The word ‘dlùth’ from which the band name is derived, has several meanings, one of which is ‘close to’.
Through the making of this album, we became ‘Close to’ finding our new sound and direction. From the moment we began writing in October 2022, we started to develop a shared vision of what we wanted to do musically. With our debut album, ‘Moch’, we were still experimenting a lot, and many of the tracks have sets of two or three tunes, and switch between multiple feels, melodies and ideas within one track. After we finished this album, we had a chat with our producer, Pete Fletcher, about how we wanted to progress musically, and he had suggested taking inspiration from the structure you find in dance music tracks. With this album we wanted to try exploring how we could streamline our ideas, so we take one melody and run with that, changing the arrangement around it, and sometimes there is no ‘melody’ at all. Although we still explore different ideas, there is more unity in each individual track, and sometimes there are small ideas that recur in different tracks. Sonically, there is quite a change from the sound of the first album, which is also pushed further by the addition of synths, courtesy of the inimitable Duncan Lyall, and of course with the Pete’s vision in production.
‘Close to’ has multiple meanings for us at this stage in our lives. We are close to each other – during the course of writing this album we have become closer as a group of friends, especially to Seòras who came into an already tight-knit group, which isn’t easy, and slotted right in.
Tha sinn cuideachd ‘dlùth ris’ a’ Ghàidhlig. Tha dà òran Ghàidhlig air a’ chlàr seo: A Mhic Iain ’ic Sheumais agus Mogaisean (Òran nam Mogaisean). Bha e cudromach dhuinn òrain a sgrìobhadh a chòrdadh ri Gàidheil òga. Dh’fhàs sinne suas ag èisteachd ri seinneadairean is còmhlain a leithid Julie Fowlis, Rachel Walker agus Mànran, agus a’ cur luach air an dòigh anns am biodh luchd-chiùil mar Martyn Bennett agus an uair sin Niteworks a’ cleachdadh òran Ghàidhlig airson rudeigin gu tur ùr agus eadar-dhealaichte a chruthachadh, ach fhathast a’ toirt urram dhan dualchas. Tha sinn air ar tionndadh fhèin a chur air an dà òran seo agus gu deimhinne bidh tuilleadh ri thighinn.
credits
released June 28, 2024

Musicians, production & personnel
Band Members:
Moilidh NicGriogair - Violin, vocals (tracks 2, 7)
Zach Ronan - Accordion, vocals (tracks 2, 7)
Aidan Spiers - Electric guitar, vocals (tracks 2, 7)
Seòras Chlad - Bass guitar, vocals (tracks 2, 7)
Andrew Grossart - Drum kit

Featured artist - Joseph McCluskey Vocals (track 2)
Featured artist - Duncan Lyle Synths

Composers: Mogaisean - Murdo MacArthur, Gluais - Moilidh NicGriogair, Spicy Hector - Zach Ronan, Polarity - Zach Ronan, Vitamin T - Moilidh NicGriogair, Mhic Iain ’ic Sheumais - Traditional, Close to Pt. 1 - Seòras Chlad, Close to Pt. 2 - Seòras Chlad
All tracks arranged by Dlù

Producer - Pete Fletcher
Engineer - Cal Roden
Electric guitar tracking - Mark Morrow
Additional Recording - Andrea Gobbi
Mixing - Pete Fletcher
Mastering - Andrea Gobbi at Carrier Waves Mastering
Cover design and photography - Somhairle MacDonald

Album recorded at Black Bay Studios, Isle of Lewis, Scotland. Electric guitar recorded at Mark Morrow Audio, Edinburgh Scotland. Additional recording, GloWorm Recording Studio.