Ride handed the entirety of their highly acclaimed 6th studio album, This Is Not A Safe Place, to mysterious London act, Pêtr Aleksänder, who stripped the songs back to just the vocals and added their customarily beautiful string arrangements, keys and synth textures beneath them. The results take Ride deep into the neo-classical / ambient territory that a couple of the remixes of their previous album hinted at and will appeal to fans of those musical styles, as well as those who consider themselves a part of the band’s die-hard fanbase.
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released May 1, 2020
Original recordings produced by Erol Alkan at Assault & Battery, London and Vale Studios, Worcestershire. Engineered by Caesar Edmunds at Assault & Battery and Chris D'Adda at Vale Studios. Mixed by Alan Moulder and Caesar Edmunds at Assault & Battery, London.
These versions reimagined by Pêtr Aleksänder at Eastcote Studio in April 2019.
Produced by Eliot James.
String recording engineered by George Murphy.
Mastered by Guy Davie at Electric Mastering, London.
supported by 27 fans who also own “Clouds In The Mirror (This Is Not A Safe Place reimagined by Pêtr Aleksänder)”
I love the album and am making some deep grooves in Way of the World, Riverside, Sidewinder and This is Our Year. But I especially love Holiday in the Sun, as it’s so relaxing and relatable…
greggy
supported by 24 fans who also own “Clouds In The Mirror (This Is Not A Safe Place reimagined by Pêtr Aleksänder)”
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