about

Guitarist and composer Harry Christelis presents his new album, Preserving Fictions — an exploration of how music and art can serve as a means to preserve and document the seeming truths we see, hear, feel, and experience every day. This record, a continuation and development of his 2025 EP Half Truths (recorded during the same session), sees Christelis delve deeper into a sound world that has become synonymous with his name, fusing elements of jazz and folk traditions with ambient drones and delicate electronic textures to create a truly immersive listening experience.

Featuring his long-standing quartet of Christos Stylianides (trumpet/effects), Andrea Di Biase (double bass/synth), and Dave Storey (drums), the highly acclaimed musicians constantly break free from their traditional roles within the jazz idiom. Instead, they embrace a deeply communal approach to improvisation, colouring, shaping, and delineating every moment of each piece together. Across the adventurous 58-minute album, the listener is taken on a journey that moves through dreamy psychedelic trips, expansive soundscapes, delicate moments of intimacy, and furious bursts of energy — all seamlessly bound by a tone that holds sombre and hopeful feelings in harmonious equilibrium.

Release date - 13/02/2026

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press

"Compelling ambient music pitched somewhere between In A Silent Way-era Miles Davis and late-era Talk Talk” - The Guardian

“Music with a serene beauty” - Kevin Le Gendre, BBC Radio 3

“The music’s beauty becomes clearer with every play” - Jazzwise

“Immersive night music, ideal for those sleepless hours; contemplative, thoughtful, and introspective” - UK Vibe 

current 2026 album tour dates

19th March - Soundcellar, Poole

20th March - Hot Numbers, Cambridge

26th March - The Nutshell, Winchester

9th May - 1000 Trades, Birmingham

14th May - The Old Church, London

30th May - The Royal Albert, London

11th October - The Globe, Newcastle

12th October - Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh

13th October - Glad Cafe, Glasgow

15th October - The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen

4th November - The Lescar, Sheffield

credits

Harry Christelis - guitar/effects

Christos Stylianides - trumpet/effects

Andrea Di Biase - double bass/synth

Dave Storey - drums

All music composed by Harry Christelis

Recorded on 15th, 16th, & 17th December 2024 at Lightship 95 by David Holmes

Mixed by Ben Lamdin

Mastered by Alex Bonney

Artwork by Djoina Amrani