BYTES09 is Sleep Through the Storm by A Lily (aka James Vella of @phantomlimb), released on October 16, 2020 on limited edition cassette and digital. Pre-order from Bandcamp.

https://alily.bandcamp.com/album/sleep-through-the-storm

“The Storm” in the title, Vella explains, refers to the dark period in human history that we are currently experiencing and the accompanying personal anxieties; “Sleeping Through” is surviving it, a moment of personal protection while the turbulence rages around us. It is neither ambient nor electronic music, instead Vella is exploring a form of analogue synthesis that balances light and dark.

The eight tracks were mostly built live, looping and layering a single performance, pushing repetition and patterns - exploratory, cellular variations on a theme, lyrical songs that say something without lyrics. For the most part, Sleep Through the Storm is an expression of sadness and lament, but it is proof that there can be harmony and consonance in misery.

Sleep Through the Storm

A Lily - Endless Jasmine

A Lily is James Vella from yndi halda & also a writer.

Music written alone in my bedroom with help from my friends occasionally.

Music written on instruments and no instruments.

Music written for the hell of it.

Tasty electronic music. Est. 2019. Big up @the-ransom-note! Likeminded artists please send demos to bytesbytes1@gmail.com

A Lily - Endless Jasmine

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