Hayden Thorpe - Wetlands

What if every landscape had its own soundtrack? This was the question that inspired Hayden Thorpe's Wetlands project for the BMG Production Music catalogue. Having lived alongside Walthamstow Wetlands — Europe's largest urban nature reserve — for almost 15 years, Hayden has developed a deep connection to the landscape and the wildlife that inhabits it. Drawing inspiration from the reserve's unique environment, Wetlands was created with nature and wildlife storytelling at its core. The resulting album is a sonic interpretation of the reserve itself, translating its landscapes, rhythms and wildlife into music. Through a blend of composition, atmosphere and observation, Wetlands invites listeners to experience Walthamstow Wetlands through sound. “Having lived and worked beside Walthamstow Wetlands for almost 15 years, I have over time accumulated many musical sketches which seem to belong alongside the site’s wild spaces. The form of the music feels indistinguishable from the routes and viewpoints which I visit whilst listening. A radical idea occurred to me - rather than a traditional release, this collection would be best experienced within the geography of the Wetlands itself. I hope that by soundtracking your visit, the music reveals otherwise hidden and subliminal happenings here, in our most unique urban sanctuary.” - Hayden Thorpe