On July 3, 2020, “Strut” label released “Symphonie Pacifique”, the ninth Greg Foat album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Fish Factory Studio” in London, “Post Electric Studio” in Edinburgh, “Kungsten Studios” in Göteborg, Sweden, and was produced by Greg Foat.

Personnel:

• Greg Foat – piano, keyboards, tubular bells
• Warren Hampshire – guitar, tubular bells, percussion
• Thomas Frank – pedal steel guitar
• Philip Achille – double and electric bass
• Clark Tracey – drums
• Moses Boyd – drums
• Eric Young – percussion, congas
• Art Themen – soprano and tenor saxophone
• Dave Bitelli – tenor and baritone saxophone
• Kano Kawashima – violin
• Felix Tanner – viola
• Jessica Kerr, Niamh Molloy – cello
• Heather Wrighton – harp
• Elina Ryd, Erik Dahl, Hannah Tolf, Pablo Cope – choir
• Mattias Glava – choir recording, engineer
• Rod Jones – strings recording
• James Thorpe – engineer
• Mark Ashfield – mastering
• Peter Beckmann – mastering
• Henry Valensi – artwork
• Matt Thame – design
• James Thorpe – photography
• Frank Merritt – lacquer cut
• Quinton Scott – coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Greg Foat, except where noted.

1. Prelude
2. Symphonie Pacifique
3. Undulation – Philip Achille
4. Anticipation
5. Mu
6. Yonaguni
7. Island Life
8. Nikinakinu
9. Man vs Machine – Greg Foat, Moses Boyd
10. Before the Storm
11. After the Storm
12. Meditation on a Pedal Steel – Thomas Frank
13. Lament for Lamont
14. Pointe – Vénus – Greg Foat, Warren Hampshire
15. Mother’s Love – Greg Foat, Sam Chagumachinyi
16. Epilogue Three Tenors – Art Themen, Favid Bitelli, Rob Мach