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After finishing his work on the solo album City Of Dreams, Anthony Phillips is already back on Atmosphere Library projects in the second half of the year. With Chris White he produces some material for Cinematic Drama and with Samuel Bohn he works out the complete material for Documentary Atmospheres. Ant also contributes to The Fantastic And The Wonderful. And for the first time he is working together with Chris White and Richard Dutnall for the publisher 9 Lives Music - project name: The Competition Toolkit! |
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The next library commissions continue seamlessly in 2013. For Universal Trailer Series, he produced a track together with Andrew Skeet, Andrew Britton and David Goldsmith for the project Psychological Thriller. He also produces some vocal numbers again with Chris White and Lettie Maclean for the Atmosphere project The Summer Soundtrack. For Documentary Science, Ant teams up again with Samuel Bohn, and for Chappell Publishing, he records the bulk of guitar tracks for their Pure Guitar project, also tying in Chris White and his old friend Enrique Berro Garcia as co-writers for some tracks. Four tracks from this will be released next year on the career-spanning 5CD box set Harvest Of The Heart: An Anthology, which marks the beginning of Anthony Phillips' new label deal with Esoteric Recordings. |
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Slow Roller (Gliding High) (Anthony Phillips) (2:46)Vespertine (Daydreamer) (Anthony Phillips) (2:29)Forget-Me-Not (The Lullaby) (Anthony Phillips) (2:51)Ringer (We Will Shine) (Anthony Phillips) (2:14)Recording date: 2013 Recording location: Vic's Place/London Produced by: Anthony Phillips Performed by: Anthony Phillips First official release/Best available source: 17th November 2014 - Anthony Phillips Harvest Of The Heart - An Anthology (UK 5CD//Esoteric Recordings ECLECBOX2) |
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In 2014, Ant is again contributing to Chappell Publishing for the projects A Little European Story and Influenced Guitar. And together with Samuel Bohn, he produces music for the Atmosphere project The Picturehouse Suite on the one hand and for the BBC Production music publishing company's projects The Battlefield Of Europe and Drones Plus 2on the other. |
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In 2015, he takes on the role of narrator for the Italian prog-rock project Ellesmere for their album Les Châteaux De La Loire. And he participates in a song by John Hackett on his album Another Life, which also features Steve Hackett. |
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Satellite (John Hackett/Nick Clabburn) (3:29)Recording date: 2015 Recording location: Hacktrax/Sheffield, Magick Nuns/Hampshire, Vic's Place/London Produced by: John Hackett & Nick Magnus Performed by: John Hackett feat. Anthony Phillips, Steve Hackett a.o. First official release: 25th September 2015 - John Hackett Another Life (UK CD//Esoteric Antenna EANTCD 1053) |
Ant also has library commissions coming up again for Chappell Publishing for their Night Visions and Drones And Atmospheres projects.
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For the 25th anniversary of the Italian Genesis fanzine Dusk, Ant records a piece that processes different variations of the Genesis song Dusk. |
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Il Crepuscolo (Anthony Phillips) (1:19)Recording date: 18th March 2016 Recording location: Vic's Place/London Produced by: Anthony Phillips Performed by: Anthony Phillips First official release/Best available source: 9th December 2019 - Algebra Deconstructing Classics (IT 2CD//Andromeda Relix AND 73) |
In 2016 Anthony Phillips is again producing music with Samuel Bohn for the project Trailer FX & Sound Design: Ambient Intros by See-Verlag. He is also guest musician on assignment for Anna Madsen's album Efflorescence. |
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Black Dress (Anna Madsen/Brian Coombes/Myron Kibbee) (3:48)Black Dress [remix]* Irena's Lullaby (Anna Madsen/Brian Coombes) (2:49)Pioneer Hymn (Anna Madsen) (3:40)Recording date: April 2016 (AP) Recording location: Rocking Horse Studio/Pittsfield, Vic's Place/London Produced by: Brian Coombes Performed by: Anna Madsen feat. Anthony Phillips a.o. First official release/Best available source: 21st May 2016 - Anna Madsen Efflorescence (US CD//Rocking Horse Music RH1601-2) *First official release/Best available source: 3rd March 2017 - Anna Madsen Whisper (US CD//Rocking Horse Music RH1701-2) |
Ant's new label Cherry Red Records is interested in his collaborative songs with Lettie Maclean. Two songs the two produced in 2011 for Library Projects will be reworked and released as download singles.
