By Frank Bell
Rob Johnson’s sonic journey dives into a timeless and fascinating exploration of instrumental sounds and electronic grooves, like his 2018 track Empires, which reached the semi-final in the instrumental category of the Song of the Year contest, judged by Dave Grohl, Steven Tyler, Gwen Stefani, and Alicia Keys.
Throw The Sun Into The Sea was his second album that was supported by 10 short self-produced films, to create as an immersive and utterly intense audio/visual experience with the audience.
The London-based guitarist and composer is back with a new, forward-thinking album called “hi”. Known for his intricate, dramatic music, this album is no exception. A powerful, textural, and hypnotic offering that demands all of your focus from the very first note.
Johnson explains: “‘hi’ is my 8th album, and the final part of a trilogy of albums (I AM A MACHINE, the future, or a glitch?, hi) that I started after I nearly died from a burst appendix a few years ago. It was mostly made in lockdown and has songs that carry on from those other albums and act as sequels to songs on them too. I am mainly a guitarist but love all kinds of music and explore this on my albums which can take many different turns, but I hope that they take listeners on a journey and they never quite know what might be coming next”
