Cherry Red Strings of Light interview part two
(News date: 19-10-19)
The second part of the Cherry Red interview about the new album Strings
of Light that Ant recently filmed with Mark Powell has now been released and
can be viewed below.
Strings of Light is due for release
on 25th October 2019 and is available to
pre-order now from
Cherry Red (where signed postcards are available while stocks
last) and
Amazon.
Crooked Hand Strings of Light interview part one
(News date: 14-10-19)
In addition to the Cherry Red interview and performance video clips to tie in with
the forthcoming release of Strings of Light, Ant has also given an
interview about the new album to Crooked Hand Productions. The first
part of their interview has now been released and can be viewed below.
Cherry Red Strings of Light interview part one
(News date: 11-10-19)
The first part of the Cherry Red interview about the new album Strings
of Light that Ant recently filmed with Mark Powell has now been released and
can be viewed below.
New performance video clip released (News date:
4-10-19)
To tie in with the forthcoming release of his new album Strings of Light,
Ant recently filmed a special set of live performance pieces and interview
clips with Mark Powell from Esoteric Recordings. The first clip - a
live performance of Jour De Fête from the album - has now been released
and can be viewed below.
New album release Strings of Light(News date: 16-8-19, updated
14-9-19)
Esoteric Antenna is pleased to announce the
release of Strings Of Light, the beautiful new album by
Anthony Phillips.
For his first new album in seven years
Anthony has composed and recorded the twenty-four pieces of music on
this album, which span two CDs, utilising the many beautiful and
rare guitars in his collection, all of which have made Strings
Of Light one of the finest instrumental guitar albums of
Anthony's long and acclaimed career as a musician and composer.
This set is made even more special by the
inclusion of a 5.1 Surround Sound mix of album on a DVD (NTSC /
Region Free). After a seven year absence of new recorded work,
Strings Of Light is a welcome return and a fine album by a
legendary musician.
Strings of Light is due for release
on 25th October 2019 and is available to
pre-order now from
Cherry Red (where signed postcards are available while stocks
last) and
Amazon.
Which Way The Wind Blows tribute album
(News date: 23-9-19, updated 26-9-19)
The American band Rocking Horse Music Club,
who are playing two live shows of Ant's music (together with
selections from Mike Rutherford's album Smallcreep's Day)
at Trading Boundaries in November, have recorded a tribute album of
songs from Ant's back catalogue.
Which Way The Wind Blows (subtitled
The Music of Anthony Phillips) includes guest appearances from
a number of notable musicans including Steve Hackett, John Hackett,
Nick Magnus, Noel McCalla, Kate St John and John Helliwell.
The cover design for the CD seen here features elements of the
original artwork by Peter Cross, which has been adapted with Peter's
permission by Helmut Janisch from the German Genesis Fanclub.
Which Way The Wind Blows is released on 11th October and is available to order
from
Rocking Horse Music Club and from
Burning Shed (where the album is available from 25th October). Tickets for the two live shows the band is playing on 15th and 16th November 2019
at Trading Boundaries in Fletching, East Sussex, UK are
available now.
CD Track listing: Um & Aargh,
Paperchase, Which Way The Wind Blows, Silver Song, Something Blue,
Pulling Faces, Collections, Sleepfall: The Geese Fly West,
Nightmare
Algebra: La Cura video released (News date:
14-9-19)
Further to the news about the release of the album Deconstructing Classics
by the Italian band Algebra, an official video for the song La Cura
from the album has now been released and can be seen below. La
Cura includes guest appearances from Ant and Steve Hackett, who both
appear in the video.
Deconstructing Classics is out now and can be ordered
here.
Journalist and writer Mario Giammetti is
known as both the editor of the Italian Genesis magazine Dusk
as well as the author of a number of books about the band and the
individual members including The Exile, an Italian language
biography of Ant which was published in 2008. Mario also
plays guitar and sings in the band Algebra, which has previously
released two albums (1994's Storia Di Un Iceberg and JL
which was released in 2009).
