{"product_id":"art-feynman-orphans-pre-order","title":"Art Feynman - Orphans *Pre-Order","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date Friday 7th August 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll pre-orders will be dispatched\/made ready for collection on that day.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlow, unfussy, and largely instrumental, Orphans finds Art Feynman turning inward. Conceived as “music to do other things by,” the album is designed to live alongside daily activity, coloring the atmosphere without demanding focused attention. It moves through a space like wind chimes, less something to follow than something to feel. These are intimate, solitary explora- tions, sketches that feel less composed than discovered, yet they carry a quiet emotional clarity. Where Feynman’s past work often leaned on intricate grooves and dense interplay, Orphans is disarmingly still, patient, and comforting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the album begins, you can almost picture Feynman hunched over a 4-track, tracing melodies on a small Casio, following instinct wherever it leads. Opening track “Soft Reminder,” unfolds with a gentle organ line that's equal parts melancholy and curiosity, its tones lingering in the air rather than pushing forward, settling into the room as easily as it invites quiet reflection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElsewhere, “Soup Song” channels a kind of homespun minimalism, its insistent organ pattern recalling the early, exploratory spirit of Terry Riley’s A Rainbow in Curved Air. “Always In Need of Something” nods toward the playful, searching qualities of Francis Bebey, its cyclical phrasing suggesting a quiet, human restlessness beneath the surface. Throughout, tones and textures gently accumulate, shaping an atmosphere as much as a set of discrete compositions, subtly shifting the emotional temperature of whatever space they inhabit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLate-album centerpiece “Ice Bath,” one of the few vocal moments, offers a subtle thesis: “It slowed me down \/ That’s what I needed \/ For a new beginning.” The song feels like a turning point, an acceptance of stillness as a necessary condition for change. It dissolves seamlessly into “The Condition of New Things,” a gorgeously skeletal electric guitar piece that lingers in open space, each note placed with careful intention, recalling some of Jeff Parker’s solo work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClosing track, “Plastic Flowers,” drifts in on vocoder-softened vocals and a fragile bed of guitar and synth. “To trick the eye but still touch the heart,” Feynman sings, a line that quietly frames the album’s ethos. Like light shifting across a wall over the course of a day, these recordings may be modest, even illusion-like in their simplicity, but their emotional resonance is undeniable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Temple presents himself as an Auto-Tune balladeer, Afrobeat enthusiast, and skilled craftsman of moody synth pop.\"\u003cbr\u003e- PITCHFORK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklisting:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e01 Soft Reminder\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e02 Biggo\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e03 Soup Song\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e04 Always in Need of Something\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e05 Apples\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e06 Heels of Life\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e07 Cinder\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e08 Freedom Wide\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e09 Ice Bath New Beginning\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e10 The Condition of New Things\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e11 You Lined Him Up\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e12 Asleep at the Window\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e13 Plastic Flowers\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank you for looking at our listing, below are a few points to consider before making a purchase:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- All records we sell are Brand New - pre-orders will normally come sealed but if you are purchasing in stock items, please note the copy may have been unsealed for display in the shop. Please email straight after purchase to enquire if this is of importance to you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Orders won't ship until all items are released, so keep this in mind when purchasing multiple pre-orders or a mix of in stock and pre-order items.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- The 'Product' page will show the most up to date info we have with regards to the item and its release date, but this information is subject to change so check in with us if you have any questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- We unfortunately don't offer tax\/vat outside of the UK via the website so please keep in mind that when the items arrives in your country you may be liable to pay a further charge before delivery. (all UK orders the price you see is the price you will pay). Please also note that we are unable to adjust the declared value on items sold internationally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Art Feynman","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":55579105198456,"sku":"WV305LP","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0348\/2704\/2955\/files\/unnamed_22d3fafa-abf3-4dd4-8657-91ec728fd5b8.jpg?v=1781085883","url":"https:\/\/www.crashrecords.co.uk\/products\/art-feynman-orphans-pre-order","provider":"Crash Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}