The Lizard Point
Named after the opening track of Brian Eno’s Ambient 4: On Land, The Lizard Point are Conor Devlin (AWMA, Caseworker) and Geoffrey Scott (Slowness). True to their name’s origins, the duo employ piano and guitar to craft elegant instrumentals that evoke a nocturnal, pastoral space, vivid enough to step inside.
Discography
Giske
November 2023
Giske was written and performed by Conor Devlin and Geoffrey Scott, and produced by Monte Vallier. The record was mixed at Ocean Sound Recordings in Giske, Norway in the summer of 2022. The album release in San Francisco featured an immersive audio event where listeners were bathed in ‘sound sculptures’ performed through 176 speakers in total darkness.
1
September 2020
1 is the debut album by instrumental piano/guitar duo The Lizard Point.
Named after the opening track of Brian Eno’s Ambient 4: On Land, The Lizard Point are Conor Devlin (AWMA, Caseworker) and Geoffrey Scott (Slowness). True to their name’s origins, 1 paints an evocative landscape filled with unique locales. Each track feels like its own unique lens on an imagined place, tapping into the remnants of what feels like a collective memory. The duo employ piano and guitar to craft elegant instrumentals that evoke a nocturnal, pastoral space, vivid enough to step inside.
Recorded at Monte Vallier’s Ruminator Audio studio in San Francisco, many of the songs originated with parts that Geoff played on a piano that once belonged to Charlie Chaplin, before Conor coloured the pieces using the studio’s huge array of amplifiers and guitars. The raw songs were captured on tape, then the duo developed the arrangements, employing samples and found sounds, before the album was mastered by legendary producer Kramer (Galaxie 500, Low, Daniel Johnston, Urge Overkill).
Biography
The Lizard Point is Conor Devlin (AWMA, Caseworker) and Geoffrey Scott (Slowness). Conor is based in Chexbres, Switzerland, and Geoffrey in San Francisco. Most of the songs originated with Geoff at the piano, who then shared them with Conor for colouring with guitar. As the songs piled up, themes started to develop and it felt like an album was on the cards. Both had a long history of recording with Monte Vallier, so he was the obvious choice when it came to getting everything on tape. Using Charlie Chaplin’s piano and the huge array of amplifiers and guitars at Monte’s Ruminator Audio studio in San Francisco, the album was recorded over two separate three-day sessions. During the first session the basic songs were captured on tape, titled according to the images they brought to mind. The second three-day session focused on enhancing the images in a cinematic way – adding sonar noises to ‘South, With Endurance’, for example, or someone speaking in French to ‘French Song’. After sitting on the tapes for a few months, the album was eventually mastered by Kramer, who brought the eleven songs together into a suite.
News
New Single & Music Video from The Lizard Point – ‘Håkan’s Drift’
Hidden Shoal is excited to present ‘Håkan’s Drift’, the first single lifted from In The Red Earth, the forthcoming third album from transatlantic ambient experimental outfit The Lizard Point. The album will see digital and vinyl release on the 10th of March through Hidden Shoal. ‘Håkan’s Drift’ is available to download via BandCamp and its accompanying music video by Cam Merton can be viewed on YouTube. In The Red Earth is available now for limited edition vinyl and digital pre-order.Named after the opening track of Brian Eno’s Ambient 4: On Land, The Lizard Point are a transatlantic instrumental duo Conor Devlin ([the] caseworker, Half Film) and Geoffrey Scott (Slowness), based in Lausanne, Switzerland and San Francisco. In The Red Earth was produced and mixed by Monte Vallier and The Lizard Point at Spillway Sound in upstate New York, and Ruminator Audio in San Francisco in 2025. The Lizard Point will be supporting the release with mini-tours in the U.S. and Europe.
‘Håkan’s Drift’, the first single to be lifted from the album was inspired by Hernán Diaz’s novel In The Distance. The song, along with it’s accompanying music video, explores the fleeting moments of stillness and dusk-to-dawn beauty of a long empty drive.
