Nite Hive Announces New Album by Pefkin: The Rescoring

Nite Hive has revealed details of its upcoming fourth release: The Rescoring, the latest album by Pefkin, the solo project of musician, sound designer, and field recordist Gayle Brogan, also known for being one half of the duo Burd Ellen. The album will be available from 20 November 2024.

Title: The Rescoring
Artist: Pefkin
Release Date: 2024-11-20
Genres: Avant-garde, Experimental Music, Psych-folk
Label: Nite Hive Records
Description: Pefkin’s The Rescoring is an album of transformation, written by Gayle Brogan during a personal and environmental shift. Out on 20 November 2024.

The Rescoring is a three-track album written in the autumn of 2023, during a time of significant personal transition for Brogan, including her relocation from Glasgow to Sheffield. This release explores the theme of transformation, a central concept across the album’s composition.

The work features Brogan utilizing a limited set of instruments, including viola, which she had not previously played, along with synthesizer and voice. Each track was recorded in a single take, with the aim of capturing various emotional states during her move. The first track reflects on the landscape of Glasgow, the second focuses on her new environment in Sheffield, while the third explores the broader concept of change, examining themes such as seasonal shifts, sacred yew trees, and woodland edges.

The Rescoring Tracklist (Nite Hive 004):

1. You Within It’s Branching Arms
2. Gossip In The Leaves
3. The Rescoring

Gayle Brogan is a Scottish experimental musician and sound artist, who performs under the name Pefkin. Her music is often characterized by slow-building, meditative compositions that integrate natural sounds and landscapes, using a variety of instruments including violin, electronics, and field recordings. Over the course of her career, Brogan has released more than ten albums on various labels, including Morc, Wild Silence, Digitalis, and Sonido Polifonico.

In addition to her solo work as Pefkin, Brogan is part of several collaborative projects. She is a member of the folk duo Burd Ellen and the psychedelic electric folk trio Meadowsilver. She has also worked with notable artists such as Alison O’Donnell, Jonathan Sharp, and the collective United Bible Studies. Brogan has performed extensively across the UK and Europe, participating in festivals such as Fano Free Folk Festival (Denmark), Cambridge Folk Festival, Sidmouth Folk Festival, and others. She co-organizes a series of well-attended concerts at a Tudor museum in Sheffield.

Brogan’s music frequently incorporates layers of vocals, violin, analogue synthesizers, zither, psaltery, harp, guitar, and found sounds, resulting in a distinctive soundscape rooted in the natural world. Her recordings are typically created at her home in North Ayrshire.

Nite Hive Records is an independent label founded by Penelope Trappes. The label focuses on supporting women and gender-expansive artists, providing a platform for experimental music that transcends conventional boundaries.

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