GULF WEEKLY -
British music composer and producer Daniel L Harle is dropping his new album Cerulean tomorrow.
Named after a distinct shade of blue, the project is a dreamy experience and love letter to everything he finds beautiful, the creative described. He cited the 1940 Disney animation film Fantasia and the Renaissance era as inspirations.
While it follows his 2021 rave culture-inspired project Harlecore, Danny considers Cerulean to be his debut album. It is the culmination of his evolution as an artist throughout his career, which he embarked on in 2010.
It is set to feature a number of creatives including British artist Pink Pantheress, French musician and rising talent Oklou and American singer-songwriter Clairo.
In an interview, Danny reflected on his experience working with the featured artists, and how he chooses who to collaborate with, saying that he is very particular.
“I can only work with people if I have a vision for what they could do,” he explained.
“I guess the kind of melodies that I like use the voice as an instrument, and the lyrics as a half-abstract canvas. All these artists do that in their own music and are the masters of their craft,” he added.
“I honestly can’t really believe it, looking at the list of people. These are my favourite artists who aren’t jumping on any bandwagons, they’re creating source material. It’s very meaningful when people like that trust you.”
Pop singers Dua Lipa and Caroline Polachek, whom he has worked with before, also make an appearance.
The creative talent executive produced both of Caroline’s studio albums: Pang (2019) and Desire, I Want to Turn Into You (2023), which earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical in 2024.
He also co-produced the song Houdini on Dua’s third studio album Radical Optimism (2024).
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