Richard Barbieri's new album Hauntings now available on Headphone Dust

The 2026 Headphone Dust edition of Hauntings includes a Hi-Res Stereo mix by Richard Barbieri, mastered by Lee Fletcher. Also included are 5.1 Surround, Dolby Atmos and Binaural mixes by Steve D'Agostino. Check out the Binaural Mix listening video for the track 'Victorian Wraith' below.

Richard Barbieri - Hauntings album artwork

RICHARD BARBIERI – HAUNTINGS
Snakes & Ladders [05:33]
Anemoia [05:09]
Victorian Wraith [03:02]
1890 [03:58]
Artificial Obsession [05:07]
Paris Sketch [05:47]
Perfect Toys [03:48]
Traveler [05:41]
Reveille [01:54]
Last Post [02:23]
A New Simulation [04:38]

CD+BLU-RAY EDITION, INCLUDES DOLBY ATMOS, 5.1 SURROUND AND HI-RES STEREO MIXES

A BRAND-NEW STUDIO ALBUM
RELEASE DATE 10 APRIL 2026

JAPAN & PORCUPINE TREE SYNTHESIST FIRST SOLO ALBUM SINCE 2021’s
‘UNDER A SPELL’

‘Hauntings’ is Richard Barbieri’s first studio album since 2021’s ‘Under A Spell’ and deepens the pensive, dark instrumental aesthetic of its predecessor. A diverse collection of immersive sound worlds, both dark and uplifting in equal measure, ‘Hauntings’ is influenced by a nostalgia for the past and future, and for things that didn’t happen yet still manage to haunt the mind and soul. What is real and what is simulation?

The album finds Barbieri at the height of his powers, his deft keyboard and sonic architecture conjuring a shadowy, creeping Lovecraftian atmosphere. The music wanders through the streets of a gloomy lamp-lit Victorian London and drifts into grain-speckled snapshots of Belle Époque Paris. These journeys into the past are contrasted with nihilistic but euphoric forays into the future, “Traveler” and “A New Simulation” bristling with the itchy modern anxiety that often runs through his best work.

Contrasting the sound designs and electronics of Barbieri, the album features performances from renowned musicians Morgan Agren (drums and percussion), Percy Jones (bass guitar) and Luca Calabrese (trumpet).

GATEFOLD 2LP EDITION, PRESSED ON LIMITED EDITION RED VINYL