ASC - Behind The Veil [SSCD15]

In February of 2022, as Storm Eunice worked its way across the UK, two people, namely Greig Baird and his partner Susie Baird set out for a rare weekend away on the North Coast of Devon. The weather was rough, but life affirming. The North Devon coast spectacular and dramatic; made more so by the waning storm.

This collection is a set of sonified memories; moments in a particular location at a particular time. A creative recalling. A set of sound postcards if you will.

For Susie. As always, thank you. I love you.

Special thank you to Uma Baird.

Thank you to Brad Deschamps and Polar Seas Recordings.

Also a big thank you to James Bernard.

written and produced by Greig Baird 
mastered by James Bernard at Ambient Mountain House 
photography, design and layout by Greig Baird

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A Shared Place

No Words Needed

'No Words Needed' - A Shared Place - [Polar Seas Recordings, 2023]

https://hshirptsubaki.bandcamp.com/album/words-that-i-could-not-convey-to-you

Over my long career, I have selected my favorite pieces from numerous sound files that were regrettably shelved and re-arranged them into an album of 12 songs. This album is designed to evoke the landscapes of memories for each of the 12 months, both mine and yours.

Defying the passage of time, this work is over 90 minutes long.

When I was a child, I watched the movie "Stand By Me" and learned that in America, the new school year starts in September (while in Japan, the new school year starts in April). Drawing from that surprise, the story of this album also begins in September.

Additionally, this album is available on various subscription services. However, I would be delighted if you could purchase the digital album on Bandcamp. Please consider it.

Have a great summer.

Hirotaka Shirotsubaki
credits
released August 6, 2024

All tracks are composed and mastered by Hirotaka Shirotsubaki

Words That I Could Not Convey To You - Sample

Today, we're back with a track by Tristan Eckerson, who records under his Purple Decades moniker for the Portland-based Beacon Sound imprint. This piece is taken from his second album, Fraction of Centuries, where Eckerson continues experimenting with new textures, "creating an expansive zone of contemplation for his listener." I think that "Completely Still" is a perfect example of the aesthetic captured by this composer. Lo-fi tape hiss is holding up the lightly sprinkled synth keys as sweeps and drones slowly fill out the resonant crevices of the spacial landscape. The reverberated pads swell in as the fog slowly crawls over the sleepy lagoon, and the bass then awakens the cavernous rumble. Time stands still in this sonic projection, inviting the listener to pause, maybe close their eyes, take a breath, and awaken into another moment. With its glistening minimalism and neoclassical undertones, the music is an invitation to slow down, especially if you're a fan of contemplating the vastness of time, much like the surreal imagery that inspired its title. I've previously premiered a video from Eckerson's debut, Journey Test, and if you like this piece, I recommend you lead off there.

Fraction of Centuries

Completely Still

TRACK PREMIERE : Purple Decades - Completely Still

Soft Fuse - from the album Kiri No Oto

Tracklist

01. Ishmael Cormack - Always Shifting
02.  Lake Mary & Daniel Wyche - Deer's Breathe In Every Color
03. Taylor Deupree - (We Share the) Dust Garden
04.  Civic Hall - The Trembling Line IV
05.  r beny - Fir-Sweet and Mossed
06.  The Humble Bee - 17 jan 2010
07.   Glåsbird - A Seasonal Fate
08.  Tomoyoshi Date and Bill Seaman - Duet 6
09.  Federico Durand, Pablo Picco -  Nuevos colores
10.  Runaway Horses - Night Befell the Rail

398. Sleepy Sunday Podcast (Elm Records)

Tracklist

01. Will Samson - Faris And The Olive Buds
02. Kevin Paczesny - Night Wind
03. Thme - Anti Atlas - Aligre
04.  anthéne - sleight of hand
05.  Nobuto Suda - Ghostly Residuals
06.  Ambalek -  Coast
07.  James Osland - The Seemingly Endless Days Of Youth
08.  Jogging House & The Lifted Index -  Long On The Sawgrass
09.  Moskitoo - Nunc (FourColor Remix)

Soft Fuse - from the album Kiri No Oto

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