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Photo: James Styler<\/p><\/div>\n

News of a new album from Manu Delago<\/a> fills us with excitement. Following the release of Circadian<\/em>, which was one of our 15 Albums Picks of 2019<\/a>, the staggeringly talented Austrian percussionist and composer has announced the release of a live version of the record. Entitled Circadian Live<\/em>, and slated for a September 18th release through One Little Independent Records<\/a>, the upcoming album was recorded last year while touring Circadian<\/em> in Europe with his ensemble. Speaking about the live album, Delago stated:<\/p>\n

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\u201cOut of over 1000 gigs that I\u2019ve played, this is the one programme that I wanted to make a live album of. Since being a student 10 years ago, I’ve dreamt of having my own ensemble that\u2019s big enough to have an orchestral sound quality, but small enough to give space to individual characters and to be a tight rhythmic union. After a long journey the 9-piece Circadian Ensemble evolved, consisting of three percussionists, three wind players and three strings.<\/p>\n

I handpicked some of my favourite musicians and tried to feature their unique style in the compositions and arrangements. On the Circadian Tour we performed 18 concerts within 21 days which were all recorded. The intense schedule gave us the opportunity to develop and improve the music on a daily basis, unlike most big orchestral productions where usually there aren\u2019t many performances. The ensemble grew together day by day and the album to me is a symbol of togetherness.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Circadian<\/em> was inspired and informed by the concept of the body\u2019s internal clock known as Circadian rhythms, in particular Delago’s disruption of his own sleep cycles as a busy musician collaborating and touring with the likes of Bjork, Anoushka Shankar, Poppy Ackroyd, the London Symphony Orchestra and Olafur Arnalds, amongst many others. On Circadian Live<\/em>, and as the press release explains, this theme is\u00a0fully explored, evolving into “an honest retelling as well as something completely of itself.”<\/p>\n

The majestic live version of ‘Uranus’ is the first single to be unveiled from Circadian Live<\/em> and it invites you to hit the play button again as soon as it concludes.
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