Lost in Abstraction, by Amanda Whiting

Lost in Abstraction

by Amanda Whiting

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1.	Abstraction 03:48	buy track
2.	Lost 03:34	buy track
3.	Venus Fly Trap 03:36	buy track
4.	Temptation 03:54	buy track
5.	Too Much 04:22	buy track
6.	Where Would We Be 04:57	buy track
7.	Up There 03:32	buy track
8.	Discarded 02:59	buy track
9.	Suspended 04:14	buy track
10.	Got It? 04:07	buy track

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The eagerly anticipated follow-up to last year's incredibly well-received debut album 'After Dark, Welsh harpist Amanda Whiting is back with another glorious offering.

The trio is joined again by the mesmerising lines of flautist Chip Wickham, resuming their conversation reminiscent of Dorothy Ashby and Frank Wess.

‘Lost in Abstraction’ was written during a period of the unknown when Whiting, like most, explored her own sense of self. The world paused, with no timeframe, and the fragility of life was laid bare. A time when humanity was left searching for purpose. Freedom and the dependable structures of familiarity were dissolved in most aspects of life. But music stayed constant. Creativity kept weaving its thread, connecting music and its makers in an indissoluble bond.

The album explores the questions and realisations whilst confined. The spiritual findings, the playful curiousness and the reflective moments of loss. Whiting’s writing indulges the listener with the spiritual ethereal washes of sound demanded of the harp, whilst also embracing her influences across many genres. Classically trained, her roots are evident. But with an emotionally charged energy and spiritual questioning, a new soundscape of modernity has emerged.

So often associated with Ashby and Coltrane, the harp finds itself in the hands of a new voice which tells the story of a period of time where the world was unified in reflection.

So what is that feeling when you resonate?
When your breath steadies and you let go
Lines no longer restrict or choke
Energies envelop, yet set you free
Are you lost or found?

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released May 27, 2022

Amanda Whiting - harp
Chip Wickham - flute
Aidan Thorne - bass
Jon Reynolds - drums
Baldo Verdú - percussion

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Amanda Whiting UK

From Wales, land of the harp, Amanda has taken her classical roots and forged a path following on from Ashby and Coltrane.

With albums on Jazzman Records and Albert’s Favourites her latest release is from First Word Records.

“Extraordinary… an astonishing musical mind” Cerys Matthews BBC 6 Music

The Liminality is due out 22 March 2024 ... more

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May 8

Jazz Cafe

Camden, UK

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