In his own words, this is “a collection of pieces that create a rich sound palette of ethereal voices, strings, acoustic guitar and ambient soundscapes, featuring a mix of traditional folk and modern productions”. He forms one half of Peter Talisman with Slugabed, has collaborated with Iglooghost, BABii and Kai Whiston and has also worked with Shygirl, Sega Bodega, Danny L Harle and Caroline Polachek – playing guitar on the latter’s recent album Desire, I Want To Turn Into You.įor his Selections playlist, Organ gives insight into some of the artists and songs that inspired Guided By Horses. It also hones in on the abundant, transcendent solitude to be found in the natural world.Īdditionally, Organ’s work encompasses a wide-range of collaborations. The tracks offer an aural journey through the Sussex landscape – famed for its chalk hills – and the surrounding mythology, here encapsulated through field recordings of chirping birds and rippling streams alongside beaming synths, ethereal vocals, lilting plucked guitar and folk violin melodies. Imbued with a folkloric mysticism, the release captures an uncanny essence of the sublime – in both the majestic pastoral and eerie supernatural sense. The most successful instrumentalist of the bossa nova movement, Wanderley had a huge Top 40 pop hit with Summer Samba, from his Verve album, Rain Forest. His new EP Guided By Horses is an ode to the South Downs. A narrative which Organ – who is a founding member of The Physics House Band – has continued to explore in depth since the release of his 2021 solo debut A Safe Place in Cyberspace, which marked a venture into new sound worlds for the multidisciplinary creative. 5 Contributors (So Nice) Summer Samba Lyrics Verse 1 Someone to hold me tight That would be very nice Someone to love me right That would be very nice Someone to understand Each little dream in. Also released on LP in Stereo (Philips, PHS 600-233). He was likely listening to a copy of O Autêntico Walter Wanderley when he wrote them. Ted Williams liner notes describe 'Miss Biquini' as being on this release. The lore of the natural landscape is woven throughout Samuel Organ’s work. This is the same material as O Autêntico Walter Wanderley, minus two songs: 'Arrastão' and 'Miss Biquini'. Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
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