Released 28th October 2022
Buy/stream: https://LateNightTales.lnk.to/withoutstarorcompass

Kennebec is the critically acclaimed musical outlet of Eric Phillips, a composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist living in Portland, Oregon. Drawing from an eclectic array of influences to create his own unique style of cinematic electronic music, he is set to release his sophomore album ‘Without Star or Compass’ on the 28th October via Night Times Stories, the sister label to LateNightTales. 

Releasing his debut album ‘Departure’ at the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020, ‘Without Star or Compass’ was written and recorded during a phase in Phillips’ life which allowed him to re-examine his motivations. “The first primary influence for this record is that, more so than ‘Departure’, I wanted to write this record for my friends and others rather than for myself. Maybe it's also a product of maturing, but I wanted the music to communicate more clearly to others, and be less of an exercise of some kind for myself.” 

From the subtle electronica of ‘Leaving The Canyons’ featuring the distinctive vocals of Future Islands frontman Samuel T. Herring, the expanding electronic beats of ‘Tall Tales’ featuring Hemlock Ernst (the rap moniker of Samuel T. Herring) and US singer Sudan Archives, to the effortlessly cast rhythms of ‘The Great Divide’ featuring Yazz Ahmed on horns, Phillips set out to make an album which was more direct with sparser arrangements and distinct melodies, while still maintaining the eclectic and creative nature of his debut. “I think if I were a writer, my words would be all setting and very little narrative. I'm really trying to evoke a sense of place and motion and journey and environment but the facts of the story are left vague.” 

On working with Herring, Phillips adds, “I think our styles just resonated well with one another, and we clicked naturally. We sent some ideas back and forth remotely and then he flew out to Portland and we recorded all the vocals in three days together. It was so fun and inspiring - and really deepened my appreciation for his craft. He's such a nice guy and a total genius. Sam's lyrics really hit a beautiful balance between that sense of magic and folklore in the natural world that I'm after, while really bringing his own sense of narrative. He's really amazing at constructing lyrical concepts in a way that I think compliments my own strengths (and weaknesses).” 

Throughout ‘Without Star or Compass’, Phillips masterfully creates an evocative sense of place and motion in a cinematic way, in part due to his love of soundtrack music, a heavy influence on the album. ‘Castalay's Fountain’ was inspired by classic JRPG music such as ‘Zelda’, ‘Chrono Trigger’ and ‘Final Fantasy’, while instrumental tracks ‘Friendship song’, ‘The Great Divide’ and ‘Calyptra’ are rich in cinematic grandeur.  

In addition to the Kennebec project, Phillips has composed the music for numerous feature films, documentaries, podcasts and games. In 2020, alongside Mark Orton (of Tin Hat Trio) and John Hancock, Phillips co-composed the soundtrack to 'Wind of Change', a podcast created by New York Times Journalist Patrick Radden Keefe and produced by Spotify, recorded the Moscow Bowtie Orchestra for the feature-length film ‘12 Mighty Orphans’ starring Luke Wilson, Robert Duvall and Martin Sheen and scored Northfork Studios documentary ‘Chehalis: A Watershed Moment.'
 
Running since 2013, 'Night Time Stories’, the sister label to LateNightTales, is a platform for original artist material, hosting artists connected by a common thread of authenticity. 

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Kennebec - Open Air Feat. Samuel T. Herring

New instrumental version of Past Moments (originally featuring Namuuna)

Past Moments [Instrumental]

Buy direct from Tru Thoughts http://shop.etchshop.co.uk/releases/TRU291/archipelago-remixes-part-2/819

Out 12th May, the second in the Archipelago Remixes EP series brings more stunning new versions of tracks from Hidden Orchestra’s second album, ‘Archipelago’. Established and rising stars - Dam Mantle, Mungo’s Hi Fi, Floex, submerse and KRTS – work their magic on producer and band-leader Joe Acheson’s original productions, across two 10” records in a hand-stamped and numbered sleeve, limited to 500 units worldwide.

