Conveying the emotional and physical
extremities of human experience, Northern Star
is a shimmering exploration of existence and
interconnectedness. From synth and strings-
bathed ‘Starlight’, ‘Northern Lights’ and ‘Polar
Bears’ to rhythmic, repetitive equatorial beats
and ‘Elephants’, this is a sonic journey that
dances between hemispheres immersed in
‘Betrayal’, ‘Love, Knowingness and Bliss’,
‘Euphoria’ and ‘PTSD’.
Intensely personal yet infinitely relatable, Fielding opens the door to this effortless flow of
soundscapes with footsteps and a disembodied ‘hello’ and the listener is immediately
welcomed into his limitless world of instrumentation, from box guitar to the title track’s
mesmerising combination of didge and dulcimer. The distinctive, echo-laden guitar glides
and floats in, out and above the mix – evocative, melancholy and achingly beautiful - a
constant reminder of why you fell in love with The Chameleons, kept the faith with The
Reegs and relished collaborations with The Red Sided Garter Snakes and Black Swan Lane.
‘Northern Star’ is an ethereal album that transcends space and time but is firmly rooted in
personal experience –pack it in a rucksack, head out to your favourite hill and wrap yourself
in its sheer humanity while contemplating how day turns to night and the stars revolve
eternally - ‘Love is the Law’. Julia Lukasiewicz (May 2022)
Tracklisting: Starlight / Betrayal / Northern Star / Northern Lights / Love, Knowingness &
Bliss / The Stone / Brother John / ooshka / Cathedral john / Euphoria / P.T.S.D. / Polar Bears
/ Elephants