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Lumen

by Bill Laurance

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    6 Panel digipac CD with beautiful artwork by Michael Kidner.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Lumen via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Download available in 24-bit/48kHz.
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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    A one off limited edition pressing on translucent Aqua Vinyl, single vinyl, mastered for vinyl by renowned piano specialist Christoph Stickel.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Lumen via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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1.
Fils D'or 06:55
2.
Lumen 03:01
3.
Mantra 04:08
4.
What You Always Wanted 03:28
5.
Dove 03:49
6.
Treehouse 06:22
7.
Lovers Leap 04:24
8.
Opal 03:29
9.
Sera 04:02
10.
Even After All 05:33

about

It’s not often you find yourself recording alone in a church at 3am. I’m not religious, but I experienced something unique while playing through the night as the streets around me slept. It felt like the music was telling me what to play and I was the passenger. Lumen grew out of a variety of compositional seeds from through composed songs that remain true to the score, leaving little room for freedom, to wide-open improvisations recorded in the moment with nothing predetermined. It’s in the space between composition and improvisation where the magic happens and where, if the musicians are willing, the music can lead. I recorded day and night on a Yamaha grand and an upright felted piano. It felt like some sort of solo retreat: sitting in a building of faith through the night, delving ever deeper into the music. When I finally resurfaced, I felt profoundly that it was the music that had led me, rather than the other way around. As a composer, it’s simplicity that I’m searching for how to say the most with the least. My previous albums were about filling the space, both texturally and dynamically. But solo performance is different. There’s unlimited freedom, and while that can be liberating, it also comes with added responsibility. Beyond the recording, the music takes on a new life. The piano, the room, the acoustic, the mood of the audience, even how much sleep I’ve had all of it informs how the music evolves. So, each performance is completely unique and unrepeatable. The recording of Lumen is just the beginning of its journey. Where and how it evolves from here is what keeps me searching.
Bill Laurance

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released September 26, 2025

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Bill Laurance London, UK

GRAMMY award-winning pianist, composer and original member of Snarky Puppy. Founder of the Flint Music label. Endorsed by Yamaha, Mellotron, Dave Smith, Moog, Korg, Native Instruments, Roland, ROLI, Nord, Arp, Audio Technica, MXR, and Expressive E.

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