Name: grouper 'driving' by kranky
Duration: 3 min 48 s
Description: from the album 'grid of points' available 4/27

Uniquely sublime. My only criticism: it ends....

@casitacasita: Spot on! So few people can create this

This probabaly doesn't make much artistic sense, but business wise, if you're gonna release this album on 4/27, you should rename it to "Infinite Wars OST" and then watch the money pile up. I think the album will be good enough that even if people are deceived into listening to it, they'll still enjoy it.

grouper 'holding'

Excerpt from William Basinski's new CD release, Cascade. To be released on April 28th, 2015 on 2062. Distribution by Secretly Canadian Distribution. catalogue number 2062.1501
MMLXII.COM 

Cascade Excerpt

'A Single Hope' is taken from 'Centres’ - the stunning new album from Vancouver-based vocalist / composer Ian William Craig, and his first release for FatCat’s pioneering 130701 imprint (Max Richter, Hauschka, Dustin O’Halloran, Jóhann Jóhannsson, etc). 

The signing of Craig marks something of a departure for 130701, as the label looks to adventurously expand its repertoire beyond the established post-classical palette of piano / strings / brass. Whilst elements recall the visceral, home-baked immersion of fellow Canadian outfit Set Fire To Flames (who kick-started the imprint 15 years ago), the hands-on customisation of Hauschka’s prepared piano or the tape-grain bleed of Max Richter, this is the first album we have ever released to substantially feature the voice and the song at its centre.

Ian William Craig is a trained operatic vocalist who combines his voice with analogue synthesizers, reel-to-reel machines, and faulty tape decks to create sublime cascades of unpredictable decay and beauty. His music engages with the operatic and orchestral, submerging them under a shifting palette of vocal improvisations, analogue tape hiss and billowing clouds of erasure. 

A stunning album that stands with a similarly unique sense of vision and integrity as the likes of William Basinski or Colin Stetson, ‘Centres’ will be available on CD, digital and in a deluxe gatefold double vinyl edition.

Ian William Craig will be embarking on his first ever UK / European tour in August.



Ian William Craig - A Single Hope

from the album 'grid of points' available 4/27

Grid of Points

grouper 'parking lot'

grouper 'driving'

Grouper, side a from her limited edition tour single for Room40

AU tour dates:

7/10 - Brisbane Powerhouse - w/ Nadja, Lawrence English

UK tour dates:

4/11 - Islington Mills, Manchester - w/ Rafael Anton Irisarri
5/11 - Cafe OTO, London - w/ Lawrence English, Rafael Anton Irisarri
6/11 - Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol - w/ Lawrence English, Rafael Anton Irisarri, Andrea Belfi
8/11 - Venue TBC, Glasgow - w/ Lawrence English, Rafael Anton Irisarri






Grouper - Hold

from the album 'the man who died in his boat' available 2/4

grouper 'vital'

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from the album 'ravedeath, 1972'. available feb14th.

tim hecker 'hatred of music I'

please don't message us via our soundcloud account for demo submissions. while links to your songs hosted on soundcloud are fine for us, please send to krankyinfo@gmail.com as per usual.

grouper 'driving'

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