021

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Lacquers cut by Cicely Balston at Alchemy
Illustration by Deepesh Patel
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Michael Price's debut album on Erased Tapes Records, Entanglement, was described as ‘gorgeous’ by Rolling Stone and as ‘a neo-classical treat’ by Uncut. ‘The emotional clout of this music is quite staggering’ - Clash.

His work for film & TV has also been widely recognised, winning an EMMY award in 2014, plus BAFTA & 2 further EMMY nominations for the BBC series Sherlock, scored with David Arnold. ... more

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