We first became aware of Mike Weis through his drumming in Chicago's Zelienople, in which he blended hypnotic, delicate grooves and shimmering auxiliary percussion into the band's unique downcast drone-folk. In recent years, Weis has expanded his exploration into meditation and ritual in music performance, exemplified by this set recorded for the 2018 Winter Solstice. Weis' mix of such unconventional percussion instruments as tongue drum, dholak, and changgo, as well as gongs, bells, and objects, all performed live, is typical in its unerring time, tightly controlled dynamics, and dense yet drifting atmosphere. The music settles in places which aren’t visible upon first sight, and, like walking through a foggy, mid-December field, pock-marked with patches of snow and tufts of brown grass, sounds reveal themselves for a moment of recognition and familiarity, only to recede, vignetted by the enveloping atmosphere. Mike Weis has been deeply admired by Notice since our inception, and In Low Light provides an engaging illustration of his practice.

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Mike Weis / mbira, tongue drum, dholak, changgo, bass drum, cymbals, gongs, singing bowls, bells, dharma bell, moktak, field recordings

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Tracklisting:

1. Number 1 - 07:06
2. Number 2 - 05:34
3. Number 3 - 03:01
4. Number 4 - 05:14
5. Number 5 - 02:48
6. Number 6 - 05:35
7. Number 7 - 03:53
8. Number 8 - 05:16

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Recorded early Winter 2018

Pre-mastering by Matt Christensen

Mastered by Branic Howard, Portland OR

Mike Weis - In Low Light (Music For The Winter Solstice) - 05 Number 5

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Mike Weis - In Low Light (Music For The Winter Solstice) - 05 Number 5

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