Short clip of Jem Finer (hurdy-gurdy) and John Matthias (violin) at St. Mary's, Felpham last Saturday, playing music from their forthcoming album, "Almost Starlight", released by Touch on Sept 4th. "Almost Starlight" defies categorisation; forced to pigeonhole it the nearest approximation would be ‘modern-classical’ but this ignores its myriad influences and explorations which encompass inspiration from Arvo Pärt through Terry Riley to Can via Delius, Alice Coltrane and a subtle reimagining of electronic music played purely with acoustic instruments, bending and shaping their possibilities in surprising and unexpected directions. This was the second concert of a short tour of South Coast churches in which they played the music of Almost Starlight live for the first time, with minimal amplification, taking full advantage of the acoustics of the church. Touch will be hosting a listening party on Sept 4th. Links to everything in bio...