{"title":"A Sky So Close","description":"\u003cp class=\"Default\" style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003en these times of anxiety and deprivation, journey to a place of sensual attainment on A Sky So Close, the elegantly erotic new album from producer Eric Hilton.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\" style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eA Sky So Close delivers classic trip-hop sounds over 12 tracks of pure sensory indulgence. \"This record is an atmosphere, a state of mind. I indulge myself by making music that I want to listen to,” says Hilton. \"It\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es a more solitary record than some of my other work, there is not a big list of guest performers on this one. It\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es really like my stream of consciousness.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\" style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: IT;\"\u003eHilton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es luxurious production skills are on full display here, as well as the deep grooves that he\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es been delivering since the early days of Thievery Corporation, the legendary downtempo combo he co-founded in the mid-90\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es. But on A Sky So Close, there is a hedonic weightlessness to this music that verges on the tantric, with no climactic finish to bring the listener back down to earth. Hilton keeps you floating in an extended, delicious haze. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\" style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eThe album opener \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eAkasha” at first sounds like a band coming onstage to perform, with tentative bass licks and distant synth that quickly morph into a percolating sidewalk rhythm. The yearning whispers of the follow up track \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: IT;\"\u003eDharma Lovers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e” make it clear that the destination is an assignation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eBreathe Me In” chases the dragon into a smoke-filled room, bathed in pink light. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\" style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eA Sky So Close follows Hilton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es well-honed production methodology of layering samples and live playing to deliver a more organic sound, with the added punch and feel that only a performance can bring. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003em really a bassline designer,” says Hilton. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eI mean, I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003em a passable bass player, but if a lick is a little too tricky for me, I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003ell bring in a friend to play it. And I also really like to weave bass samples and live playing together, so you can get new kinds of grooves that one person couldn’t really play.” Drop the needle on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eKali” or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eGhatam” to settle into two of the album\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es deepest bass grooves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\" style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eLalita” is a truly standout track on A Sky So Close, a passive-pop concoction of sitar and Hindi chanting delivered by longtime Hilton and Thievery Corporation vocal collaborator Natalia Clavier. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eNatalia is so special - she understands what I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003em trying to do, understands my influences and can translate that into a beautiful performance every time,” enthuses Hilton. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eShe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es Brazilian, but she dialed in a totally different voice for this track. She also sings on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eKali” - she is endlessly talented.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\" style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eThe title track \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: IT;\"\u003eA Sky So Close\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e” delivers the album\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es most widescreen elegance. Finger tipped tabla hits, string flourishes, wah guitar and a cooking bassline create an empyrean expanse filled with exotic birds, ancient aliens, and beckoning goddesses. Perhaps the most surprising piece on the album is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"NL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: NL;\"\u003eThe Emerald Door\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e”, a desi-meets-drum and bass exploration that sounds somewhat adjacent to the Asian Underground music scene of the late 1990\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"PT\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: PT;\"\u003es. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\" style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eFor the final two tracks on the album, Hilton gently leads the listener back out of the haze. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eBehind My Eyes (reprise)” has a laid back but tough groove; the goddess slides your jacket on, kisses your cheek and gently pushes you out her door, back on to the street. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eThe Lotus Gate” is a mysterious closer, with Ipcress File dramatics that seem to be leading somewhere explosive……..but where to next? Eric Hilton is full of musical surprises.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\" style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eIn the meantime, let go, and fall into the sky. It is…..so…..close.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\" style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eA Sky So Close by Eric Hilton will be released by Monserrat House on February 20th, 2026 on vinyl, CD, download and streaming platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sky-so-close-color-vinyl","title":"A Sky So Close (Color Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e((PRE-ORDER ))\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA SKY SO CLOSE (180G Color Vinyl)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e WILL SHIP THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 20TH)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\" class=\"Default\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003en these times of anxiety and deprivation, journey to a place of sensual attainment on A Sky So Close, the elegantly erotic new album from producer Eric Hilton.