Fortresses guides a pensive, ethereal meditation on the passage of time with his debut release, Eve, on Dragon’s Eye Recordings. 

A day may be observed by exact moments, counted down by the hands on a clock; or, its progress might be witnessed through less immediate means—a shift in shadows, the sky’s hue, the air as it warms and cools. 

In this sense, Fortresses both measures the day with exactitude, and honors its slower unfoldings. Each of Eve’s three carefully crafted compositions allow the listener to hone in on a singular element, or lean back into a wider gentle drone. One can pinpoint a hint of static, or drift with a melodic looping hum as it phases in and out again. 

In his own words Fortresses offered us some insight into the making of Eve: 

Eve formed slowly during a self-reflective and transformative period in my life. The songs stand as a personal document of the time they were made and the rituals that gave shape to them—watching the seasons change from my studio window, letting the colours and qualities of light inspire the compositions; and long walks in East London’s natural and urban areas where I would listen to rough edits of the tracks and record open-air sounds that blended well with the music. 

With this music, the process is compositional and very deliberate, as opposed to improvised or open-ended. The tracks are manipulated guitar and synth lines, meshed with both raw and processed field recordings, and broken chords and melodies made with a Mellotron iPhone app.

Fortresses - June

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
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Cascade Excerpt

Belong (ft. Zamara)

BONGLÅTEN

A track from the album 'UV Sea' out 02/13/16 on Constellation Tatsu.

Forest Walker - Desert Lighthouse

A musical piece made with music boxes, tape loops and a small modular sampler. It will be released during November 2018 on vinyl LP by wonderful IIKKI label (France) along with a photo book by Spanish duo Albarrán Cabrera. Mastered by Taylor Deupree.

More information here: https://www.iikki-books.com/iikki-002-alveare

Las estrellas giran en el pinar

black kray - hydrocodone

From "We Can Sleep Now", available on cassette and digital from Unifactor:
https://unifactor.bandcamp.com/album/we-can-sleep-now

Belong (ft. Zamara)

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