The music of The Lizard Point is available for licensing via Hidden Shoal (film, tv, web games etc). Check here for more details.
Continue reading →The Lizard Point “Giske” – New Album, Music Video and Release Event
Hidden Shoal are excited to announce the forthcoming release of Giske, the stunning new album from post-ambient duo The Lizard Point. The album will see release on the 11/11/23 and will be available as a limited run vinyl and in digital and streaming formats. Head to Bandcamp to order the vinyl and digital and stream the album via Spotify and the other usual suspects.The album will be officially released in San Francisco with an immersive audio event where listeners are bathed in ‘sound sculptures’ performed through 176 speakers in total darkness. Tickets for the release event are available here. To accompany the release, a mesmerising music video by Australian video artist Cam Merton has been released for the sublime album tack ‘Pulsar’. Check it out on YouTube.
Giske was written and performed by Conor Devlin and Geoffrey Scott, and produced by Monte Vallier. The record was mixed at Ocean Sound Recordings in Giske, Norway in the summer of 2022.
The music of The Lizard Point is available for licensing (film, tv, web and more) via Hidden Shoal. More info here.
Continue reading →The Lizard Point “1” Out Now on Vinyl and Digital
Hidden Shoal is excited to present 1 the debut album by instrumental piano/guitar duo The Lizard Point. The album is available now as a limited run vinyl and in digital and streaming formats. Head to Bandcamp to order the vinyl and digital and stream the album via Spotify and the other usual suspects.Named after the opening track of Brian Eno’s Ambient 4: On Land, The Lizard Point are Conor Devlin (AWMA, The Caseworker) and Geoffrey Scott (Slowness). True to their name’s origins, 1 paints an evocative landscape filled with unique locales. Each track feels like its own unique lens on an imagined place, tapping into the remnants of what feels like a collective memory. The duo employ piano and guitar to craft elegant instrumentals that evoke a nocturnal, pastoral space, vivid enough to step inside.
Recorded at Monte Vallier’s Ruminator Audio studio in San Francisco, many of the songs originated with parts that Geoff played on a piano that once belonged to Charlie Chaplin, before Conor coloured the pieces using the studio’s huge array of amplifiers and guitars. The raw songs were captured on tape, then the duo developed the arrangements, employing samples and found sounds, before the album was mastered by legendary producer Kramer (Galaxie 500, Low, Daniel Johnston, Urge Overkill).
The music of The Lizard Point is available for licensing (film, tv, web and more) via Hidden Shoal. More info here.
Continue reading →The Lizard Point – New Single and Forthcoming Album
Hidden Shoal is proud to present ‘French Song’, the first single lifted from 1, the debut album by instrumental piano/guitar duo The Lizard Point. The album will see release on the 25th of September 2020 with the single being available to stream on SoundCloud now.Named after the opening track of Brian Eno’s Ambient 4: On Land, The Lizard Point are Conor Devlin (AWMA, The Caseworker) and Geoffrey Scott (Slowness). True to their name’s origins, 1 paints an evocative landscape filled with unique locales. Each track feels like its own unique lens on an imagined place, tapping into the remnants of what feels like a collective memory. The duo employ piano and guitar to craft elegant instrumentals that evoke a nocturnal, pastoral space, vivid enough to step inside.
Recorded at Monte Vallier’s Ruminator Audio studio in San Francisco, many of the songs originated with parts that Geoff played on a piano that once belonged to Charlie Chaplin, before Conor coloured the pieces using the studio’s huge array of amplifiers and guitars. The raw songs were captured on tape, then the duo developed the arrangements, employing samples and found sounds, before the album was mastered by legendary producer Kramer (Galaxie 500, Low, Daniel Johnston, Urge Overkill).
The music of The Lizard Point is available for licensing (film, tv, web and more) via Hidden Shoal. More info here.
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The Lizard Point’s music is available for licensing (master & sync cleared) through Hidden Shoal. Please contact us with some basic details about your project and the track(s) you wish to use and we’ll be sure to get back to you straight away.
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