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Halcyon Days (Days To Remember) * (Anthony Phillips/Sophia Letitia Maclean/James Collins) (2:43)Sunshine On Your Shoulder ** (Anthony Phillips/Sophia Letitia Maclean/James Collins) (3:42)Recording date: 2011 & 2016 Recording location: Vic's Place/London Produced by: Anthony Phillips & James Collins Performed by: Lettie Maclean feat. Anthony Phillips *First official release: 27th May 2016 - Lettie Maclean Halycon Days (Days To Remember) (Single Download//Cherry Red Records) **First official release: 12th August 2016 - Lettie Maclean Sunshine On Your Shoulder (Single Download//Cherry Red Records) |
For a song on the album Why The Sea Is Salt by the band The Gift, Anthony Phillips is brought in for guest contributions alongside Steve Hackett.
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The Tallest Tree (The Gift) (6:14)Recording date: May & July 2016 Recording location: The Facility, Vic's Place/London Produced by: The Gift Performed by: The Gift feat. Anthony Phillips, Steve Hackett a.o. First official release: 28th October 2016 - The Gift Why The Sea Is Salt (UK CD//Bad Elephant Music BEM034) |
And for an elaborate crowdfunding book project by a photographer friend, Ant contributes two of his own pieces as well as a co-production with Steve Hackett for the accompanying CD Harmony For Elephants.
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In A Perfect World ° (Steve Hackett/Roger King/Anthony Phillips) (3:07)Sunset Trail (Anthony Phillips) (1:55)The Elephant's Tale (Anthony Phillips) (5:58)Recording date: 2016, °27th June 2016 (Ant) Recording location: °Map Studios/London, Vic's Place/London Produced by: Anthony Phillips °& Steve Hackett °& Roger King Performed by: Anthony Phillips °& Steve Hackett °& Roger King First official release/Best available source: November 2016 - Various Artists Harmony For Elephants (UK CD//Esoteric Antenna EANTCD 1064) |
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2017 marks the start of a whole series of library works that he composes and produces together with his engineer and musician James Collins, who has been working with him for two years now. The first of these are pieces for Music House's Science And Technology project, followed by the complete Drones 2.0 project for Addictive Tracks - their debut for this new publisher.
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The two continue seamlessly with the projects Natural World for KPM and Exotic Journeys 2 for Addictive Tracks, for which Martin Robertson is also involved for some contributions. Further joint library projects for Atmosphere will follow: the new Humans series, for which four chapters will be worked out entirely by the two of them, as well as the two complete issues 6 and 7 of the Travelogues series.
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Shoreline (Anthony Phillips) (5:36) written 1971Jour De Fete (Anthony Phillips) (2:25)Home Road (Anthony Phillips) (1:00)Diamond Meadows (Anthony Phillips) (3:18)Caprice In Three (Anthony Phillips) (2:54)Castle Ruins (Anthony Phillips) (2:27)Pilgrimage Of Grace (Anthony Phillips) (3:36)Fleur-De-Lys (Anthony Phillips) (3:40)Mermaids And Wine Maidens (Anthony Phillips) (3:19)Song For Andy (Anthony Phillips) (3:49)Days Gone By (Anthony Phillips) (3:44)Skies Crying (Anthony Phillips) (4:51)Restless Heart (Anthony Phillips) (3:49)Still Rain (Anthony Phillips) (4:06)Into The Void (Anthony Phillips) (0:21)Andean Explorer (Anthony Phillips) (4:06)Mystery Tale (Anthony Phillips) (1:44)Tale Ender (Anthony Phillips) (0:46)Sunset Riverbank (Anthony Phillips) (3:22)Crystalline (Anthony Phillips) (3:32)Recording date: December 2018 Recording location: Vic's Place/London Produced by: James Collins & Anthony Phillips Performed by: Anthony Phillips First official release/Best available source: 25th October 2019 - Anthony Phillips Strings Of Light (UK 2CD/DVD//Esoteric Antenna EANTCD 31076) |
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Ant interrupts the recordings for his solo album. Together with James Collins he again produces "Addictive Tracks" for their project Action Trailers, and with Andrew Skeet he creates the two orchestral library works Compelling Drama for the Universal Trailer Series and Film Scores: Drama & Romance for Atmosphere.
