Hi everyone, and apologies for the lack of fresh news of late. We came off a very enjoyable and successful European tour back in March and have been busy working on completing the next album, which, with any luck, will see the light of day in the Autumn. We’ve got a few UK and European Festival dates lined up – some are on our calender now, and some are still to be confirmed. But for now we are warming up for the summer with some gigs in Edinburgh, Brighton and London at the end of April and start of May. We’ll be playing some of the new material that went down very well in Europe, so we hope to see some friendly faces in the audience.
We are delighted to announce another trip to the European continent in February and March. We will be returning to see some old friends, and play some new places. It kicks off with a very spceial show in Glasgow as part of Celtic Connections, and then we take in France, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Italy and Greece. For those places we won’t reach this time, we are always working to play in new cities, and we hope to see you soon. For full info please see the Dates page on this site. Joe will be releasing another mixtape shortly too, in celebration of this new tour.
Out now, the new Hidden Orchestra release ‘Flight EP’ (click to preview the tracks and see the full press release on Soundcloud).
This digital-only release from Tru Thoughts features a new track, Flight, as well as some remixes from the Night Walks album by Floex, Lost Twin, and Maddslinky (and a bonus remix by The Colonel available on the iTunes version).
Flight features Fraser Fifield (sax/whistle) and Su-a Lee (cello) reprising their roles from the album, with the addition of harpist Mary Macmaster on clarsach, and on clarinet Tomáš Dvořák (aka Floex, who also created the stunning remix of “Dust” for this release).
In addition to the digital release, our friends at Denovali Records have produced another deluxe version of the release on vinyl, to complement the popular vinyl version of Night Walks. Consisting of new track Flight with Floex’s remix of Dust as the B-side, there is also a very limited edition version of the vinyl release, with an extra disc featuring “drums-only” and “no-drums” versions of Flight, exclusive to this pressing. Click here to order direct from Denovali Records.
Vinyl also available from Tru Thoughts’ Etch Shop, and at our live shows.
The dust has only just settled on a hectic season of summer festivals, but this week sees us resume life on the road with a trio of exciting shows in Leipzig, Nottingham and London. In particular the show in London for our friends Soundcrash at the opulent Koko venue is going to be a highlight of the year no doubt, as we are sharing the stage with electronic music legends Luke Vibert and Daedelus. Even better, Daedelus is bringing his new AV show to London for the first time – called Archimedes – it consists of banks of mirrors that reflect light in time with the beats – check it out here.
Please note we are on-stage at 9.30pm for this gig.
Remember to keep checking our dates page to keep up-to-date with our live touring, and we hope to see you at one of these shows over the autumn.
Some great festivals and gigs coming up over the next few weeks, as detailed by the e-flyer on the left. You’ll also see from this that we’ve already had a busy summer, with some fantastic gigs around Europe and the UK, with highlights including Podova Festival in Slovakia, North Sea Jazz in Rotterdam, Festineuch in Switzerland and of course the mighty Glastonbury, where we had the honour of opening the West Holts Stage on Sunday with a debut outing of our full 10-piece line-up, featuring the cast from our “Night Walks” album.
Check our dates page to see what we’ve got coming up. We’ll be announcing some fresh European club shows in the Autumn soon.
We are delighted to announce another trip to the European continent in February and March. We will be returning to see some old friends, and play some new places. It kicks off with a very spceial show in Glasgow as part of Celtic Connections, and then we take in France, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Italy and Greece. For those places we won’t reach this time, we are always working to play in new cities, and we hope to see you soon. For full info please see the Dates page on this site. Joe will be releasing another mixtape shortly too, in celebration of this new tour.
Spring Gigs
Hi everyone, and apologies for the lack of fresh news of late. We came off a very enjoyable and successful European tour back in March and have been busy working on completing the next album, which, with any luck, will see the light of day in the Autumn. We’ve got a few UK and European Festival dates lined up – some are on our calender now, and some are still to be confirmed. But for now we are warming up for the summer with some gigs in Edinburgh, Brighton and London at the end of April and start of May. We’ll be playing some of the new material that went down very well in Europe, so we hope to see some friendly faces in the audience.