Post-Rock

Aural Method

Post-rock/ambient

Aural Method - When I Drifted I Heard A Faint Melody

Matt Frodo - Ambient

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Tycho "Awake" LP on Ghostly International
Release date: MARCH 18, 2014

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For nearly a decade, Tycho has been known as the musical alias of Scott Hansen, but with the release of Awake – his second LP for Ghostly International – the solo project has evolved into a three-piece band. Relating closer to post-rock than ambient soundscapes, the record is situated in the present, sounding more like Hansen than drawing from his influences. “This is, in many ways, the first true Tycho record.”

Following 2011’s Dive LP, the San Francisco-based designer toured extensively, and with a full band on stage, his sound coalesced into a percussive, organic whole. Zac Brown (guitars, bass) rejoined Scott on the road for this tour, but it was the particular addition of Rory O’Connor’s live drumming that ultimately sent Hansen back to the studio with a more precise vision. “After the tour, I decided that I wanted to capture the more energetic, driven sound of the live show on the next album,” Hansen recalls. Bringing musicians into Tycho’s creative process was a step towards expanding his own songwriting and advancing the project beyond its current sound.

In a cabin near Tahoe last winter, Zac and Scott began fleshing out the structure of the new record, but it wasn’t until they set up shop in the hills of Santa Cruz with Rory that it all fell into place. “It crystallized the vision of how the drums would come to the forefront on this record,” says Hansen. The sound was much more stripped-down and concise with more organic instruments in the fold. Songs like “Montana” and “Awake” are a departure from Tycho’s previous material – unique to the group effort poured into the songs on the new record – while “See” and “Dye” echo ideas from previous works, bridging a middle ground between the old and new. Working with Count Eldridge, who also engineered Dive, the team could fixate on the pulses that Tycho might previously layer under synthesizers and exhume them with distinct bass and guitar patterns.

Also known for his design work as ISO50, Hansen’s visual and sonic efforts have dovetailed throughout the course of his career. “This is the first time in my life I've dropped everything to focus on one artistic pursuit,” notes Hansen. Previous Tycho releases came to fruition when an amalgam of songs were nearing completion, but Awake is where music becomes the focus and true expression becomes the result.

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Islands: Essential Einaudi is the first time that all of Einaudi's best known music appears in a single collection. It’s available as both a single disc and special double disc version. Islands also includes new tracks The Earth Prelude and High Heels as well as two new remixes of Lady Labyrinth and Eros.

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Violin and Cello Played by Students at the Colburn Music Institute in Los Angeles, CA.



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CECILIA EYES - MOUNTAIN TOPS ARE SOMETIMES CLOSER TO THE MOON

02 - Too Late For A Porn Movie - Cecilia  Eyes

This is the first track to my new project, Aural Method's freshman release: "When I Drifted I Heard a Faint Melody".

If you like this perhaps you may enjoy the rest of the record. You can find it at http://www.auralmethod.com

Aural Method - As I awoke...

This is track 2 of my new project, Aural Method's freshman release: "When I Drifted I Heard a Faint Melody".

If you like this perhaps you may enjoy the rest of the record. You can find it at www.auralmethod.com

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Aural Method -The Golden Light Swelled Somber in the East

There are no human voices in this track; only guitar, bass and cello

This is track 11 of my new project, Aural Method's freshman release: "When I Drifted I Heard a Faint Melody".

If you like this perhaps you may enjoy the rest of the record. You can find it at www.auralmethod.com

Aural Method - I dreamed of choirs slow and steady. The song was ours, its woe was heavy

This is the 3rd track to my new project, Aural Method's freshman release: "When I Drifted I Heard a Faint Melody".

If you like this perhaps you may enjoy the rest of the record. You can find it at http://auralmethod.com

Aural Method -  Inside Its Cloak the Ocean Tide Held Songs of Restless Beasts

This is track 4 of my new project, Aural Method's freshman release: "When I Drifted I Heard a Faint Melody".

If you like this perhaps you may enjoy the rest of the record. You can find it at www.auralmethod.com

Aural Method - The Wind and Smoke Were Bold in Flight

This is track 5 of my new project, Aural Method's freshman release: "When I Drifted I Heard a Faint Melody".

If you like this perhaps you may enjoy the rest of the record. You can find it at http://auralmethod.com

Aural Method - ...As Cities Danced in Feast

This is track 7 of my new project, Aural Method's freshman release: "When I Drifted I Heard a Faint Melody".

If you like this perhaps you may enjoy the rest of the record. You can find it at http://auralmethod.com

Aural Method - The Moonlit Towers Reached Above in Blue the Hours Beseeched Our Love

This is track 9 of my new project, Aural Method's freshman release: "When I Drifted I Heard a Faint Melody".

If you like this perhaps you may enjoy the rest of the record. You can find it at http://auralmethod.com

Aural Method -  The Autumn Took Its Forest Bride

This is track 10 of my new project, Aural Method's freshman release: "When I Drifted I Heard a Faint Melody".

If you like this perhaps you may enjoy the rest of the record. You can find it at http://auralmethod.com

Aural Method - The Trees Had Scattered Garments Wide

This is track 13 of my new project, Aural Method's freshman release: "When I Drifted I Heard a Faint Melody".

If you like this perhaps you may enjoy the rest of the record. You can find it at http://auralmethod.com




Aural Method - The Heavens Swung Their Blinding Gates...

This is track 14 of my new project, Aural Method's freshman release: "When I Drifted I Heard a Faint Melody".

If you like this perhaps you may enjoy the rest of the record. You can find it at http://auralmethod.com

Aural Method - ...And Carried Us To Winding Fates

http://auralmethod.bandcamp.com/album/let-us-face-the-evening-skies-with-child-like-eyes-single-release

A single from Aural Method. I did this one all by myself from my house (except mastering) but I'm very pleased with how it turned out.



Aural Method - Let us face the evening skies with child-like eyes (single release)

Texture-heavy cue for a recent collaboration. Wonderful string work by my friend Jeremy.  The slightly out of tune ending was on purpose and really added an honesty to the piece.

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