a r t i s t : Aaron Martin
t i t l e : Almond
d a t e : 2006
l a b e l : Preservation (PRE009)
g e n r e : Instrumental
r l s. d a t e : Feb/2007
t r a c k s : 11
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 50,2 MB
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Beginning his musical life at age 11 switching between guitar
and drums, Aaron soon discovered a typical American high
school music diet aping Nirvana records wasn't his thing. The
turning point came buying a CD of a cello quartet performing
Metallica songs. Hooked on its sound, he started learning to
play cello at the relatively late age of 17. His minimal,
austere playing style remains a hallmark of his sound, having
added a spectrum of instrumentation and a looper pedal to take
his pieces into a more kaleidoscopic realm.
On Almond, you'll hear guitar, lap steel, banjo, piano,
ukelele, flute, toys and many more instruments and sound
sources alongside the cello. Everything on Almond is played by
Aaron, except for one solitary sample. His experimental-
collage style builds loops into beguiling song forms of
folkish charm and emotional resonance -- similar to the
uncanny pop sensibility fostered by acts such as Neutral Milk
Hotel, The Books and Olivia Tremor Control. In their
mesmerising way, they ring in the brain like a partially faded
memory that stays with you, gradually revealing itself in
full. Almond swells with joy, melancholy and whimsy in a kind
of warm chemistry that's hard to pin down.
The 24-year old Aaron records where he resides, in an
apartment on top of a retirement facility for Vietnam war
veterans. He continues to teach cello and expand on the
chemistry he's developed in the peculiar and surprising beauty
of Almond.
http://www.preservation.com.au/aaronmartin.html
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01-Karl Rove [01:34]
02-Canopy [04:02]
03-Kentucky [03:48]
04-Water Damage [05:03]
05-Bare Hands [02:39]
06-Pinball [05:30]
07-The Ducks Are Just Sleeping [05:00]
08-A Robin [02:28]
09-The Bike Police [06:17]
10-Darwin [05:54]
11-Le Bateau-Mouche [07:07]
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49:22 min