Richard Barbieri shares new video for ‘Flare 2’ to mark album release

RICHARD BARBIERI SHARES VISUAL FOR ‘FLARE 2’

‘UNDER A SPELL’ – THE NEW SOLO ALBUM IS RELEASED TODAY

Photo Credit: Carl Glover

Richard Barbieri has shared a new visual for ‘Flare 2’ to mark the release of his new solo album ‘Under A Spell’ through Kscope. Boasting a groundbreaking career that began in the late 70s with synth-pop visionaries Japan and more recently as a member of influential art-rock band Porcupine Tree, ‘Under A Spell’ is the first full length solo record from Richard Barbieri since 2017’s Planets + Persona.

Coming in at just under nine minutes, ‘Flare 2’ is a sprawling and evolving soundscape of synths, trumpets and intriguing classical instrumentation. Indicative of the bold and progressive composition and production of Richard’s work on ‘Under A Spell’, Flare 2 now has an equally enthralling visualiser courtesy of animator Matthew Entecott.

 Released today, Under A Spell was originally intended as Barbieri’s fourth solo album and a direct follow up to its predecessor, 2016’s ‘Planets + Persona’. That record, made in different studios across Europe and heavily incorporating live performances from a range of musicians, was adventurous and bold, showcasing Barbieri’s endlessly inventive song writing and mastery of electronic music. The follow-up would pick up where it left off, journeying further into the expansive terrain he mapped out on the previous record. And then the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and everything changed. “I wrote and recorded it in my studio at home, with all this strangeness going on outside,” says Barbieri of Under A Spell. “It became something completely different: this weird, self-contained dream-state album.”

 Barbieri’s willingness to constantly redefine his own musical boundaries are never more evident than on the brilliant, hypnotic Under A Spell – the latest milestone on this utterly unique journey.

You can see the video for ‘Flare 2’  here. 

Under A Spell is out now on CD, gatefold double black vinyl LP, limited edition gatefold double red vinyl LP (exclusive to the Kscope store) and digitally available HERE

Praise for ‘Under A Spell’

“Its in Richard Barbieri’s solo work that a gift for painting with sound finds full fruition” – Uncut 

“Atmospheric, jazz-inflected art-prog” – Classic Pop

“a cross-over combination between Tangerine Dream’s Zeit and David Bowie’s Low.” – Echoes & Dust

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