IN THE NURSERY : HUMBERSTONE / 2×10” vinyl LP cover
IN THE NURSERY
COOKHAM STONE (THE PAINTER)
new video
youtu.be/ANgIYK3ZsVg
included on
HUMBERSTONE
new album
out now
2×10” vinyl / CD / digital
(ITN Corporation)
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inthenursery.bandcamp.com/
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“The densely atmospheric aura of the album feels almost timeless”
VIVE LE ROCK
“Bold and beautiful, it’s a family album of impressive ambition”
ELECTRONIC SOUND
“A rich, evocative and emotive body of work”
LOUDER THAN WAR
“Not only original and intimate but also fascinating”
SIDE-LINE
“An elegant and sumptuous record, touching and inspired by the noblest virtues: sincerity and authenticity”
PREMONITION
“Delivers both intensity and beauty”
I DIE : YOU DIE
Sheffield-based In The Nursery have today issued a video for ‘Cookham Stone (The Painter)’, an elegiac yet resplendent track included on their recently released album, ‘HUMBERSTONE’. The first studio record since 2017 by the group, its title is also the surname of ITN core duo Klive and Nigel (who are identical twins).
They explain that the new clip “is largely inspired by our childhood memories of Cookham, Berkshire and the surrounding area. The title references the Tarry Stone, an ancient boundary marker, but also alludes to family member Hilda Ireland, the notable 20th century painter. With such a treasure trove of archive home movies in our possession, we couldn’t miss the opportunity to put together a personal but evocative video for the track. Snippets of bygone local life and fleeting flashbacks create a deep yearning to return to a former time, another place.”
COOKHAM STONE (THE PAINTER) : video screenshot
Having initially been released on CD digibook and digital formats, a limited 2×10” gatefold vinyl format of ‘HUMBERSTONE’ is also available now.
Recorded in 2021, a year in which the twins turned sixty, ‘HUMBERSTONE’ sees them in reflective mood. “As composers, we are conscious of the connection between music and memory. The loss of family is a strong emotion, one that we’ve harnessed to re-visit our past. Our antecedents have been a catalyst and a stimulus for this album – it has been good to re-connect and remember.”
The album includes two previously released singles – ‘Ektachrome (The Animator)’, which is titled after their late father, and ‘Émigré (The Dressmaker)’, which depicts a real-life tragedy that involved late 19th Century ancestors of the Humberstone family.
EKTACHROME (THE ANIMATOR)
video
youtu.be/9w-jYWR802Y
EMIGRÉ (THE DRESSMAKER)
audio
youtu.be/1EZEE2ilAmg
Recorded at their own Beehive Works studio in Sheffield, each track on ‘HUMBERSTONE’ is prefixed with an ‘H’ number to indicate the order of ideas that came to the twins when writing it.
HUMBERSTONE
TRACKLISTING
1 H21 Émigré (The Dressmaker)
2 H43 Ektachrome (The Animator)
3 H29 Underscore (The Apprentice)
4 H24 Mallards (The Storyteller)
5 H57 Cookham Stone (The Painter)
6 H26 Sulcus (The Ploughman)
7 H31 Redpits (The Gardener)
8 H47 Suvla Bay (The Cavalryman)
9 H58 Centrefire (The Gunsmith)
10 H57b A Room At The End Of The Mind (The Jeweller)
IN THE NURSERY
BIOGRAPHY
In The Nursery is a Sheffield-based group centred around the nucleus of identical twin brothers Klive and Nigel Humberstone. Formed in 1981, their career has been a quest to progress and experiment while remaining true to their original vision. Their sublime, cinematic music blends electronica, classical arrangements, orchestral percussion and soundscapes that evoke a timeless quality.
ITN have released over 25 albums since 1981 that have consolidated their distinctive sound but also taken on board contemporary influences. Their music has been used on numerous film soundtracks and trailers that include Game Of Thrones, Gran Torino, Beowulf, The Aviator, Interview With A Vampire, Along Came A Spider, The Rainmaker, plus the TV series La Femme Nikita.
In parallel to regular studio output, ITN have also developed their Optical Music Series, recording new scores for classic silent films such as The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari, Asphalt, Man With A Movie Camera, Hindle Wakes, A Page Of Madness, Electric Edwardians, The Passion Of Joan Of Arc, The Fall Of The House Of Usher and The Seashell And The Clergyman. They have performed these scores live at film festivals around the world.
Their last studio album, ‘1961’, took its title from the year in which the twins were born and drew inspiration from historic, literary and personal connections to that year. It was released in 2017.
IN THE NURSERY : photos by Chris Saunders