David August Hymns Vinyl LP Due Out 27/02/26

Tracklist:

1. HYMN I
2. HYMN II
3. HYMN III
4. HYMN IV
5. HYMN V
6. HYMN VI
7. HYMN VII
8. HYMN VIII
9. HYMN IX

The Italian - German composer and producer lets his vast sonic universe collapse, rediscovering in its wake an instrument that's been a constant presence in his life. 'Hymns' is a deeply personal set of candid piano - led reflections that tell a simpler but far more distinctive story; rather than concentrate on the life cycle of humanity and civilization, August narrows his field of vision, tracing his own background and re - asserting his relationship with a musical language he'd tried hard to unlearn. An intimate, instinctual album that emerged from isolation and contemplation, 'Hymns' is also a surprisingly hopeful suite of soft hued, evocative improvisations that well up from the depths of the soul. In August's own words, 'it should recall light, not darkness'.