Algebra will be releasing their third
album Deconstructing Classics in September, which is a
double CD. The first CD brings together cover versions by the
band that have been previously released on Various Artists
compilations along with a brand new track La Cura, which
features guest appearances by Ant and Steve Hackett. The
second CD features previously unreleased tracks including Il
Crepuscolo, a 12-string piece based on variations of the
Genesis song Dusk which Ant recorded for the 25th
anniversary of the magazine in 2016.
Deconstructing Classics is released
on September 9th and can be ordered
here.
The Rupert Hine Story (News date:
16-7-19)
A brand new interview from cherryred.tv, which features producer and
musician Rupert Hine talking to Mark Powell from Esoteric Recordings about
his career, has just been released and can be viewed below. Rupert has
worked with many artists over the years as well as recording as both a solo
artist and with Quantum Jump and his production work includes Ant's albums
Wise After The Event and Sides. Rupert talks about
working with Ant at 24 minutes in to the video.
Esoteric Recordings are releasing Fighting Apathy With Shock, a
brand new compilation drawn from the three albums Rupert recorded under
the name Thinkman, which is due out in August.
An Evening of Anthony Phillips and Mike Rutherford solo albums
(News date: 30-4-19, updated 8-5-19)
Two shows by the US group Rocking Horse Music Club which will include the
first ever live performances of music predominantly from Ant's albums
The Geese & The Ghost, Wise After The Event and Sides
are set to take place in November. The selection of Ant's music will
be complimented by performances of additional songs from Mike Rutherford's
first solo album Smallcreep's Day, which will feature the original vocalist on the album
Noel McCalla. The shows are being staged
with Ant and Mike's approval.
Tickets for the shows, which will take place on 15th and 16th November 2019
at Trading Boundaries in Fletching, East Sussex, UK are
available now.
Update: An interview with producer Brian Coombes about the
concerts is now available to read on the
German Genesis Fan Club site. In addition, a video giving the background to them has now been released
and can be viewed below.
From Genesis To Revelation - 50 Years On
(News date: 6-3-19)
It's now fifty years since From Genesis To Revelation was
originally released and to mark this anniversary author Andy Thomas has
written an in-depth feature in which he
examines the history of the album and considers whether it is now possible
to find a whole new appreciation for it.
Esoteric Recordings is pleased to announce
the release of a 4 Disc Clamshell re-mastered boxed set of the album
Seventh Heaven by Anthony Phillips and Andrew Skeet.
Originally issued as a double CD set in 2012, Seventh Heaven
was a primarily orchestral work featuring the City of Prague
Orchestra and was recorded in various locations in London and
Prague. A gorgeous and evocative collection of compositions, the
album was hailed by Classic FM radio and is one of Anthony's
enduring works.
This new edition of Seventh Heaven
features the original album newly re-mastered, along with a bonus CD
featuring nine previously unreleased recordings together with the
rare 1973 recording of the hymn 'Take This Heart' (written by
Anthony Phillips and Mike Rutherford for the Charisma album "Beyond
An Empty Dream"), recorded at Charterhouse School and featuring
the Charterhouse Choral Society. Also included is a DVD featuring a
new 5.1 Surround Sound mix of Seventh Heaven. This clamshell boxed
set features an illustrated booklet with a new essay by Anthony
Phillips archivist Jon Dann.
The re-mastered and expanded edition of Seventh Heaven is available to
order now from
Cherry Red and
Amazon.
Field Day :Digipak Edition (News date:
22-8-18, updated 21-11-18)
Esoteric Recordings is pleased to announce
the release of a 3 disc edition (2 CDs, 1 DVD) of Field Day,
the beautiful instrumental double album originally released in 2005.
The album saw Anthony utilise 6-string guitar, 10-string guitar,
12-string guitar, cittern, bouzouki, charango and mandolin to great
effect with Field Day receiving a warm response from Anthony
Phillips aficionados upon its release.
With this new edition, Ant has revisited the
recordings, re-mastering the original stereo mixes and has created a
5.1 Surround sound mix with engineer James Collins. The results
bring a new life to the compositions and a much loved album. This 3
disc digipack edition includes a booklet with new essay by Jonathan
Dann and comments from Anthony Phillips.
Update: The new edition of
Field Day is out now and is available to order from
Cherry Red and
Amazon.
