Artist : Savvas Ysatis & Taylor Deupree
Title : Hourglass
Genre : Ambient
Year : 2009
Date : 12/2009
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 04
Label : 12k
Source : Vinyl
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 18:27 min
Size : 25,0 MB
Tracklist:
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01.Clouds 02:43
02.Hourglass 07:40
03.Like Ice On A Summer's Day 04:52
04.Somewhere On Earth 03:12
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18:27 min
Savvas Ysatis and Taylor Deupree were at
it again in DeupreeÆs country studio,
about two years after the creation of
2007Æs The Sleeping Morning CD-EP. They
gave themselves one week to see what
they could create with the studio as a
blank canvas, and the two emerged with
Hourglass, four songs of carefully
crafted pop-infused ambient music
destined for release on 12ö vinyl.
Hourglass follows in The Sleeping
MorningÆs footsteps with two
instrumental pieces and two vocal songs
created with a multitude of acoustic
instruments, analog synthesizers and
very little computer aided programming.
The idea of treating the computer as a
tape deck instead of a programming
device was vital to their process as
they surrounded themselves in the studio
with as many noise-making objects as
possible, shunning nothing if it could
be used in interesting ways.
ôCloudsö opens the A-Side with a crisp
and spacious arrangement fueled by
YsatisÆ airy vocals and a warm, driving
harmonica line over a bed of bass synths
and looping autoharp. Utilizing room
tones, microphones and treated guitar,
ôHourglassö is a distant, longing and
highly textured escape into ambient
territory that the duo knows so well.
Side B opens with the 2nd ôpoppishö
song, ôLike Ice On A SummerÆs Dayö,
aptly titled for both its glistening and
warm textures driven by acoustic guitar
and the spacey swirls of a Jupiter-8.
ôSomewhere On Earthö closes out the EP
in an organic mood where the whole
studio becomes a live, swirling world of
improvised instruments and playful
experimentation.
Hourglass is the much anticipated next
step for Ysatis and Deupree who have
been collaborating since 1994 and have
been known for embracing many different
genres with their critically acclaimed
catalog of releases.
The Hourglass 12ö is limited to 400
numbered copies and comes packaged in a
beautifully printed full color jacket.
Each copy includes a coupon with a code
to download both Flac and MP3 versions
of the songs. Additionally, the EP will
be available from 12kÆs usual digital
retailers.
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