{"product_id":"richard-barbieri-hauntings","title":"Richard Barbieri - Hauntings","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmerging as a key architect of the late '70s\/'80s synthesiser revolution with David Sylvian's art-rock ensemble \"Japan\", his visionary synthesiser programming expanded the horizons of electronic music \u0026amp; left a lasting mark on artists from \"The Human League\" \u0026amp; \"Duran Duran\" to \"Gary Numan\" \u0026amp; \"Talk Talk\"\u003cbr\u003eHis subsequent \u0026amp; ongoing tenure with Steven Wilson's legendary progressive outfit \"Porcupine Tree\" across albums such as 'In Absentia' (2002), 'Fear Of A Blank Planet' (2007) \u0026amp; most recently, 'Closure\/ Continuation' (2022) further affirmed his status as one of the most intuitive \u0026amp; unique musicians of his generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Hauntings' is Barbieri's first studio album since 2021's 'Under A Spell', deepening the pensive, dark instrumental aesthetic of its predecessor. A diverse collection of immersive sound worlds, both dark \u0026amp; uplifting in equal measure, 'Hauntings' is influenced by a nostalgia for the past \u0026amp; future \u0026amp; for things that didn't happen yet still manage to haunt the mind \u0026amp; soul. What is real \u0026amp; what is simulation? The album finds Barbieri at the height of his powers, his deft keyboard \u0026amp; sonic architecture conjuring a shadowy, creeping Lovecraftian atmosphere. The music wanders through the streets of a gloomy lamp-lit Victorian London \u0026amp; drifts into grain-speckled snapshots of Belle Epoque Paris. These journeys into the past are contrasted with nihilistic but euphoric forays into the future, \"Traveler\" \u0026amp; \"A New Simulation\" bristling with the itchy modern anxiety that often runs through his best work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KSCOPE","offers":[{"title":"Double Vinyl LP","offer_id":54287091269955,"sku":"RPT-20343","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Double Red Vinyl LP","offer_id":54287092711747,"sku":"RPT-20345","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/1601\/8499\/files\/86ab238fe61cfb81658f3fbc990352b1.png?v=1773917350","url":"https:\/\/www.recordplant.co.uk\/products\/richard-barbieri-hauntings","provider":"Record Plant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}