{"title":"Classical (New)","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"harold-budd-the-white-arcades-vinyl-lp","title":"Harold Budd - The White Arcades (Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA classic \u003cstrong\u003eHarold Budd\u003c\/strong\u003e album originally released in 1988. Partly recorded at the \u003cstrong\u003eCocteau Twins\u003c\/strong\u003e studio with production help from \u003cstrong\u003eRobin Guthrie\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eBrian Eno\u003c\/strong\u003e, 'The White Arcades' effortless blend of glistening synths, limpid piano notes, foggy textures and space result in a beautiful contemplative whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Although its aura is ethereal and unworldly, Budd's music is actually an exemplary form of humanly useful music. When the mundane urgencies of life, or the nonsense of our political culture, get you frazzled, which is pretty much every day these days, you can put on this music and imbibe its stillness and grace. His records are exactly the kind of music you'd play for calm and solace during a bereavement — or at a service sending someone to their final resting place. Harold Budd sounds like heaven on earth.” \u003cstrong\u003eSimon Reynolds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"On the short-lived moment when Warner Bros. was distributing Opal records, this Harold Budd album probably reached more people than his previous work combined. One can hope so, at least. This album shows Budd at his most stylistically pure: nine pieces that rarely shift from their piano and synth instrumentation, all treated with much echo and coloration. Budd is after beauty, not menace, but with the mystery that follows it. From the pulse of \"Coyote\" to the grand thunder and rolling clouds of \"Balthus Bemused By Color,\" this is a solid album, one for thinking, studying, or whatever one does when the ambient comes.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eAll Music\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTracklisting\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e1. The White Arcades \u003cbr\u003e2. Balthus Bemused By Color\u003cbr\u003e3. The Child With A Lion \u003cbr\u003e4. The Real Dream Of Sails \u003cbr\u003e5. Algebra Of Darkness \u003cbr\u003e6. Totems Of The Red-Sleeved Warrior \u003cbr\u003e7. The Room\u003cbr\u003e8. Coyote \u003cbr\u003e9. The Kiss \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harold Budd","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":48313214337268,"sku":"WAST002LPC","price":69.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0450\/3165\/3527\/files\/a3713870163_10.jpg?v=1779332859"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.flyingnun.co.nz\/collections\/classical.oembed","provider":"Flying Nun ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}