Ian Hawgood
Ian Hawgood is an ambient musician, mastering engineer, and visual artist responsible for the acclaimed label Home Normal. His music often utilizes field recordings, tape reels, old tube amps, and acoustic instruments such as pump organ or vibraphone, resulting in wistful drones and the musical equivalent of faded photographs. He has released dozens of albums, including solo efforts such as Snow Roads (2009) and Love Retained (2016) in addition to collaborations with bvdub, Wil Bolton, Danny Norbury, and several others. His other projects include Slow Reels (with James Murray) and Observatories (with Craig Tattersall).
Originally from the U.K., Hawgood moved to Tokyo in 2007 and began releasing music through netlabels and on limited cassettes and CD-Rs. He produced beat-driven IDM material as Koen Park and a couple other monikers, but largely released ambient and drone under his real name. He founded Home Normal in December 2008 and launched it the following March, with releases by Celer, Chihei Hatakeyama, and Greg Davis appearing during the year. Co-run by Ben Jones, the label was curated by Hawgood, who often mastered and created artwork for the releases, along with additional designers Jeremy Bible and Christian Roth. Hawgood also released music on labels such as Experimedia, hibernate, and Dragon's Eye Recordings. Slow Films in Low Light, consisting of Hawgood pieces remixed by artists like Library Tapes and the Green Kingdom, appeared in 2010. The Truth Hurts, a collaboration with bvdub, appeared in 2011 as the first release on Home Normal sublabel Nomadic Kids Republic. Hawgood founded the post-classical quartet Black Elk with Tim Martin, cellist Danny Norbury, and pianist Clem Leek. Their debut album, 2012's Sparks, preceded several Sketches releases in 2014.
Hawgood relocated to Warsaw in 2016. His album Love Retained was released that year, and collaborations with Norbury, Giulio Aldinucci, Phil Tomsett, and Stijn Hüwels followed. Hawgood moved to Brighton, England, in late 2019. Farewell Islands, an album with James Murray as part of the duo Slow Reels, was released by Morr Music in 2020. Emerging, with Wil Bolton, appeared on Hidden Vibes in 2021. Hawgood issued several other albums with Hüwels, including a self-titled 2022 release as Modular Sleep Patterns, and additionally formed Observatories with Craig Tattersall, releasing two albums on French imprint IIKKI. Hawgood also issued a split recording with Fields We Found in 2022. Due to health issues, Hawgood went on extended hiatus from all music-related projects in 2023.
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Faintly Recollected
Classical - Released by Home Normal on Jan 1, 2017
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Stefano Guzzetti, Christoph Berg, Danny Norbury, Ian Hawgood
Classical - Released by Home Normal on Apr 8, 2016
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floral forms and subsequent interactions
Dance - Released by Home Normal on Jan 9, 2024
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The Truth Hurts
Ambient - Released by Nomadic Kids Republic on May 26, 2011
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between pockets of infinite air
New Age - Released by Folk Reels on Jun 21, 2023
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Mysterious Shapes and Remembered Rhythms
Ambient - Released by Home Normal on Dec 9, 2022
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where i go you cannot follow
New Age - Released by Folk Reels on May 27, 2023
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and then there was nothing
New Age - Released by Folk Reels on Jul 31, 2023
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The Shattered Light
New Age - Released by Koen Music on Jun 20, 2012
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Day Falls
Ian Hawgood, Stijn Hüwels, James Murray
Ambient - Released by Home Normal on Aug 6, 2021
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Appalachian Falls (GrimGrimAntonym)
New Age - Released by Folk Reels on Apr 30, 2023
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Slow Films In Low Light
Electronic - Released by Home Normal on Feb 12, 2010
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The Shattered Light
World - Released by Koen Music on Jun 20, 2012
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Slow Films in Low Light (Re-mastered 2016)
Electronic - Released by Folk Reels on Oct 14, 2016
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