Hidden Orchestra is the solo studio project of multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer Joe Acheson, whose albums and live shows include guest musicians from diverse musical backgrounds. Formed in

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, the band's regular live members include

Poppy Ackroyd Poppy Ackroyd is a British composer, pianist and violinist and a regular member of the live project Hidden Orchestra. She is known for her "non-conformist approach to producing sounds" and while her debut album consisted of violin and piano play ...

(violin/piano) and drummers Tim Lane and Jamie Graham. Acheson records musicians individually, then combines the recordings in a studio as though the musicians were part of an orchestra. He uses

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, bass, drums, and percussion. Hidden Orchestra's debut album ''Night Walks'' was released in September 2010 by

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. It mixed elements of

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and

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. Natural sounds are combined with electronic effects. BBC Radio 1 chose ''Night Walks'' as Album of the Month. In January 2011 a vinyl deluxe version was published by Denovali. The album ''Archipelago'' borrowed from

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, and the sounds of birds and the wind. Popularity of the album resulted in two albums of remixes. Hidden Orchestra composed the soundtrack for ''

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'', a video game developed by

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studio

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, which was released in July 2020.

Discography

Studio albums * ''Night Walks'' (2010) * ''Archipelago'' (2012) * ''Dawn Chorus'' (2017) * ''To Dream Is to Forget'' (2023) EP * ''Flight'' (2011) Remixes * ''Archipelago Remixes'' (2013) * ''Reorchestrations'' (Denovali, 2015) * ''Wingbeats'' (2016) * ''Dawn Chorus Remix Collection'' (2018) Live * ''Live at Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts'' (2019) Soundtracks * ''

'' (2020)

References

External links

Official site
British jazz ensembles Musical groups from Edinburgh Denovali Records artists {{Scotland-band-stub