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\" class=\"Default\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eA Sky So Close delivers classic trip-hop sounds over 12 tracks of pure sensory indulgence. \"This record is an atmosphere, a state of mind. I indulge myself by making music that I want to listen to,” says Hilton. \"It\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es a more solitary record than some of my other work, there is not a big list of guest performers on this one. It\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es really like my stream of consciousness.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\" class=\"Default\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: IT;\" lang=\"IT\"\u003eHilton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es luxurious production skills are on full display here, as well as the deep grooves that he\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es been delivering since the early days of Thievery Corporation, the legendary downtempo combo he co-founded in the mid-90\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es. But on A Sky So Close, there is a hedonic weightlessness to this music that verges on the tantric, with no climactic finish to bring the listener back down to earth. Hilton keeps you floating in an extended, delicious haze. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\" class=\"Default\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eThe album opener \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eAkasha” at first sounds like a band coming onstage to perform, with tentative bass licks and distant synth that quickly morph into a percolating sidewalk rhythm. The yearning whispers of the follow up track \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: IT;\" lang=\"IT\"\u003eDharma Lovers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e” make it clear that the destination is an assignation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eBreathe Me In” chases the dragon into a smoke-filled room, bathed in pink light. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\" class=\"Default\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eA Sky So Close follows Hilton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es well-honed production methodology of layering samples and live playing to deliver a more organic sound, with the added punch and feel that only a performance can bring. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003em really a bassline designer,” says Hilton. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eI mean, I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003em a passable bass player, but if a lick is a little too tricky for me, I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003ell bring in a friend to play it. And I also really like to weave bass samples and live playing together, so you can get new kinds of grooves that one person couldn’t really play.” Drop the needle on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eKali” or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eGhatam” to settle into two of the album\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es deepest bass grooves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\" class=\"Default\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eLalita” is a truly standout track on A Sky So Close, a passive-pop concoction of sitar and Hindi chanting delivered by longtime Hilton and Thievery Corporation vocal collaborator Natalia Clavier. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eNatalia is so special - she understands what I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003em trying to do, understands my influences and can translate that into a beautiful performance every time,” enthuses Hilton. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eShe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es Brazilian, but she dialed in a totally different voice for this track. She also sings on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eKali” - she is endlessly talented.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\" class=\"Default\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eThe title track \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: IT;\" lang=\"IT\"\u003eA Sky So Close\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e” delivers the album\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es most widescreen elegance. Finger tipped tabla hits, string flourishes, wah guitar and a cooking bassline create an empyrean expanse filled with exotic birds, ancient aliens, and beckoning goddesses. Perhaps the most surprising piece on the album is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: NL;\" lang=\"NL\"\u003eThe Emerald Door\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e”, a desi-meets-drum and bass exploration that sounds somewhat adjacent to the Asian Underground music scene of the late 1990\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: PT;\" lang=\"PT\"\u003es. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\" class=\"Default\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eFor the final two tracks on the album, Hilton gently leads the listener back out of the haze. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eBehind My Eyes (reprise)” has a laid back but tough groove; the goddess slides your jacket on, kisses your cheek and gently pushes you out her door, back on to the street. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\" dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eThe Lotus Gate” is a mysterious closer, with Ipcress File dramatics that seem to be leading somewhere explosive……..but where to next? Eric Hilton is full of musical surprises.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\" class=\"Default\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eIn the meantime, let go, and fall into the sky. It is…..so…..close.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\" class=\"Default\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eA Sky So Close by Eric Hilton will be released by Monserrat House on February 20th, 2026 on vinyl, CD, download and streaming platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eric Hilton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45628588654753,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/5090\/9857\/files\/MH030-Vinyl.jpg?v=1767827360"},{"product_id":"pre-order-a-sky-so-close-color-vinyl-copy","title":"A Sky So Close (CD)","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e((PRE-ORDER ))\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA SKY SO CLOSE (CDCD)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e WILL SHIP THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 20TH)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\" style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003en these times of anxiety and deprivation, journey to a place of sensual attainment on A Sky So Close, the elegantly erotic new album from producer Eric Hilton.