Beautifully produced and rich in scope – Iechyd Da is Bill Ryder-Jones’ most ambitious record to date. At times joyous and grand, at others intimate and heartbreaking, the past few years spent producing other artists have provided that gentle nudge to expand into new territory, from kids choirs and tender strings to dramatically re-contextualised disco samples. “Its been incredible making this,” he says. “Despite all the life stuff thats happened, it has brought me immense happiness. Ive always railed against it when people ask if making a record is cathartic but I’d have to admit that this one really was.”
