Hayden Thorpe shares new single, Parallel Kingdom
3rd August 2021
After recently announcing his new album, Moondust For My Diamond, Hayden Thorpe today shares his new single, “Parallel Kingdom”
As with the video for previous single, “The Universe Is Always Right” the video for “Parallel Kingdom” was shot in Hayden’s homeland of The Lake District, directed by Tom Haines. Hayden says “there are ancient stories to be told here, aeons play out in a single glance. Using Swinside Stone Circle as a location gave everything a certain sanctity.”
“Parallel Kingdom” sees Hayden continue his journey from the internal landscapes of Diviner out into visions of the spectacle around us. “So much of our existence is an inconceivable wonder yet we’re so distracted that we rarely register the immenseness of the moment. Right there, beside us all along, is the wonder of everything”, says Hayden on “Parallel Kingdom”. Sonically, the track is a shining example of the decades deep connection Hayden has with producer, Richard Formby. The two worked on a bassline Hayden had written years previous, running it through Formby’s monolithic self-built modular synthesiser to create the driving, rapturous version it is today.
Hayden will premiere music from his new album at two special shows this October first in association with Aerial, at Brewery Arts Centre in Kendal and also at Chat’s Palace, London. Following this, Hayden has been chosen to join Jon Hopkins on his tour across Europe including a date at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
Hayden Thorpe Live Dates
9 OCT - Kendal, UK @ Brewery Arts Centre, Hayden Thorpe x Aerial
15 OCT – London, UK @ Chat’s Palace
6 NOV - Cambridge, UK @ Corn Exchange w/ Jon Hopkins
7 NOV - Brussels. BE @ Cirque Royal w/ Jon Hopkins
8 NOV - Paris, FR @ Salle Pleyel w/ Jon Hopkins
14 NOV - Helsinki, FI @ Helsinki Music Centre w/ Jon Hopkins
15 NOV - Berlin, DE @ Tempodrom w/ Jon Hopkins
16 NOV - Den Haag, NL @ Amare w/ Jon Hopkins
18 NOV - Barcelona, ES @ L'Auditori w/ Jon Hopkins
20 NOV - Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene w/ Jon Hopkins
21 NOV - Copenhagen, DK @ DR Koncerhuset w/ Jon Hopkins
23 NOV – London, UK @ Royal Albert Hall w/Jon Hopkins
25 NOV - Stockholm, SE @ Gota Lejon w/ Jon Hopkins
26 NOV - Hamburg, DE @ Laeiszhalle w/ Jon Hopkins
Hayden Thorpe Moondust For My Diamond
Album | 15th October 2021
In contrast to Diviner, a record that very much favoured the inner world, Moondust For My Diamound sees Hayden Thorpe moving into a more natural visual and sonic palette, gazing outward on the world. Produced by Richard Formby and Nathan Jenkins (Bullion), Thorpe has made an album that is galvanising, reassuring, elegant, seductive: it oozes Big Cosmic Energy.
Hayden Thorpe Moondust For My Diamond
Album | 15th October 2021
In contrast to Diviner, a record that very much favoured the inner world, Moondust For My Diamound sees Hayden Thorpe moving into a more natural visual and sonic palette, gazing outward on the world. Produced by Richard Formby and Nathan Jenkins (Bullion), Thorpe has made an album that is galvanising, reassuring, elegant, seductive: it oozes Big Cosmic Energy.
