Bill Laurance & The Untold Orchestra - Bloom (CD)

'Bloom'marks the transition from the smallest possible form of musical interaction to a large-scale, broadband format.An original member of 5-time Grammy Award-winning group Snarky Puppy!The earliest idea for 'Bloom' was to create music of strong rhythmic intensity, achieved without drums or percussion and in a more classical setting. And after a period of experimenting with the dynamics of a string section to drive the pulse, Laurance got to work composing from his London studio base. 'The Untold Orchestra' proves to be the perfect partner in this endeavour: The ensemble, which was only founded in 2019, focuses on collaborations with musicians from a wide variety of genres. And on 'Bloom', it performs with the tightness and sonic density of modern pop music and the sensitivity and subtlety of classical musicians in equal measure.Conceptually, Laurance says the record was largely inspired by his child's capacity to imagine and create other worlds: 'Every decision we act upon can be tra