James Weeks portrait with Another Timbre
Released 12 May 2021
Cover artwork: Haris Kittos
Including:
Summer (2018)
for seven players
Violet - Violute (2018)
for violin and clarinet, and viola and bass flute
Düsseldorf (2017)
for seven players
Durham (2018)
for solo piano
Siro’s Garden (2018/2020)
for spoken voice, celtic harps, ensemble, and audio
Reviews
TEMPO, Daryl Jamieson - April 2022
Review of James Weeks’ ‘Summer’ album with Another Timbre
Weeks, the Explore Ensemble and producer Simon Reynell of label Another Timbre have made with this disc an oasis, its beguiling simplicity concealing conceptual riches.
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If the album as a whole can be heard as a virtual garden in which sensual beauty and serious conceptual music-making are finely balanced, it is because Weeks is invested in the evocation of sonic virtual spaces and places rather than musical narrative or drama.
Musique Machine, Roger Batty - June 2021
Review of James Weeks’ ‘Summer’ album with Another Timbre – ★★★★★
“Summer is a most compelling and rewarding example of the modern classic form, with Weeks skilful and engrossing composition played with great depth, atmospheric grace, and felt nuance by the Explore Ensemble. Really if you have even a passing interest in modern classical music, and its connected related genres you’ll be needing to pick this album up….simply put, spellbind stuff!”