Award-winning cellist and composer Peter Gregson presents his long-awaited self-titled album: a collection of nine contemporary songs without words showcasing his signature cello sound and self-built modular synthesizer. Described by Gregson as “the closest to what I hear in my head that I’ve ever reached,” the album reveals a confident self-portrait of a composer and performer at the peak of his imaginative powers. During the recording sessions at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios, Gregson achieved his ideal sound by running his cello through his self-built modular synthesizer, allowing him to use every sound the cello can produce, including coarse scrapes and subsonic rumbles, for expressive purposes. The result is a collection of lyrical, atmospheric vignettes that together form the definitive representation of Peter Gregson’s artistry.
