Gwilym Gold – Triumph
Gwilym Gold – Triumph (2015)
Directed by: Holly Blakey
Gwilym Gold has shared the stunning video to ‘Triumph,’ the first single proper to be taken from the much anticipated debut album A Paradise. Directed and Choreographed by Holly Blakey (Jessie Ware, Jungle) the video focuses on the power of a single dancer, Nandi Behbhe, whose technical prowess mixed with her strength and grace is beautifully captured in this high-concept clip. Those opposing forces creates a gentle suspension that encapsulates Gwilym’s sound.
Gwilym will release his album A Paradise on 22 June via Brille Records. Much of A Paradise was composed by Gwilym alone at home at the piano, before he took the songs to co-producer and longtime collaborator Lexxx (Wild Beasts, Fatima Al Qadiri, Darkstar). The two then spent the best part of a year together in a small room in Konk Studios, London, toiling on this extended labour of love. There are also co-production contributions from James Young of Darkstar, True Panther artist Hyetal and Bullion, whilst four songs feature composer Nico Muhly’s verdant, dizzying string arrangements.
From being the man at the front of Golden Silvers, to inventing the still-ahead-of-its-time generative music format Bronze – with his remarkable seven-song suite Tender Metal – Gwilym is now ready to remove the mask with a record on which he finally defines himself as an artist.
