The tracks on Robert Haigh's trilogy of piano solo albums ('Notes And Crossings', 'Anonymous Lights', and 'Strange And Secret Things') and 'The Silence Of Ghosts' (2015) were carefully selected with consideration for the flow and development of the project. Inevitably some tracks did not fit a particular album and they have remained unreleased regardless of their high quality.

The original plan for the 'Tempus Fugit' release was, as the subtitle suggests, to collect and assemble rare and unreleased tracks into an album. In the process, Robert noticed that the project was developing into an album that had a flow and narrative of its own. Considering the structure and progression of the album, he carefully curated ten pieces from his recording archives (including three unreleased tracks from the 'Unseen Worlds' period) and arranged them into a unique album with its own sense of flow.

'Tempus Fugit' will be a parting gift to those who have followed his works while at the same time, a useful selection as "a young person's guide to Robert Haigh" to those who have yet to open the door of his music. Distant and plaintive piano melody evolves, ghostly harmonies, reverb soaked landscapes, fragile descending chords; a slow-moving ambient trip across a misty and shadowy terrain, slowly fading to silence. And the silence is significant as Robert is insistent that there will be no more releases after this.

Mastered by Denis Blackham (Skye Mastering). Ltd x 300 copies (one-time pressing) in a digipak with sleeve artwork by Robert Haigh and additional design by Saul Haigh.

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