These are strange times...but as we retreat indoors, the air clears, and the planes stop flying, one upside comes in the flourishing of wildlife in our cities. Stubbleman (aka maverick producer / songwriter Pascal Gabriel) has been inspired by the increase in birdsong floating in through the top floor window of his London home, and, in response, has created a suite of new pieces: The Blackbird Tapes.

Each of the three tracks is based on a field recording of blackbirds singing at different times of day over the last three weeks. He has taken the melodies, harmonies and atmospheres evoked by the recordings and used a minimalist arrangement, simply overlaid with upright piano and analogue synth, to create these beautifully meditative and mesmerising compositions.

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