‘Timelines’ is the new LP from British house producer Luke Solomon and it will be released via his and Derrick Carter’s Classic imprint in May in a package that features the LP, a selection of remixes and a mixed bonus version.
Luke Solomon’s influence on house music has been strongly felt for many years. As a DJ and promoter he pioneered mid-week London clubbing with his legendary Space night alongside the late, great Kenny Hawkes. As a producer he has constantly delivered original, often idiosyncratic and always unique house music (and beyond) for an enviable list of imprints. As an A&R he has helped develop many a career (Tiefschwarz, Freeform 5 and Isolee to name but a few) with The Classic Music Company and continues to do so with Classic and his new role as one of Defected’s A&R team.
"Timelines is an album that I have been making and remaking over the last 6 years. I started work on it off of the back of The Difference Engine (Rekids), my last LP under my own name. The idea was to make the album part of a trilogy, this one being representative of my more Balearic roots. The original version that was completed fell on deaf ears quite considerably and it became a bit of a sticking point for me.
"I decided to put it to one side and in the process started working on some other music, which in turn, helped me stumble across a new sound and production technique. The initial idea was to work on a series of songs that represented significant points in my life, but lyrically and musically. It then became more relevant to the 6 years of writing and producing the album. A lot of shit happened, and I was able to pour it into finally completing the album.
"What I ended up with is something that has come straight from the heart. Made possible by joining forces with a whole stack of talented musicians and singers over the last 6 years."
‘Timelines’, even the incredibly humble and self-effacing Solomon would agree, is his best work to date. Featuring contributions from Jon Marsh, Natalie Broomes, Terry Grant and Tiger Tiger, it’s also an LP which is heavily song and musician focused, setting its stall out as a real listening experience from the off.
A cohesive, deeply personal labour of love that is the culmination of years of work and countless emotional trials and tribulations, ‘Timelines’ is released on Classic mid-May 2013 - pre-order from iTunes here
Tracklist
01. Say Something (People Stamp Your Feet) *
02. Sinners Blood (Edit) **
03. Not Coming Home (Part One) ****
04. Let's Bleed, Let's All Bleed Together (Edit) *****
05. Heading For A Breakdown (Edit)
06. We Go *
07. Interceptor *
08. Hey Giorgio ****
09. You Rest Easy *
10. Gods and Monsters **
11. Destruction (Moon, Stars, Venus and Mars) *
12. We're Floating In Space *
13. Lonely Dancer (Dance Away The Pain) (Ewan Pearson Into The Night Remix) ***
14. Gods and Monsters (Waifs & Strays Remix) **
15. We Go (Osamu & Hiromat Remix) *
16. Sinners Blood (Crooked Blood Instrumental) **
17. Interceptor (Mark E Remix) *
18. Timelines (Bonus Mix)
* featuring Natalie Broomes
** featuring Terry Grant
*** featuring Jon Marsh
**** featuring Tiger Tiger
***** featuring Richard Walters
