New Iona album to be released in April

CELTIC fusion band Iona are looking at completing the recording of their new album 'Another Realm' before the end of the year with mixing taking place during January/February and with the album to be released in April 2011. Said the band's Dave Bainbridge, "One of the characteristic sounds we've used on several tracks on this album is the use of layered vocal loops. We set a recording loop going (eg, of perhaps eight or 12 seconds) and in real time Jo adds a new part as the loop repeats, gradually building up a layer of several parts, either in unison or in counterpoint. We've used this technique on previous albums but it really seemed appropriate to reintroduce it for the material on 'Another Realm' to create the ethereal, otherworldly feel that re-occurs throughout the album."