Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Five years ago today ✨
Someone once told us that when Floating Points’ PROMISES came out, it felt like the world stopped.
A lot of big things were said about this album. But for us, the most powerful writing has always come from listeners, the people who made this album their own. We loved finding your personal stories in YouTube comments, Bandcamp messages, Reddit threads.
We worked on this for years, and by the time it came out, it was the second year of the pandemic. Now it holds new meaning for us as Pharoah’s last album.
We’ve been listening to Promises again in the lead up to this anniversary. The world has changed, but it seems our need for moments of reflection is even greater than before. If you can, take some time to revisit the album as one long piece — as Floating Points (Sam Shepherd) hoped you would.
Rest in peace Pharoah, we are always missing you. Love to you and your family. And love to Sam, his crew in London Tom & Jess, our friends at the London Symphony Orchestra, Evan aka Baby Low, Pauli, and everyone who worked with us on this masterpiece through the years.
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Filmed by Eric Welles-Nyström at Sargent Records in Filipino Town (Los Angeles), June 2019. Edited by Savannah Weymouth.
PS: Stayed tuned for a special anniversary LP coming later this spring…
Five years ago today ✨
Someone once told us that when Floating Points’ PROMISES came out, it felt like the world stopped.
A lot of big things were said about this album. But for us, the most powerful writing has always come from listeners, the people who made this album their own. We loved finding your personal stories in YouTube comments, Bandcamp messages, Reddit threads.
We worked on this for years, and by the time it came out, it was the second year of the pandemic. Now it holds new meaning for us as Pharoah’s last album.
We’ve been listening to Promises again in the lead up to this anniversary. The world has changed, but it seems our need for moments of reflection is even greater than before. If you can, take some time to revisit the album as one long piece — as Floating Points (Sam Shepherd) hoped you would.
Rest in peace Pharoah, we are always missing you. Love to you and your family. And love to Sam, his crew in London Tom & Jess, our friends at the London Symphony Orchestra, Evan aka Baby Low, Pauli, and everyone who worked with us on this masterpiece through the years.
—
Filmed by Eric Welles-Nyström at Sargent Records in Filipino Town (Los Angeles), June 2019. Edited by Savannah Weymouth.
PS: Stayed tuned for a special anniversary LP coming later this spring…
