{"id":23440,"date":"2025-10-28T10:53:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T10:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=23440"},"modified":"2025-10-28T10:53:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T10:53:48","slug":"levitation-orchestra-share-new-single-imladris-off-upcoming-new-album-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=23440","title":{"rendered":"Levitation Orchestra share new single, ‘Imladris’, off upcoming new album Sanctuary<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Led by trumpeter and musical director Axel Kaner-Lidstrom, Levitation Orchestra<\/a> are a ten-piece collective bringing together some of London\u2019s most dynamic young musicians, including vocalist Plumm, harpist Maria Osuchowska, drummer Harry Ling, flautist Llu\u00eds Dom\u00e8nech Plana, and tenor saxophonist James Akers. Hailed as one of the most exciting forces in London\u2019s jazz scene, they formed through connections between Trinity Laban Conservatoire, Tomorrow\u2019s Warriors, and Brainchild Festival, with an ethos rooted in community and collective composition, as Kaner-Lidstrom explains:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe band was founded because collective music making is a beautiful thing which nourishes the soul and helps you grow as a person as well as an artist. Our outreach work with educational programmes such as NYJO and Tomorrow\u2019s Warriors is important for us, as we can show young musicians how easy it is to write music collectively when it is rooted in respect and not the aggrandising of ego.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Comes November 14th, Levitation Orchestra will release their new album Sanctuary<\/em> through 5dB Record<\/a>s, following their previous records Inexpressible Infinity<\/em> (2019) and Illusions & Realities<\/em> (2021). In the works for the past three years, the upcoming album explores the idea of sanctuary as something built together, a space of openness and mutual understanding. Musically, and as the press release describes, it “blends orchestral instrumentation, cinematic soundscapes, and fierce improvisation”, and draws inspiration from artists like Pharoah Sanders, Sun Ra, Stravinsky, and Ravel.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the album’s release, Levitation Orchestra have shared their new single ‘Imladris’, a warm and joyous track blending bright horn melodies, harp, and piano in a flowing musical conversation, elevated by Plumm\u2019s earthy vocals. Of the track, the band says:<\/p>\n

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\u201cImladris is a celebration, a revelling in splendour and good times. As such, it represents the joy of finding one\u2019s sanctuary, the destination that lies at the end of a search for everything beautiful in life. This piece has also gone through many revisions, with the challenge being how to weave together many different themes, all of which we were enchanted by.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Watch the video for ‘Imladris’ below.<\/p>\n