Richard Pike - Redemption Suite I-IX: For Piano & Textures - 1LP
06/02/2026
SU021
Artist:
Richard Pike
Label:
Salmon Universe
Version Description:
Frosted Transparent Vinyl, with printed inner sleeve, gloss finish print
Sound Carrier:
1LP
Deconstructed techno-dub classical piano, by exploratory composer Richard Pike. A suite of pieces for piano and texture loops, focused on real-time composition & an exploration of cassette sound sources, minimalism, harmony and the ghostly acoustic ephemera that emerges from the loop material. Intimate, granular and dust-covered.
After the passing of the late great Ryuchi Sakamoto during winter in early 2023 Richard Pike gravitated towards the piano as a daily ritual of improvisation, or what he prefers to call ‘real-time composition’.
Pike’s initial approach was an interest in a repeated practice, finding earthly textural tape loops against a daily commune with the piano. Very quickly a suite of pieces formed.
The process of collecting loops and beds in his studio the morning, then moving downstairs to a 1950s Eavestaff Minipiano in the living room, to record melodic and harmonic expressions over the bed of textures, with and against the flow. This process was pure and impulsive, leaving editing and scrutiny until later.
The textures are inspired by the likes of Romeo Poirier, Deepchord, early music concrete and a nostalgia for the ‘clicks and pops’ era that inspired Pike’s early experiments in his Warp Records-affiliated band PVT.
I: "What Happened"
II: “A299”
III: “August”
IV: “Emu”
V: “Ephemera”
VI: “Ascenseur”
VII: “It Gives You What You Are”
VIII: “An Unredeemed Heart”
IX: “You’ll Know”
Manufacturer:
Salmon Universe 7 Edith Rd Ramsgate CT110EN United Kingdom info@salmonuniverse.com
EU Representative:
UAB Mushroom Agency
Saulėtekio al. 15-1, LT-10224, Vilnius, Lithuania
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