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Apollo are proud to present the beautiful debut LP 'Book of Hours' from Cloud Boat aka London duo Sam Ricketts &
Tom Clarke. This deep & dreamy debut brilliantly showcases them as part of a generation for whom electronic
production & songwriting are far from separate worlds similar to childhood friend James Blake. Its been a great
journey so far & their live performances continue to be at the core. “I think what sets us apart” says Sam, “is that we
can do it completely live, not just rearranging songs but building them from the bottom up.” It's this which has led to
the staggering confidence of 'Book of Hours'. Soft-edged but monumentally huge bass tones in 'Youthern' support
Sam's Ennio Morricone-esque guitars & Tom's velvety folk lament. 'Dréan' is even more bare, a fingerpicked acoustic
ballad with insidious waves of background guitar that well up, sounding both ancient & sci-fi despite having none of
the obvious signifiers of “futuristic” electronica. On 'Wanderlust' Tom hits a liturgical tone, a hymnal yearning filling
the song as a cloud of Burial-like crackles rise up around it creating pressure despite their delicacy & showing how it's
possible for Cloud Boat to maintain intensity with the most unlikely source materials. It's easy to see how Cloud Boat's
sound could work for demanding & hedonistic techno crowds yet this is also an album for headphone reveries.