Black Hours is a collective of musicians from diverse musical traditions, brought together by guitarist, vocalist, composer and orchestrator Dave Malkin, to realise his inventions for strings, wind, brass, percussion, electronics and voice.

At times dynamically explosive and others introspective and melancholic, Malkin’s compositions refract songwriting through prisms of British jazz, contemporary classical and folk music. The melodic material exudes a refined simplicity, allowing Malkin to explore wordplay, phonaesthetics and ambiguity in his lyrics, supported by the ensembles carefully-orchestrated accompaniments.

Saccharine was produced by Dave Malkin and Ben Corrigan and features Dave Malkin (voice/guitar/piano), Timea Gazdag (voice), Tom Moore (violin/viola), Tom Dennis (trumpet/flugelhorn), Matt Robinson (piano/synthesizer), Sam James (piano), Dan Mays (bass clarinet) and Corrie Dick (drums).