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Shell Island

from Memory Lake by Shards Of Reason

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We’re massive fans of the North Wales coast. There’s something other-worldly about the place in an unforced, non-pretentious way. Nestling just between Barmouth and Harlech is Shell Island, famous for…well, famous for the obvious, really. Not really an island, although it does get cut off from the mainland at high-tide.

We first went there early one October, when the tourists had gone; it was just us and the tide and the gulls and the distant blue-misted giants of Snowdonia. It’s a devastatingly peaceful place, where the beach stretches on and on forever and time seems to stand still. One of those spots where you can simply be and feel you’re part of the planet. Quite extraordinary.

The track is just how it made me feel to stand there, with the warmth of a faltering, autumnal sun on my face, the breeze from the sea and the boom of the tide…and it’s how I feel every time I play it.

I hope it takes you there, too, if only for the six and a half minutes that the track lasts for. Just typing this makes me want to go there and to never come back.

credits

from Memory Lake, track released April 21, 2012
Phil Lawton - keyboards, basses, guitars, synths, drum programming
Beth Freeman - keyboards, drum programming, occasional vocals

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Shards Of Reason Birmingham, UK

West Midlands-based duo creating a melting pot of contemporary jazz vibes, downtempo electronica and dreamy ambient landscapes.

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