UK producer Robert Burbidge starts new year with cinematic new single ‘Morley’
New Americana-influenced single tells the story of ‘Morley,’ a fictitious character here to save listeners from their mid-afternoon slump
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“We wanted to push the sonic environment into a dreamscape of an Americana “Mid-day Mare,” says Robert. “We wanted to try and capture the doldrums of a 3:45pm lull of another day at work in a dead end job, the time of day when your blood sugar plummets.”
UK producer and composer Robert Burbidge spent 2022 releasing a series of stunning dreamscape singles, criss-crossing the line between indie, chill-out, downtempo and soundtrack-inspired music.
And he starts 2023 with more of the same with the release of his new single ‘Morley.’ Once again, he teams up with long-time friend and collaborator Stevie Gligorovic to create his new Americana-influenced single.
And they had a very clear musical mission as they started work.
“We wanted to push the sonic environment into a dreamscape of an Americana “Mid-day Mare,” says Robert. “We wanted to try and capture the doldrums of a 3:45pm lull of another day at work in a dead end job, the time of day when your blood sugar plummets.”
The end result is a dreamy bed of music, all lush guitar and bass licks (courtesy of another long-time collaborator Ian Stanford), shimmering drums and a melody that lazily ebbs and flows.
And riding that lazy flow of melody is the story of ‘Morley,’ a fictitious and very kitschy character created by regular collaborator Winter. Taken from one of Winter’s short story collections, the heroic character of Morley provides a real focal point for the track, giving ‘Morley’ a real sense of “optimism and perseverance in a seemingly dismal situation.”
When taken alongside the music, Winter’s writing and emphatic vocals bring real life and joy into ‘Morley,’ creating an immersive, almost cinematic track that tells a real story. Which neatly reflects the musical direction Burbidge and his team have been leaning towards recently.
“I’d say my love of films plays into ‘Morley’ and how music really helps to create the immersive story world for the audience. I just watched the film ‘Brian and Charles’ and I loved the sound design in it – it was subtle but powerful.”
Which perfectly sums up the musical direction Burbidge and co are heading at the moment.
The track was produced by Robert Burbidge and Steve Gligorovic and was mastered by Dennis Moody.
‘Morley’ is released as a stand alone single on February 17th via Tune Core and iTunes with the full ‘Blood and Tumbleweed’ album to follow in 2023.