Peter Phippen, a Projekt Records Recording Artist, is a 53rd Grammy Awards nominee, an International Acoustic Music Awards nominee, and a 2021 Native American-Style Flute Awards Lifetime Achievement Awards winner. He is widely respected for his ability to master a variety of antique and contemporary traditional flutes. Peter’s use of these instruments in contemporary music settings helps bridge the gap between ancient and modern sounds, making his music both timeless and innovative. Phippen’s work often explores the intersection of spirituality, nature, and human emotion, creating a sound world that is both introspective and deeply meditative. His background in traditional and contemporary global and world music, combined with a profound understanding of the cultural significance of these instruments, allows him to respect their traditional roots while pushing the boundaries of their expressive potential. Peter Phippen’s albums often feature solo flute compositions, but he also collaborates with various musicians from around the world. This blending of cultures and musical traditions, along with his sensitive playing, creates a unique sound that speaks to listeners on a deep, emotional level.
The album opens with the title track, “Earthly”, where flutes and synthesizers blend like fog lifting in dawn’s first light. Each note feels like a revelation, as though the instruments themselves had patiently waited for millennia to finally speak. In “Eye of the Day” and “Essence”, we drift deeper, meeting sunlit melodies and eerie nocturnal whispers in equal measure. It’s a little unsettling, like being lulled by a lullaby sung by wolves and wind. And yet, it’s irresistible.
- Vito Camarretta
Chain DLK, Italy
"Primordial Forest is a unique musical experience, a fascinating journey into the heart of consciousness and nature. [Peter and Ivar] invite everyone to lose themselves in the mysteries of music and explore unknown sonic territory."
- Olivier Lehoux
"Solénopole Radio"
France
"The sounds of his [Phippen's] solo flute improvisations are at once mysterious, graceful, refined, and captivating, the sound surrounding the listener like a warm blanket on a cold starlit night from the top of a precipice, the waves of shimmering sonic beauty wafting across the sky."
- Peter Thelen, "Exposé Online"