The formidable UNKLE, who released their fourth full-length album “Where Did The Night Fall” on their own label Surrender All on May 10th, are adding a fresh dynamic to their critically acclaimed compositions by performing their extensive catalogue of music with a full orchestra. This classical take has been showcased by the band only once before, at the Union Chapel with the Heritage Orchestra in 2008
UNKLE have worked with classical musicians throughout their career, Heritage Orchestra previously appearing on “Trouble In Paradise”, the writing and construction of the “End Titles…Stories for Film” and “End Titles…Redux” Most recently they appear on four tracks on the new LP “Where Did The Night Fall”, was recorded in various locations around the world and also takes in influences from psychedelic rock to afrobeat to vintage electronica.
The Heritage Orchestra is a 21st century orchestra whose modern production values have set them apart as trail-blazers who bridge the world of mainstream, cult, popular and experimental art and music. Once again they are set to unravel the amazing textures and sounds of UNKLE and present their music like never before on July 10th at the recently restored De La Warr Pavilion, Bexleyheath - its striking 1930’s structure and seafront location should prove a dramatic backdrop to what will prove to be a unique show with a spellbinding blend of amplified orchestra, electronic sound, synthesisers and reactive. Appearing on the night with the Heritage Orchestra will be various members of UNKLE Live, including many live vocalists.
In just under five years Heritage Orchestra has grown from an East End club night into an orchestra that commands some of the biggest halls in the UK. Ever since its inception, the orchestra's ability to collaborate and willingness to embrace all kinds of music has seen it work in a wide variety of fields. Transcribing UNKLE’s music by ear for 30 performers, the team of orchestrators merge synths with strings, beats with brass, and transfer samples to percussion. Reinterpreting, remixing, and rejoining the electronic and orchestral worlds, classical collaboration should not only strengthen the majesty of UNKLE’s current record, also their body of work as a whole.
