Lady Blunt Records, Mediterraneo © 2020
The Italian label Lady Blunt Records commissioned 15 artists (Glowworm among them) with the intention of giving life to a choral work capable of launching a message of unity, inspired by and dedicated to the sea, using music as a means of connection, an instrument of cultural emancipation capable of transforming and improving ourselves. The musicians have composed pieces that are rich in emotional depth, with evocative, melancholy tones, sometimes dramatic, sometimes positively heartening. It is a genuine auditory immersion in the depths of contemporary instrumental music.
All proceeds from the project were donated to two Italian NGOs involved in the Mediterranean Sea, both on the environmental side (MareVivo Onlus) and the humanitarian side (Mediterranea, Saving Humans).
Lowbow, Murmurs © 2019
A collaboration with the Polish bass and cello duo, Lowbow, for their first full length LP, featuring Glowworm on several tracks.
“The basic inspiration for the sounds presented by LowBow is nature. The first compositions were an expression of admiration for my most important places: the eastern borders of the country where I grew up, the dynamic diversity of the Baltic coast, on which I live today or my beloved rawness of Scandinavia. Currently the admiration of nature is mostly accompanied by concern about it. What so far seemed eternal turns out to be very fragile and is falling apart before our eyes. I began to treat compositions for LowBow as slides immortalising the beauty that still accompanies us, but which we will most likely lose.”
- Maciej Sadowski
Glowworm, Two Great Lights © 2018
Released Nov. 30, 2018. "Two Great Lights" is an ambient/chamber ensemble piece written by Davis (Glowworm) with cello playing by Mary Grace Bender (Cleveland Institute of Music), taking listeners on an emotional journey through the beginning of time as reflected though the frosts and lights of winter.
“Two Great Lights” is the second single in a series of three orchestral themed pieces by Glowworm leading up to a new full length LP in 2020.
Glowworm, I Bend in Dust © 2018
Released October 25, 2018. “I Bend in Dust” is a tender, atmospheric orchestral piece that's name is taken from a line of poetry by John Bowring.
Written and arranged by Kevin Davis, it features Mary Grace Bender (Cleveland Institute of Music, McDuffie Center for Strings) on cello, who brings the music to life with her highly emotional playing.
“I Bend in Dust” is the first in a new series of orchestral singles to reflect the current and future direction of Glowworm's sound.
Glowworm, Can’t Let Go © 2018
Released February 23, 2018. “‘Can’t Let Go’ is the first in a series of singles leading up to a new album in October of this year and represents Davis’ first release as Glowworm in a decade. The music has matured, employing a fuller sound and broader textural palette, including vocals, but the ethereal, downtempo style is unmistakably Glowworm.
‘Can’t Let Go’ is a haunting piece of music ‘about moving forward,’ according to Davis. It features a beautiful vocal performance by Avery Leigh Draut (Pittsburgh Symphony, Avery Leigh’s Night Palace), as well as drummer John O’Reilly, Jr. (Jim Adkins, EL VY, Jason Mraz, fun.), and mixer Andy LeMaster (Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst, Azure Ray, Drive-By Truckers).”
- The Big Takeover
Glowworm, The Coachlight Woods © 2008
Released Mar. 4, 2008. “If there was ever a sonic documentation of solidarity in the desert, The Coachlight Woods is it. It draws on so much of its surrounding environment: the space, the desert winds, the withdrawal from society. Glowworm excel in minimal, droning electronica. Songs like “Lux’, “Periphescence’ and the Boards of Canada-esque “Contralis’ are simultaneously pensive and melancholy. Each track is built on beds of ambient synths that are garnished with droplets of glockenspiel, lackadaisical drumming and eroded tape samples…The pull and push of the song echoes the feelings throughout an album that can only be described as a beautiful and accomplished debut offering.”
- Cyclic Defrost