Opening the first 10” is “Seven Hunters (Dam Mantle Mix)”, which brings a noir-ish intensity to the original, a firm fan favourite. The Glasgow based Notown/Wichita signed producer re-programmes the original drums, creating a sense of space and suspense, and eliciting admiration from Acheson, whose heavily layered organic beats are an integral part of the stirring Hidden Orchestra sound, even requiring two kits in the live show: “it's the kind of way I treat drum recordings in my own work, so it's really nice to hear it done to my drum tracks”.

“Flight (Mungo's Hi Fi Remix)” sees an eagerly awaited hook-up with the Scottish crew, of whom Acheson has long been a fan, having partied at - and played on - Mungos’ legendary soundsystem at Knockengorroch Festival. Here they transform the intricate, folk-influenced “Flight” (which boasts almost a million soundcloud plays) for a bass-heavy dub dancefloor, while skilfully retaining snapshots of the original orchestration and atmosphere. 

“Disquiet (Floex Remix)” finds Floex returning the favour for a Hidden Orchestra mix of his own latest single. This charged, hypnotic version shows the dancier, more electronic side of the Czech clarinettist and producer’s work; twisting and heightening existing sounds, not least the heavenly harp solo, for an epic effect. Floex’s second official Hidden Orchestra remix, this adds to a growing list of joint ventures from these two like-minded creators. 

Two artists from Berlin’s Project Mooncircle label - London based submerse, and Brooklyn’s KRTS (the latter with a  bonus digital cut) – remix “Spoken”, each ramping up the strikingly percussive intro and spiralling down a different yet equally fascinating experimental electronic bass music path. 


Spoken (KRTS Remix) [Digi Only]

la fin du Voyage

One Year with you

Remix of Lianne La Havas' cover of Twice by Little Dragon.
Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoT8sYBorsQ
Dylan Bussone: production & guitar

Little Dragon - Twice (remix)

Track Listing

1. Birdy Nam Nam - Il Y A Un Cauchemard Dans Mon Placard
2. Blue Sky Black Death - Crash
3. Aim - Linctus
4. The Herbaliser - Hard Stuff 
5. Dj Krush - Road To Nowhere
6. Mr. Dibbs - Rhythmic Soaring
7. Beats Antique - Derivations
8. Beats Antique - Relic
9. Beats Antique - Erase
10. Shooglenifty - Kinky Haroosh
11. Red Snapper - Regrettable
12. Parov Stelar - Between The Machine
13. Beats Antique - Trinkit
14. Parov Stelar - Tango Muerte
15. Parov Stelar - Red Haired Woman
16. Gramatik - Good Evening Mr. Hitchcock
17. Rob Dougan - Clubbed To Death 2 
18. Rob Dougan - Clubbed To Death
19. L.U.C. - D. dykowaneani D 
20. Blue Sky Black Death - The Dead Tree Gives No Shelter
21. Trifonic - Santa Rosa
22. Emancipator - Safe In The Steep Cliffs
23. Massive Attack - Angel 
24. Massive Attack - Dissolved Girl

Trip Hop | Hip Hop Mix Pt. 4

Produced by: Kerry Chambers & Tee Krispil
Written by: Tee Krispil & Gohj-ji
Mastered by: Kerry Chambers

Swallowed Ft. Gohj-ji

A2 from 'This Was Years Ago'. Mini LP out now on https://soundcloud.com/lalunarecords.

This Was Years Ago

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The Call of the Plains • La Luna 001

Artist: Jake Schrock
Album: Tropical Depression (HD052)
Label: Holodeck Records

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Jake Schrock - Tropical Depression (HD052) - 02 Cosmic Ocean

Taken from the 'Lambique EP' by @BoozooBajou
Out Now - http://hyperurl.co/Lambique-EP

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Night Time Stories is the sister label of Late Night Tales for original artist releases. The label hosts a family of artists connected by a common thread of authenticity. Releases have featured the likes of Khruangbin, Garden City Movement, Sasha’s ‘Scene Delete’, Rae & Christian and Chaouche.