VA - Paul Hillery presents: We Are The Children of the Setting Sun

Paul Hillery's third compilation in this series of rare and hard to find grooves is as much a geographical journey as it is a musical one. With acts, artists and tracks linked to London, Florida, Atlanta, the Netherlands, Switzerland, California, India and Germany and more this compilation is very much proof of the global language that is music.

With many of the recordings only previously existing on sold out and obscure private pressings and small runs on indie labels this collection of tracks really is a must have. Complementing the previous two albums curated by Paul Hillery we really do get to see and hear the history of studio recordings from a plethora of touring and travelling troubadours, jobbing composers and song-writers, session musicians, producers and engineers.

Again, as with the previous two volumes in the 'Children of the Sun' series, this is an eclectic gathering of styles and genres that have been curated into an accessible fusion of Jazz, Rock, AOR and Folk tinged grooves that all have soul.

With many tracks getting a first time digital release this 3 LP album sits nicely alongside the previous albums in the series and rates as an essential compilation for any serious lover and collector of music.

In Paul Hillery's words:

"Let us gather one more time on another journey through the rhythmic sands of time, traversing continents and genres one track at a time. Taking in joyful places and wide-open spaces while dropping out to the musical pulse that unites us all.

An album to remind us that we are all made of stardust with more to connect than drive us apart, for . . . We Are The Children of the Setting Sun" 

Tracklist:
1. Graeme Gash - The Shadows Dance
2. Carm Mascarenhas - Fields Of Green
3. Parker MacDonell - It All Comes Around
4. MCF - Colorado - Red Sky
5. Hardin & Russell - Mojave
6. Trisha Watts - Mystery Man
7. Hagan's Fanshawe Friends - Storm in the Sky
8. Floyd Hunchback Group - Wet Dreams
9. Simon Anholt - Autumn
10. Kimberle - In-Passing
11. Sonlife - She Misses You
12. Emerald Web;Barry Cleveland - Von Aspen Shaden
13. Pat Rahming - Be With Me
14. Blaine L. Reininger - Playin' Your Game
15. Persona La Ave - Surfer Girl
16. Beşçay;Jochen Schrumpf - Nur Gitarre
17. Andy Davis - Over & Over
18. Christine Schaller - Aranha
19. Ya Ya - Don't Ever Say Never
20. REGGIO - The Light

VA - Once Again We Are the Children of the Sun Compiled by Paul Hillery

Gather together beneath the sun as we journey through the rhythmic sands of time, Paul Hillery, an esteemed collector and vinyl hunter, presents his follow-up to the highly acclaimed "We Are The Children Of The Sun." Andrew Male of MOJO Magazine calls the album "One of the most emotionally uplifting and hazily beautiful compilations of recent years."

"Once Again We Are The Children Of The Sun" is a shimmering collection of rare finds, reminding us that we have more to connect us than to divide us. The music encompasses a broad range of sounds, starting in Cajun country with Will & James Ragar, their handmade acoustic guitars allowing for soaring vocals. Along with many of the tracks featured on this compilation, "As the Day Grows Tired" is reissued on vinyl for the first time.

Experience the previously unreleased cover of "Milk and Honey" featuring Kat Barnard and Greg Foat, a versatile mainstay of the UK jazz scene. Discover the first-ever vinyl release of "Kayenta Crossing" by William Eaton Ensemble, capturing the austere presence of Monument Valley. Immerse yourself in Wendy Grace's jazz-folk masterpiece "More Than Hope" and the acoustic ambience of "Golden Hour" by Aria Rostami.

Paul Hillery and BBE present a compilation of styles and genres, fusing together to make private press wants accessible as a springboard for further listening pleasures. "Once Again We Are the Children of the Sun'' is an eclectic selection mixing styles, year and tempo, painstakingly gathered and presented with a great deal of love. 

Tracklist:
1. Will & James Ragar - As the Day Grows Tired
2. Forest - Crazy Days
3. Cunningham Corner - Free and Easy
4. Wendy Grace - More Than Hope
5. Bengt Liedman - Tight Tonight
6. Corill - Soul Shadow
7. Varela - Come and Take Me by the Hand
8. Just Us - Just a Thought
9. Mike Baumann;Thom Huntington - Time
10. Darrell John - Write Your Lucky Number
11. The Freeze Band - Going Back in Time
12. Godspeed - Ice Cold
13. William Eaton Ensemble - Kayenta Crossing
14. Orion - Moonshine
15. The Greg Foat Group;Kat Barnard - Milk and Honey
16. Aria Rostami - Golden Hour
17. Bugatti & Musker - Fate
18. Garth Fletcher - Peace Train
19. Mark Capanni - If Life Was a Ferris Wheel