Birkin, Richard J. - Vigils (10th Anniversary Edition)

Vigils was Birkin’s first album under his own name, following years of releasing and touring as Emphemetry, as well as part of The Little Explorer and cult punk band, Crash of Rhinos.

Originally released by Reveal Records in 2016, the critically-acclaimed album was never released on vinyl, until now.

Centred on hushed pianos recorded in the old mills of the Derwent river in Derbyshire, with string quartets and subtle electronics opening up into wide-eyedcinematic wonder, the compositions soon started cropping up on the big and small screens. Most notably, Night Sun appeared in two episodes of The Young Pope (starring Jude Law), while Vigil V soundtracked a key moment in the Silvio Berlusconi biopic, Loro.