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Winter Lights (Anthony Phillips) (6:19) written 1971Mouse Trip (Anthony Phillips) (1:05)Grand Tour (Anthony Phillips) (6:01)Life Story (Anthony Phillips) (10:00)Recording date: April 2019 Recording location: Vic's Place/London Produced by: James Collins & Anthony Phillips Performed by: Anthony Phillips First official release/Best available source: 25th October 2019 - Anthony Phillips Strings Of Light (UK 2CD/DVD//Esoteric Antenna EANTCD 31076) |
For promotional purposes, Ant's label is producing videos of three tracks from the new album, which will be recorded as a live session in Ant's home studio to draw attention to the release on youtube.com in the autumn.
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Jour De Fète (Live) * Diamond Meadows (Live) ** (Anthony Phillips) (3:21)Still Rain (Live) *** (Anthony Phillips) (3:59)Recording date: 11th September 2019 Recording location: Vic's Place/London Produced by: Anthony Phillips Performed by: Anthony Phillips First official release/Best available source: *4th October 2019, **25th October 2019, ***15th November 2019 - Anthony Phillips Live Session (Video streams//youtube.com/cherryredrecords) |
We continue with Phillips/Collins works for the library projects Quirky Drama, Dark Fashion, Results (including collaborations with Lettie Maclean and Chris White) and The Arts: Minimalism by Addictive Tracks.
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Three new library publishers are coming into focus in 2020. For Felt Music, Ant produces the project In The Midst Of Life with Samuel Bohn, the project Shadowy Tension with James Collins and a track for Late Night City Grooves (featuring Lettie Maclean). For Spark!, Phillips and Collins are going into the race with the EP A Temporary State Of Mind and some jingles for the project You. They also contribute to West One Music's Tension Toolkit: Mysterious & Atmospheric and Podcast Series: Sci-Fi Projects. Ant also produced a track for Universal Publishing Music's High Fashion project. |
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Let Let Go [Never Letting Go] (Anthony Phillips/Sophia Letitia Maclean) (2:15)Over And Over Again [Love Will Shine] (Anthony Phillips/Sophia Letitia Maclean) (2:04)Recording date: 2010/11 & 2020 Recording location: Vic's Place/London Produced by: Anthony Phillips & James Collins Performed by: Lettie feat. Anthony Phillips First official release: 3rd December 2020 - Lettie Let Let Go/Over And Over Again (Single Download//Cherry Red Records) |
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Phillips and Collins are also busy with library work in 2021: there are joint tracks for Quirky Designs by Addictive Tracks, Guitar Waves by library publisher Abaco, the EP The Longest Journey, the album Infinity, a joint track on Beat The Future for the Spark! label and the complete project Drones And Atmospheres: Guitars & Loops by Chappell. With Ethereal Moods for Spark!, Ant also manages a complete project on his own. |
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For Atmosphere, Ant records the acoustic guitar-based album Acoustic Guitar Beds. And for Spark! he produces the EPs Drum Grooves, Unique and Synesthesia Soundscapes with James Collins and Minimal Emotive Underscores on his own. |
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Ant and James continue to produce library music in the new year, this time with Prism - Atmospheric Beds and Pulse Beds for Cavendish Music and one single track for the Spark!-Release Chakra's. |
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Remastered, contains rare "Silver Song" with Phil Collins on Vocals.
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