COATES - John Luther Adams Canticles Of The Sky (Rsd 2018)

Oliver Coates' new arrangement of Pulitzer Prize-winning US composer John Luther Adams' 2007 piece Canticles of the Sky appears for the first time in recorded form as a limited vinyl edition from RVNG Intl. In March 2017, Coates conducted 32 cellists in the UK premiere of the composition, displaying its intimacies after deeply communing with the trajectories of Adams' fictional suns and moons, the guiding characters and carriers of the piece. This recorded interpretation, performed by Coates for multilayered solo cello, takes Canticles of the Sky to wondrous, dizzying new heights, envisaging Adams' parallel dimension as an idealised construction. Marrying extra-musical studio techniques and meticulous arrangements to Coates' fascination with early electronic synthesis (especially the work of Laurie Spiegel), the result offers an ultra-sensory take on classical string instrumentation. ''Making this recording was not only about creating the most finely tuned interpretation of the piece in terms of frequencies and dynamics, but was also a chance to do something I have always wanted to do; to make a study in colour,'' Coates says. ''Inspired by paintings by Hilma af Klint and Agnes Martin, I had a chance to build an overall image using different playing techniques and microphone combinations.'' Coates has released a handful of solo records under his own name, including the acclaimed 2016 album Upstepping, and in 2017 Remain Calm, a collaboration with Mica Levi. As an artist and performer, he is frequently commissioned by world-renowned orchestras, choreographers and visual artists to compose or curate integral new works. John Luther Adams' Canticles of the Sky is a limited LP release, preempting Coates' debut full-length for RVNG Intl., and will be available on vinyl exclusively on April 21, 2018 for Record Store Day. This edition will not be repressed. Artist Highlights * Oliver Coates is a British cellist, composer and producer based in London. * Coates has performed solo shows around the world, including China, Russia, Brazil, Egypt, Australia, and New York, and has been commissioned by esteemed institutions such as the UK's Cryptic for string and electronic arrangements. * Coates was the winner of the Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artist Award 2011 and is an Artist in Residence at the Southbank Centre. * Coates worked with Radiohead on their most recent album, A Moon Shaped Pool, in addition to opening for the band in Manchester. He's collaborated with multi-instrumentalist Johnny Greenwood, on the scores for Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood and The Master; and with Mica Levi, on her score for Jonathan Glazer's Under The Skin and their collaborative 2016 album Remain Calm. * Coates follows 2016's Remain Calm and his solo record, Upstepping, with a 32 cello arrangement of Pulitzer Prize-winning US composer John Luther Adams' 2007 piece Canticles of the Sky, which will appear for the first time in recorded form via RVNG Intl. * John Luther Adams' Canticles of the Sky is a limited LP release, preempting Coates' debut full-length for RVNG Intl., and will be available on vinyl exclusively on April 21, 2018 for Record Store Day. This edition will not be repressed. Track Listing 01 Sky With Four Suns 02 Sky With Four Moons 03 Sky With Nameless Colors 04 Sky With Endless Stars

Vinyl release of Coates, Rsd 2018, Oliver - John Luther Adams Canticles Of The Sky (Rsd 2018). Released through RVNG INTL. and available on LP.