{"product_id":"roy-montgomery-martha-skye-murphy-nebular","title":"Roy Montgomery \u0026 Martha Skye Murphy - Nebular","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"48\" data-end=\"469\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"48\" data-end=\"66\"\u003eRoy Montgomery\u003c\/strong\u003e, a key figure in the experimental underground rock scene, lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, just a short drive from the sea. Avant-garde vocalist and songwriter \u003cstrong data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"252\"\u003eMartha Skye Murphy\u003c\/strong\u003e is based in London. Though geographically worlds apart, the pair inhabit an intimate and almost tactile shared sonic world. Their collaboration feels transformative, like the gradual shifting spell from night to day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"1251\"\u003eWhat draws them together is the emotional force of each other’s music. Montgomery’s cyclical, decaying compositions are shaped through intricate guitar and piano work, blending post-rock, folk and drone. Murphy, meanwhile, possesses a rare gift for transformation, from the intimate cracked whispers of \u003cem data-start=\"774\" data-end=\"785\"\u003e“At Dawn”\u003c\/em\u003e to the hypnotic drift of \u003cem data-start=\"811\" data-end=\"841\"\u003e“The Play of Dark and Light”\u003c\/em\u003e. On the latter, she evokes old maritime folk tales of fishermen lured into the darkness by the sea’s siren call. The song both seduces and warns, finding something magical and frightening in the temptation of drowning. Though her vocals often resemble fragments of words, consonants or vowels, they frequently function as pure sound, drawing on glossolalia and prioritising feeling over any ‘learnt’ language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1253\" data-end=\"1834\"\u003eEmotion and intuition are the driving forces behind \u003cem data-start=\"1305\" data-end=\"1314\"\u003eNebular\u003c\/em\u003e, an album that oscillates between the intimate and the unknown. This spirit is reflected in its artwork. Murphy shared a painting by Irish artist \u003cstrong data-start=\"1461\" data-end=\"1478\"\u003eSimon English\u003c\/strong\u003e depicting a solitary house bathed in dusky blue light, and the pair quickly settled on it as the cover image. Both were captivated by its atmosphere. Montgomery related it to the isolated, seemingly uninhabited houses he encounters while travelling through rural New Zealand—places that inspire a desire to knock on the door and discover what lies beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1836\" data-end=\"1912\"\u003e“Terra incognita springs to mind. A search into the unknown,” Murphy agrees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1914\" data-end=\"2579\"\u003eThe nocturnal and remote nature of the artwork mirrors the process of making \u003cem data-start=\"1991\" data-end=\"2000\"\u003eNebular\u003c\/em\u003e. With Montgomery in New Zealand and Murphy in London, the album was created entirely through remote correspondence, with stems exchanged via email. Their messages were often written and read at different times of day and, because of the time difference and the demands of daily life, replies were usually sent late at night and the music often composed during nocturnal hours. Their exchanges took on the quality of pen pals sending letters across great distances. This suspended sense of time is echoed in \u003cem data-start=\"2508\" data-end=\"2517\"\u003eNebular\u003c\/em\u003e’s sound, with its feeling of temporal drift and timelessness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2581\" data-end=\"2780\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eOn \u003cem data-start=\"2584\" data-end=\"2593\"\u003eNebular\u003c\/em\u003e, Montgomery and Murphy have harnessed raw emotion and launched it into a time capsule bound for the stars. It allows you to drift, to be present and to feel, creating something timeless.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AD93","offers":[{"title":"Indies Exclusive Vinyl LP","offer_id":58389261549913,"sku":"SDZ-47718","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/CAR_20260624_1000_090116_582_p_download_20260624090055_1_001.jpg?v=1782292139","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/roy-montgomery-martha-skye-murphy-nebular","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}