Huge, released by Janet Records and Die Stadt Records in 2006, is the second part of Fovea Hex's remarkable trilogy of EPs, Neither Speak Nor Remain Silent.
A unique, atmospheric, fusion of folk-derived melodies and electronica created and written by Irish singer-songwriter Clodagh Simonds, Huge features contributions from Brian Eno, Percy Jones, Carter Burwell and Colin Potter, amongst others.
"If Emily Dickinson had ever been allowed to make a record, this is probably what it would have sounded like.....the point of contact between worlds" (Wire Magazine)
"3 jaw-dropping tracks that recall a mix of This Mortal Coil, haunted folk, lysergic classical.....a beauty!" (Rough Trade)
"...truly an astonishing work....Huge is an absolutely stunning release which I urge people to get on board about." (Brainwashed.com)
"Clodagh Simonds, her sweetly freezing voice halfway between Nico and Clannad's Maire Brennan, paints light-grey clouds and mourning solitude highlighted by a beautiful use of found sound and peculiarly mixed instruments...the recording quality is magnificent, the songs are perfect. What else is there to say?" (Paris Transatlantic).
Credits
Voices: Clodagh Simonds, Laura Sheeran, Lydia Sasse, Sarah McQuaid
Keyboards, Harmonium, Odd Sounds, Psalteries, Chimes: Clodagh Simonds
Glass and Treated Voices: Roger Doyle
Keyboards: Brian Eno
Violas, Violins, Strings arrangement: Cora Venus Lunny
Shredded Piano: Carter Burwell
Subaquatic Fretless Bass: Percy Jones
Marsh Warbler & Dipper Field Recordings: Geoff Sample
Trumpet: Hugh O'Neill
Shifting, Sieving, Tricks of Light: Colin Potter
approximate length 19 mins.
