Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra - Promises

Talking Things have partnered with Dreamhouse Records to bring you a capsule collection of records. Whether you are a seasoned collector or looking to purchase your very first record, we invite you to discover the transformational qualities of music in your home. Create a mood or define the DNA of a room as you embrace the ritual of vinyl and level up your space with these extraordinary sounds.

Edition:

— 140g standard pressing

Why we chose this record:

Jon Clifford, founder of Dreamhouse records, tells us this as the most requested album in the shop since they opened their doors. He describes it as the ultimate coffee table record and 46 minutes of pure bliss. 

"Labelling it a coffee table record is a compliment, promise! It might
sound a bit crass and throwaway, but the fact that such a stripped back, spacious and sometimes challenging album has received such wide acclaim and has been bought by so many is a testament to how great it is. Each of the artists are regarded as being at the top of the pile but in very different fields, so to bring all three together in such a coherent way and for the result to reach such a big audience speaks volumes."

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Meet the maker:

Sam Shepherd (Floating Points): Pharoah...

Pharoah Sanders: Huh...?

Sam: Were you asleep? I'm sorry...

Pharoah: No no... I was listening... and dreaming... and listening to music in my head...

Sam: Oh wow... sorry.

Pharoah: Many times, people think I might be asleep... but in fact, I am just listening to music in my head. I'm always listening... to the sounds around me... and playing, in my mind... and sometimes I dream.

Sam: What were you dreaming about?

Pharoah: I'm on a ship. In the ocean. Bears coming around smoking cigars. The bears are singing, 'We have the music. We have what you're looking for.' I say, 'Really?' And I was making fish dinners. Shark..Lobster. Got all kinds of fish. And you know, a good pie. Pumpkin pie. You like pumpkin pie?

Pharoah: How you like that take, Sam?

Sam: It's cool. I think the bit in the middle, where it stops again...I think you can hear...We were both kind of confused. I like it as well because it sounds like two musicians are trying to guide each other.

Pharoah: I think that's it right there. It came out different. It came out good though.

Sam: You happy?

Pharoah: Yeah, I'm cool with it.

Sam: Okay. Yeah, I think you're playing is beautiful.