The Corner Of A Sphere, the transportive new album from Alabaster DePlume, is OUT NOW on Lost Map Records, available on limited edition LP (from the Lost Map webshop, BandCamp, and select indie shops) and also flowing through all digital streamy places.
You can listen to the album in full, and see some splendid reviews from MOJO, Q Magazine and BBC Radio 3, below ...
It's an album that truly defies categorisation, and is best imbibed in full, on eternal rotation, whilst navigating a magic carpet ride through the stratosphere. If you require a satellite of assistance on your journey, have a click on this link - which will take you to JoyZine, who have asked Alabaster to put together a track by track description ...
“Now is this man a genius? Alabaster dePlume, which is the nom de plume of Angus Fairburn, spoken word artist, saxophonist and someone who clearly knows how to arrange music in a very tantalising fashion. Love it, it’s a new album jam packed with invention”
VERITY SHARP, LATE JUNCTION, BBC RADIO 3
"If anyone can reclaim "whimsical" for the forces of good, it's Angus Fairbairn. The Manchester-raised, London-based Fairbairn, who performs as Alabaster DePlume, lands acrobatically between Devendra Banhart, Donovan and The Mersey Poets, cosmic dreaminess cut with wry exasperations. A precious little addition to music's cabinet of curiosities"
VICTORIA SEGAL, Q MAGAZINE
“Imploring opener Is It Enough sets out the shifting moods of sax-poet Angus Fairbairn's new LP: skronk, ecstasy and keen-eyed observations”
JENNY BULLEY, MOJO MAGAZINE
ALABASTER dePLUME - UPCOMING LIVE DATES
Alabaster is without a doubt one of the most captivating live performers we've ever experienced, and so we thoroughly recommend catching him on tour. He's celebrating the release with a very special show on Thursday 31st May 2018 at the Total Refreshment Centre in Stoke Newington, where The Corner Of A Sphere was recorded - and will be accompanied by a large cast of players who helped make the album, including Lost Map's very own Rozi Plain and Ed Dowie. It looks set to be a very busy night, so buying tickets in advance is recommended!
