Haiku Salut are an instrumental trio from the

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in England. Their music fuses elements of neoclassical,

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. The trio consists of multi-instrumentalists Gemma Barkerwood, Sophie Barkerwood and Louise Croft. Between them, Haiku Salut play accordion, piano, glockenspiel, trumpet, trombone, guitar, ukulele, drums, malletkat, synth and melodica. Their music blends electronica and organic instrumentation.

History

The group was formed in 2010, and their debut four track EP, ''How We Got Along After the Yarn Bomb'', was released in 2011 on Team Strike Force records. Their debut album, '' Tricolore'', was released in 2013 on How Does It Feel To Be Loved?. The album was favourably reviewed, and was awarded four stars by ''

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, The Digital Fix and Rock'N'Reel. Songs from the album have been played on

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. In August 2013, Haiku Salut won the Green Man Rising contest, and were the first band to play on the Mountain Stage at that year's

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. In November, the trio toured the UK as guests of

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. Haiku Salut's second album, ''Etch and Etch Deep'', was released in 2015 to extremely positive reviews. It received four or more stars from ''The Observer'', ''The Guardian'', ''The Financial Times'', NME, Uncut, Mojo, Drowned in Sound, and many more. Haiku Salut feature on the 2017

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Performances

In April 2013, the trio debuted their "lamp show", in which they are accompanied by 20 vintage lamps which are programmed to flash, fade and flicker in time to the music. The first lamp show performance was at Deda in Derby. The trio have since staged a number of further lamp show performances, including at the

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festival in July 2013, and at

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church in October 2013 and October 2014. In September 2015, the band staged a UK tour of unusual spaces for the lamp show, playing a ballroom, a church, a theatre, a library, and a community centre. In August 2018, Haiku Salut performed live with The Robot Orchestra, as part of The Hexagon Experiment during the Great Exhibition Of The North. In September 2018, the band debuted a Virtual Reality Experience based around the VR video for their song, "Occupy".

Discography

Albums

* '' Tricolore'' (2013) * ''Etch & Etch Deep'' (2015) * ''There Is No Elsewhere'' (2018) * ''The General'' (2019) * ''The Hill, The Light, The Ghost'' (2021)

Singles and EPs

* ''How We Got Along After The Yarn Bomb'' (2011) * ''Haiku Salut / Hopeless Local Marching Band - Split'' (2012) * ''Special Gift for Asia EP'' (2015) * ''Pattern Thinker / Portrait In Dust'' (2020)

References

External links

* {{Authority control English post-rock groups Musical groups from Derbyshire British musical trios