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whi music is dedicated to promoting the power and beauty of improvised and experimental music. Based in Liverpool, UK, it's largely based around my activities and collaborations.

The catalogue now includes eighteen items, the most recent being 'the imperfection of crowds' by Malchamech. 'The reverse of reality' by Bloodcog, 'Fall Through the Infinite' by phil hargreaves and Richard Harrison and  'Human' by Maggie Nicols & Phil Hargreaves (see below) are still available. 'where we were' by Caroline Kraabel & phil hargreaves is currently available on Leo Records. for more information on this release, see the dedicated website.


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email: info[at]whi-music.co.uk

 

 



News

whi022: 'Pale Blue' by Richard Harding
This 64-minute drone ambient piece works its way around the entire
chromatic scale.








whi021 is 'Beautiful Decay', the second Malchamech album. Another studio recording:








whi020, 'staged', is the third  Bloodcog album. Recorded live in Manchester and Liverpool in September 2024. It's beautiful, calm, abrasive, ugly - sometimes all at once.







whi019, 'ballade imaginaire' by Findlestilts is
here






whi018, 'exoskeleton', the second album by Bloodcog. It's funkier than the first one, and according to Corey Mwamba on Radio 3, has a "swagger".








Not a whi music release, but some familiar names here: 'Pi' by Siapiau is out now on Discus: Fran Bass on electric bass, Phil Hargreaves on saxes/flute, Richard Harrison on drums/percussion and Maggie Nicols on vocals and piano:















'Asteroid' by Graculus is still available. This is the third Graculus album, and as well as the usual offering of chamber/classical influenced improvisation, Richard Harding has taken the raw materials of the album and created a 48 minute ambient soundscape from them:




As it's a double, it's a little more expensive, but still only £9 for a pair of contrasting sonic experiences.






 

 






 

 

 

 

email: info[at]whi-music.co.uk