Snow Palms was initially conceived by composer David Sheppard (State River Widening, Ellis Island Sound, Phelan/Sheppard, etc) as a vehicle for instrumental pieces based around xylophones, glockenspiels, vibraphones, metallophones and other mallet instruments. Sheppard hooked up with producer/arranger Chris Leary (Ochre) to sort the wheat from the chaff, adding layers of chamber orchestration and discrete electronic textures to many of the intricate, polyrhythmic superstructures. The result is a mellifluous, chiming sound-world, ineffably marrying liquid gamelan soundscapes with English orchestral pastoralism. For Fans of Phillip Glass, Moondog and Yann Tiersen. Available on digipack CD and deluxe heavy weight vinyl.

• Released: 10/23/12
• Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**
• Genre: Rock
• Internal ID: JITFE
• Format Detail: CD
• Format: CD