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\" style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eA Sky So Close delivers classic trip-hop sounds over 12 tracks of pure sensory indulgence. \"This record is an atmosphere, a state of mind. I indulge myself by making music that I want to listen to,” says Hilton. \"It\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es a more solitary record than some of my other work, there is not a big list of guest performers on this one. It\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es really like my stream of consciousness.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\" style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: IT;\"\u003eHilton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es luxurious production skills are on full display here, as well as the deep grooves that he\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es been delivering since the early days of Thievery Corporation, the legendary downtempo combo he co-founded in the mid-90\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es. But on A Sky So Close, there is a hedonic weightlessness to this music that verges on the tantric, with no climactic finish to bring the listener back down to earth. Hilton keeps you floating in an extended, delicious haze. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\" style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eThe album opener \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eAkasha” at first sounds like a band coming onstage to perform, with tentative bass licks and distant synth that quickly morph into a percolating sidewalk rhythm. The yearning whispers of the follow up track \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: IT;\"\u003eDharma Lovers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e” make it clear that the destination is an assignation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eBreathe Me In” chases the dragon into a smoke-filled room, bathed in pink light. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\" style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eA Sky So Close follows Hilton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es well-honed production methodology of layering samples and live playing to deliver a more organic sound, with the added punch and feel that only a performance can bring. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003em really a bassline designer,” says Hilton. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eI mean, I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003em a passable bass player, but if a lick is a little too tricky for me, I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003ell bring in a friend to play it. And I also really like to weave bass samples and live playing together, so you can get new kinds of grooves that one person couldn’t really play.” Drop the needle on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eKali” or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eGhatam” to settle into two of the album\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es deepest bass grooves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\" style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eLalita” is a truly standout track on A Sky So Close, a passive-pop concoction of sitar and Hindi chanting delivered by longtime Hilton and Thievery Corporation vocal collaborator Natalia Clavier. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eNatalia is so special - she understands what I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003em trying to do, understands my influences and can translate that into a beautiful performance every time,” enthuses Hilton. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eShe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es Brazilian, but she dialed in a totally different voice for this track. She also sings on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eKali” - she is endlessly talented.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\" style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eThe title track \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: IT;\"\u003eA Sky So Close\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e” delivers the album\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003es most widescreen elegance. Finger tipped tabla hits, string flourishes, wah guitar and a cooking bassline create an empyrean expanse filled with exotic birds, ancient aliens, and beckoning goddesses. Perhaps the most surprising piece on the album is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"NL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: NL;\"\u003eThe Emerald Door\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e”, a desi-meets-drum and bass exploration that sounds somewhat adjacent to the Asian Underground music scene of the late 1990\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"PT\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: PT;\"\u003es. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\" style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eFor the final two tracks on the album, Hilton gently leads the listener back out of the haze. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eBehind My Eyes (reprise)” has a laid back but tough groove; the goddess slides your jacket on, kisses your cheek and gently pushes you out her door, back on to the street. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eThe Lotus Gate” is a mysterious closer, with Ipcress File dramatics that seem to be leading somewhere explosive……..but where to next? Eric Hilton is full of musical surprises.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\" style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eIn the meantime, let go, and fall into the sky. It is…..so…..close.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\" style=\"margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-hyphenate: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eA Sky So Close by Eric Hilton will be released by Monserrat House on February 20th, 2026 on vinyl, CD, download and streaming platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eric Hilton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45628588720289,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/5090\/9857\/files\/A_Sky_So_Close_MHJ030-_CD.jpg?v=1767966565"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/5090\/9857\/collections\/A_Sky_So_Close.jpg?v=1767827304","url":"https:\/\/store.erichilton.com\/collections\/a-sky-so-close.oembed","provider":"EricHilton","version":"1.0","type":"link"}