Artist : Olan Mill
Album : Paths
Year : 2012
Genre : Ambient
Quality : 213kbps / 44.1KHz / Joint Stereo
Source : Webshop / FLAC
Playtime : 0h 31m
Size : 50.16mb
Label :
Catalognr :
Tracklist:
01. Bleu Polar 5:14
02. The Square Is Porcelain 4:38
03. Amber Balanced 8:09
04. Intestinal Flora 2:07
05. Eye's Closed (For Rube) 2:43
06. Stalled Boson 8:12
Releasenotes:
The release from ENTiTLED / Google Music has 5s of complete silence in the
middle of track 3 (at 3:05).
The bandcamp version doesn't.
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"Paths", the new album from Olan Mill, sees the un-ashamedly romantic music of
Alex Smalley and Svit lana Samoylenko moving away from piano based vi gnettes
towards broader compositions of processed guitar, pipe organ and violin. The
album displays a striking economy of instrumentation that is the logical
progression from their earnest neo-classical debut "Pine", released on Serein in
2010.
The focus of "Paths" is the manipulation of boundaries, a direction embarked on
more by necessity than choice - reconciling the ambition of an orchestra with
the limitations of a duo. The restraint in sound stems from a foray into the
previously unexplored realm of live performance - the pair also admitting they
were ôsupporting some serious piano dentists and we were never up to their kind
of surgery, so it was as much a white flag maneuver as it was artistic
decisionö.
"Paths" represents a growth in both sound and style, with each song possessing
its own identity within the record - the exploration of both structure and
composition revealing new events each time the listener delves into the
immersive narrative of their communication.
The end result is a richer harmonic sound field, intended to physically move
an audience as much as it aimed to devastate them emotionally. The six pieces
were captured from two live performances in Bristol and Reading in late 2010,
and have been sewn together from the multi-track recordings into a run of 300
limited edition 180gm vinyl mastered by Shawn Hatfeld. This release is presented
with a 4 panel letter pressed CD, a booklet written by Olan Mill in
collaboration with Alexander Ross Petersen, limited edition 12x12 prints, A2
poster and interconnected artwork by Jurgen Heckel. All collated in the
characteristic hand stamped, sealed and numbered Facture fashion.
Direct and melodic without the obsession of minimalism, "Paths" is an honest
and engaging account of both melancholy and euphoria.
http://olanmill.bandcamp.com/album/paths