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Year :: 2005
Label :: Apestaartje
Cat No :: staartje 018
Genre :: Electronic
Tracks :: 04
Size :: 84,5 MB
Source :: CDDA
Bitrate :: VBRKBps
Rel. Date :: 09/07/2005
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Mountains is an ongoing collaboration between
Apestaartje cofounders Brendon Anderegg and Koen
Holtkamp. Having worked in parallel and often
overlapping contexts within their respective solo
projects (Aero & Anderegg), 'Mountains' was initially
created as an outlet for live performance. After
numerous performances they decided it was time to
document the experience and this their debut album
was born. Four lengthy pieces composed around
acoustic instrumentation and field recordings
gradually blend with subtle electronics and live
sampling to create an extremely dynamic and detailed
listening experience that ranges from quiet crackling
to dense layers of harmonic texture. Psychedelia,
Americana and classical Minimalism are just a few of
the genres referenced in this epic suite of resonant
frequencies.
Brooklyn's Apestaartje label has been one to watch
over the last couple of years, operating a similar
music policy to Taylor Deupree's 12k but with a
stronger leaning towards electro-acoustic works with
an emphasis on live instrumentation. The Mountains
are the duo of label owners Brendon Anderegg and Koen
Holtkamp who operate elsewhere on the label as
Anderegg and Aero. The sound of Mountains emits via
instrumentation from the worlds of americana, folk
and modern classical music given a subtle electronic
filtering mixed with shimmering field recordings.
Often sounding like classic Apollo era Brian Eno
recorded during a tropical downpour, while at others
bringing to mind the glorious sun-drenched layering
of genre-master Fennesz, this album evokes the
feeling you had as a child when opening boxed
presents only to find another box insideand then
another ... until you finally reach the gemstone kept
heavily under wraps. Housed in a unique styled
digipak, this album transcends all usual superlatives
and is a definite highlight of 2005 to date.
Essential purchase. - Boomkat
"Infinite sheets of grainy sound build and renew
themselves to immensely pleasing effect." - The Wire
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[01] Paper Windmill [13:12]
[02] Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass [16:41]
[03] Blown Glass Typewriter [05:38]
[04] Sunday 07.25.04 live at Tonic [21:15]
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