Hauntings

Description

Iconic keyboardist of Japan and Porcupine Tree, Richard Barbieri returns with Hauntings, his new studio album. A major figure in the 70s/80s synthesizer revolution, Barbieri has left a deep mark on electronic and art-rock music, influencing major artists from The Human League to Gary Numan, while cementing his status with Porcupine Tree. His first studio album since Under A Spell (2021), Hauntings further explores a dark and immersive instrumental aesthetic, shaped by nostalgia for the past and anxious visions of the future. The compositions evoke cinematic soundscapes, between misty Victorian London and Belle Époque Paris, before shifting into tension-filled futuristic projections. Driven by refined sonic architecture and an almost Lovecraftian atmosphere, the album brings together Morgan Ågren, Percy Jones and Luca Calabrese, for an ambitious and deeply evocative work at the height of Barbieri’s career.