Gagarin AKA Graham Dowdall is a leading community music practitioner, expert in music and disabilities, and a lecturer at Goldsmiths in London, as well as a member of and contributor to groups as diverse as Suns Of Arqa, Rothko, Pere Ubu, Roshi ft. Pars Radio and Nico‘s band, among many others.
His latest album The Great North Wood, out on Geo records, is inspired by the ancient woodland in south London of the same name and by concepts of the forest as “a place of healing, safety, mystery and threat”.
The track “Eskil” is premiered below in its “Enclosures” remix.
Track listing for the full album:
01. South London Commons
02. Eskil
03. Enchanter’s Nightshade
04. Desire Paths
05. Tortina Taormina
06. Lakuz
07. Panceat
08. Hog’s Back
09. Green Air