DRIFTING FALLING RECORDINGS

When The Clouds is featured on the latest Silent Ballet compilation, The Silent Ballet: Volume XIV:

Tracklist

1. The Sight Below: Fervent
2. The Boats: The Astronaut
3. Glittering Blackness, Fall: III
4. ef: Sons of Ghosts
5. Nice Wings, Icarus!: Eagle
6. Nervous Doll Dancing: Les Pommes
7. Nils Frahm: Because This Must Be
8. Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson: Our Door Handles Stopped Moving Years Ago
9. Charlieshero: Oh, Good Morning
10. Radiant City: Key Control
11. When the Clouds: The Dawn and the Embrace
12. Arrive Alive: It’s Not What You Say It’s How You Say It

This is a little belated, but Sin at P*Dis has listed Gareth Dickson’s “Collected Recordings” as number 1 on his staff recommendations list.

..hazey-electronic Nu-Dream Pop/the kind of slumber you don’t want to wake from. You’re warm, comforted/relaxed, and only aware of your inner surroundings. The soundtrack to this moment is brought to you by..

A stunning duet of Gareth’s song “Two Trains”. Really lovely!

Gareth Dickson accompanies Vashti Bunyan in WNYC Studio on the Spinning On Air show.

The songs of Vashti Bunyan have a gentle, quiet sound, but they tell tales of strength, resilience, and insight. Vashti joins host David Garland in the studio once again, this time to play and talk about songs she wrote in 1964 and 2009, and from a few points in between. Accompanying Vashti is Scottish guitarist Gareth Dickson, who then plays us a couple of his own songs, which are mysterious, rhythmic, and lovely.

Listen to the whole show here

Oppressed by the Line’s “Kiku” was number 5 in The Sound Awake’s Top 10 of 2009.

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Mike Henaghan of [sic] Magazine included Gareth Dickson’s “Collected Recordings” in his top 10 of 2009 list.

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Oppressed by the Line’s “Kiku” figured into the best 100 of 2009 list at the New Music Review blog.

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Happy New Year Everyone!

Glowing review of Collected Recordings at Moon Tomb.

‘collected recordings’ consists of songs from two of his prior albums (solina sea, spruce goose) and previously unreleased tracks. when i was first getting familiar with this album, i would hear certain songs playing on shuffle and mistake them for nick drake songs that i had either forgotten about or had yet to become familiar with. a perfect contrast between gentle finger-picked guitar, dreamy folk vocals, and ambient a-la brian eno or labradford. probably my favorite album of 2009. like a dream you never want to leave.

review link

Gareth’s “Fifth (The Impossibility Of Death)” was featured in the December 14th episode of the Vidro Azul podcast along with some other great artists.

Set list and download here