SHOLTO releases new cinematic-soulful gem 'The Pearl That Glitters'
London-based multi-instrumentalist, producer & composer SHOLTO returns with new single ‘The Pearl That Glitters’, the second offering taken from his forthcoming debut EP ‘The Changing Tides of Dreams’
Having found support from the likes of Gilles Peterson and New Music Fix on BBCR6 for recent single ‘Vampire’, SHOLTO’s second act of the unfolding cinematic journey that is his debut EP, ‘The Changing Tides Of Dreams’, is ‘The Pearl That Glitters’.
Inspired by soundtrack composers from the 1950s-1970s like Piero Umiliani & David Axelrod, ‘The Pearl That Glitters’ has a nostalgic edge and shimmering string arrangement that reflects its title. Recorded at SHOLTOs studio, the track features some of London’s finest musicians, including Penguin Cafe Orchestra’s Clementine Brown on strings, Rupert Cox on piano, Arthur Sajas on flute, Marcus Hamblett on horns and Rachel Horton Kislew on harp.
“The music started with me observing how sun light shimmered and bounced off the iridescent insides of a pearl, inspiring me to write a string arrangement that mirrored that, evoking hazy sun-drenched nostalgia."
‘The Changing Tides Of Dreams’ refers to the way our lives and selves are constantly transforming, learning and growing; never fully sculpted or content. Written during a time of personal transformation for SHOTLO, the project balances unapologetic ethereal textures with a deep sense of nostalgia and longing, drawing on disciplines from the world of film & classical music, as well as jazz and experimental arrangement techniques.
“I wanted the music to reflect welcoming of new dreams, or departures of previous ones, letting go of old ways to navigate the challenges life can present with a sense of calmness. Ultimately, I also wanted to make something pretty – I’d made lots of louder angrier music when I was younger, but allowing myself to make something more delicate meant more to me than anything had before.”
Pre-order ‘The Changing Tides of Dreams’ on Bandcamp below: