HOUND presents...
Artist.......: Chad VanGaalen
Album........: Light Information
Label........: Flemish Eye
Genre........: Indie
Catnr........: FLCR035CD
Source.......: CD
Rip.date.....: 2017-10-05
Str.date.....: 2017-09-08
Quality......: 792kbps/44.1kHz/2 channels
Url..........: http://www.flemisheye.com
track title time
1. Mind HijackerÆs Curse 4:45
2. Locked in the Phase 2:13
3. Prep Piano and 770 2:04
4. Host Body 4:10
5. Mystery Elementals 2:18
6. Old Heads 3:37
7. Golden Oceans 2:07
8. Faces Lit 2:13
9. Pine and Clover 3:45
10. You Fool 3:45
11. Broken Bell 3:34
12. Static Shape 4:10
Runtime 38:41
Size 232.60
Release Notes:
From the beautiful mind of Chad VanGaalen comes Light Information. The creative
polymathÆs sixth album will in stores worldwide on September 8th.
While alienation has always been a theme of VanGaalenÆs music, Light Information
draws on a new kind of wisdomûand anxietyûgained as he watches his kids growing
up. ôBeing a parent has given me a sort of alternate perspective, worrying about
exposure to a new type of consciousness thatÆs happening through the internet,ö
he says. ôI didnÆt have that growing up, and IÆm maybe trying to preserve a
little bit of that selfishly for my kids.ö
The song ôOld Headsö is a sci-fi space anthem to technology that constantly
replaces itself, proving both necessary and unnecessary at the same time. ItÆs
also a jangly pop gem, a trip through the fantastical that is ultimately warm
and relatable.
Light Information features the standouts ôOld Headsö [listen on Spotify], ôPine
& Clover,ö and Mind HijackerÆs Curse.ö As always, VanGaalen wrote, played, and
produced all of the music on the album (save Ryan BourneÆs bass part on ôMystery
Elementalsö and vocals on ôStatic Shapeö from his young daughters Ezzy and Pip),
and designed the cover art. Light Information emerged from the experimental
instruments that fill VanGaalenÆs Calgary garage studio. Among them is a beloved
Korg 770 monosynth, which VanGaalen coveted for years before fixing one up and
devoting a lot of recent energy to recording ôduetsö with it. One of these,
ôPrep Piano and 770,ö is the lone instrumental on Light Information, more
atmosphere and chord bursts than the rest of the albumÆs hooky rock narrative.
ôIf I was going to go out and buy a record, I would probably want it to sound
only like that,ö says VanGaalen. ôThat oneÆs for me.ö
Throughout the dark-wave reverb of Light Information are stories of paranoia,
disembodiment, and isolationûbut thereÆs also playfulness, empathy, and
intimacy.
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