"Emma lives by the sea and has been observing patterns of local nature. A Hornet’s Pillow depicts her sunny seaside back garden, the initial serenity being interrupted by the family of foxes who have made their home under the decking" - Chlöe Herington of VÄLVĒ



Artwork for 'Geography' was developed by Louise Mason with state51 and was inspired by the OS pathfinder maps Chlöe used on her walks during the process of making the album. The geometric patterns that float by in the film map to the walking routes that Chlöe took as she got to know her new home.


VÄLVĒ started out as the outlet for former Chrome Hoof/Knifeworld performer Chlöe Herington’s compositional work using text and image as the starting point for scores. She collects sounds and diagrams, composing predominantly for bassoon, saxes, electronics and found sounds to explore synaesthetic memory and collective experience.

The band has morphed - from what originated as a solo project, performing mainly in art galleries, it grew to include Elen Evans on harp. After moving from galleries back into music venues, they were recently joined by Chlöe's Chrome Hoof comrade, Emma Sullivan on bass, microkorg and vocals. Live, the music traverses the realms of noise and improv into songs, punctuated with found sounds and eases into spacey soundscapes.

Having previously released two EPs, The Theosophical Society and Cycles, the group return with Geography as their first full-length album.

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