Name: IV. Infinitude by Matthew Bourne in Montauk Variations
Duration: 5 min 2 s
Description: Montauk Variations is released 6 February 2011 on The Leaf Label

Matthew the notes you don't play, that resonate in 

all this song it´s conclusion for me...like realizing that something, is just it the way it is. acceptance.

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Montauk Variations

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"If I knew I were alive, I could do so much better. If I knew what I had, then I could use it more wisely. If only I’d known before then I’d be in a better place already. If only."
London-based singer-songwriter Douglas Dare releases new EP, following on from his debut album Whelm. Named after album track Caroline and new track If I Knew I Were Alive, it also features remixes by fellow label mate Ryan Lee West aka Rival Consoles and Houndstooth’s own electronic producer Ross Tones aka Throwing Snow.

Caroline has always been a precious track for Douglas, one of the first tracks he recorded and a story in which he imagines his grandfather is writing to a loved one during the war. As the only song on his debut album that is stripped down to just his voice and piano playing, and it being a favourite amongst fans at his concerts, it was a natural choice as a first single.

The new track If I Knew I Were Alive Douglas wrote by creating beats, looping them and recording parts live. Dancing around to the beats in his room, he started singing melodies and coming up with ideas that he wouldn’t usually have, sitting at the piano. The idea that we can do a lot more if only we appreciated our own ability and opportunity encouraged Douglas to not take the track to anyone else to re-record it, but to work with what he had created himself.

“The recording has this demo quality, which I really enjoy. I love how revealing a demo can be. It seems to expose the fundamental ideas the songwriter had and the basic quality of the recording is very revealing. One of my favourite records is PJ Harvey’s ‘4 Track Demos’, where the songs are so stripped back that you can appreciate the finest details.” – Douglas Dare

Ryan Lee West, who crafted the Rival Consoles remix of album track Swim explains, “the track existed in a minimal state for a while, and I kept thinking something was missing. There's always something missing! And then out of casual chance, I was sorting through my portable recorder files, and I came across a recording of an installation that I did, which included four motors hitting glockenspiel or xylophone notes at random. I chopped it up in a few seconds and it worked perfectly. It adds texture and movement to the remix. But what's important about these sounds is that they are not in time. I think this remix creates sense of space, subtlety and physicality.”

"The original is so well put together, and the vocal so unique that it was a hard one to approach. I set out to reflect the beauty of the vocal in the intro, so that I could build it into something darker later on. This also mirrors the meaning of the vocal. The last sections are meant to evoke feelings of being washed away by a torrent” – Ross Tones about his Throwing Snow remix of Nile.

The cover photograph was taken by Douglas Dare himself; printed on silver card, so that the seawater shimmers against the light.

Douglas Dare and Rival Consoles will both perform a special in-store show at Rough Trade, presenting their respective EP releases, before embarking on an Erased Tapes U.S. West Coast tour and Douglas accompanying Fink throughout 13 countries in North America and Europe from September to November as their special guest.

TICKETS: www.erasedtapes.com/artists/events/22/Douglas+Dare

TRACK LISTING:

A1. Caroline
A2. If I Knew I Were Alive
B1. Swim (Rival Consoles Remix)
B2. Nile (Throwing Snow Remix)

MORE INFO: douglasdare.com · erasedtapes.com

Whelm

Caroline

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Douglas Dare – Caroline

Amongst Your Earthiest Words The Angels Stray

The Squirrel Jumps Into The Black Hole

Here comes a shortened version of my brand new improvisation. This one is a bit serious, but I still hope that you like it. I played and recorded it today. Just pure piano performance. My improvisations are always "free", meaning that I play without any concept. The music is most spontaneous. Please enjoy and share! You can find the full version here, too. Unfortunately
Soundcloud limits recommendations to ten minutes playtime. Some of my improvisations are much longer and I am not willing to limit myself into any algorithm !!!! 

Improvisation_200825_Thinking Again_shortened

Full album:
https://preservedsound.bandcamp.com/album/imperfect-2

Piano, glockenspiel - Vitaly Beskrovny
Cello - Maria Radchenko
Mixing - Vitaly Beskrovny, Maksym Andrukh
Mastering - Maksym Andrukh, Evgeniy Krivtsov at Hi5 Productions

Trust (feat. Maria Radchenko)

Two Places

Longplay

I have contributed in this CD compilation [released by the Canadian Label Les Enregistraments Variables] with this piece for piano solo called "The movement of the grass II"
Also participated Library Tapes, Machinefabriek, Danny Norbury, Ex Confusion, Évo Lüthi, Fjordne … among others. Les Enregistrements Variables & Autres mélodrames is a 59 minute collection of sweet tales and introspective drones. Delicate, sometimes intricate, sometimes powerfull, these little tragedies are brought to you by a slew of captivating artists from across the world. You can get it here: http://variables.bandcamp.com/music

 
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The movement of the grass II

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Nice | 432 Hz

“Wolfgang 1” – Single
Composed for the piano by Doug Thomas
Performed and recorded by Affan
Mastered by Taylor Deupree (12k Mastering)
LSPD01 (Lonely Swallow Piano Day)

Wolfgang 1 – Single

Wolfgang 1 – Doug Thomas / Affan

The title DeeDee is a clue to the approach behind it’s creation and the whole track is a larger hint for what’s in store on the EP. D and E are the pitches around which the track is built, but these notes are also taken from an earlier release and this is the theme of the track and the EP. It is all made from bits and pieces of Leah’s previous releases that have been reconstituted and repurposed to create new music (A copyright lawyers nightmare). The single also has birds as a theme at it’s heart which is evident from the video for DeeDee which breaks up flocks and murmurations of birds into patterns which mesmerise and at times resemble Rorschach tests.

DeeDee is out on 11th Feb with the full EP 'Bird Rib' out on 19th March.

Bird Rib

DeeDee

Leah Kardos - Deedee

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