ELLEN REID

Big Majestic

A sonic excursion, taking inspiration from public parks across the globe, Big Majestic features Kronos Quartet soaring above desert vistas on West Coast Sky Forever, Shabaka Hutchings' kaleidoscopic shakuhachi and tenor saxophone meditations on Spiritual Sun and Primrose Hill, James McVinnie performing an electrifying synth organ epic on Blue Sky | Mirrored Glass, and the otherworldly voice of Lisel beckoning the listener into the unknown. 

Music from the acclaimed public art project Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK by the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and sound artist 

Ambient Maximalism in Synths, Strings, Harps, and Horns

TRACK LISTING 

  1. Big Majestic

  2. Spiritual Sun (feat. Shabaka Hutchings)

  3. Interlude

  4. Pavilion in the Trees Pt. 1 (feat. Lisel)

  5. Strawberry Hill Ascent (feat. Kronos Quartet)

  6. Sunrise in Central Park  

  7. Alone on Mulholland

  8. West Coast Sky Forever (feat. Kronos Quartet)

  9. Primrose Hill (feat. Shabaka Hutchings)

  10. Strawberry Hill Descent (feat. Nadia Sirota and Gabriel Cabezas)

  11. Sunset in Ueno Park  

  12. Blue Sky | Mirrored Glass (feat. James McVinnie)

  13. Pavilion in the Trees Pt. 2 (feat. Lisel)

  14. Mt. Lee + Step Lightly Now (feat. Riley Mulherkar)

WITH

Kronos Quartet
Shabaka Hutchings, shakuhachi & sax
Alex Sopp, flute
Joshua Rubin, clarinet
Rachel Drehmann, horn
Riley Mulherkar, trumpet
Sidney Hopson, percussion
Kyle Poole, drums
Lisel, voice
Ashley Jackson, harp
James McVinnie, synth organ
Mathis Picard, piano
Ellen Reid, synthesizer 
Mona Tian, violin
Nadia Sirota, viola
Gabriel Cabezas, cello
Russell Hall, bass