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Laurence Pike
ReleaseProduct
The Undreamt-of Centre
Label
The Leaf Label Ltd
Catalogue Number
843190013593
Release Date
September 6, 2024

Laurence Pike assumes the form of a psychopomp as he guides us on a journey of grand, mythical scope through his fourth solo album The Undreamt-of Centre. From the sources of family, nature, Orpheus and Eurydice, and requiem mass springs forth a delicate, mystifying, arousing set of compositions bathed in celestial choirs, stepping tenderly into a magical world. Impressionistic splashes of percussion sound throughout ‘Orpheus In The Underworld’, reverent choir giving voice to its sense of magnificent vastness, while ‘Eurydice’ is a romantic, wondrous lamentation of precariously traipsing piano notes, growing tension with scattered hits, and low vocals rising from the world’s underbelly.

Music written and performed by Laurence Pike (copyright control):
Drums, Percussion, Electronics, Piano, Synthesisers, Field recordings

Choir orchestrated and conducted by Sam Lipman

Vox Sydney Philharmonia Choir:
Soprano - Hannah Alexander, Josephine Brereton, Amelia Myers
Alto - Jasmin Borsovszky, Ines Obermair, Hannah Roberts
Tenor - Josh Borja, Tom Hazell, Ezra Hersch
Baritone - Finnian Murphy, Jesse van Proctor, Ziggy Harris
Soloist on ‘Introit’ - Josephine Brereton

Produced by Laurence Pike
Mixed by Francois Tetaz
Mastered by Lachlan Carrick, Moose Mastering, Melbourne

Drums recorded by Simon Berckelman at Golden Retriever Studios, Sydney
Choir recorded by Richard Belkner at The Church, Alexandria, Sydney
All additional recording by Laurence Pike
Editing assistance by Ivan Vizintin

Artwork and design by Clemens Habicht
Front and back cover images taken from 
'Orphée et Eurydice' by Michel Martin Drolling (1820)
The Picture Art Collection / Alamy Stock Photo

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body

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Laurence Pike

The Leaf Label Ltd

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