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Skrow046: The Twin Commandments - Drift Music

The Twin Commandments - Drift Music

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Continuing in the spirit of vault releases, here we have Dan Lillie, aka The Sticky Situation, in a far different incarnation. Written and recorded some 8 or 9 years ago, these are mellow, pensive ambient pieces which exhibit a pervasive minimalist influence - Steve Reich’s phasing technique is experimented with quite a bit throughout, for example. This is, perhaps, particularly notable on “One Plus One Plus One,” which deconstructs a famous riff from a certain ubiquitous metal band.

In all, this release gives us 45 minutes of melancholic atmosphere perfect for a quiet afternoon, or evening, or whatever. Put some headphones on and drift away.

Tracklisting:

1. The Opening Up Chord (3:17)
2. One Plus One Plus One (4:29)
3. C+Em+G+Bm (5:44)
4. 3+4+5 (13:01)
5. Beating Sines+Clouds+Birds+Piano (19:30)

Tags: 2.22.2012, ambient, arizona, atmospheric, birds, clouds, dan lillie, drift music, flagstaff, guitar, minimalism, one, piano, sines, steve reich, the sticky situation, the twin commandments

Skrow038: earthbreather - Forget the Sky

earthbreather - Forget the Sky

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With great pride do we present the debut of experimental, free-genre duo earthbreather.  A collaboration between Saffron Slumber and Ellipse, this non-geographically proximal pairing came to be, as these things are, via the internet.  In late 2008, Saffron Slumber began “remixing” by way of manipulation and de/reconstruction some brief guitar clips sent to him by Ellipse.  The latter, as well, began to perform similar mutations upon pieces created by the former.  As this process continued, the songs would evolve into something entirely new, and the process itself became progressively more collaborative.  An unwritten manifesto took form between the two artists to ignore the perceived boundaries of genre conventions and to simply create.

On Forget the Sky, earthbreather experiment with various aural textures and explore atmospheres dark and light, concrete and ethereal, consonant and dissonant, all in flowing and relatively structurally free compositional forms.  The result is an album that is both cohesive and varied throughout its approximate 50 minute duration.

Headphones are suggested and encouraged.  Please join us.

Tracklisting:

1. Talk in Blue (10:34)
2. Fields of Desiccant (9:12)
3. Ice Throne of Ullr (8:34)
4. Pulling On Melting Glass (5:02)
5. Black Fires Burn Gently (8:28)
6. Craters (7:52)

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Tags: 5.25.2011, ambient, ascension, cleveland, drone, earthbreather, ellipse, experimental, forget the sky, free composition, guitar, ohio, oregon, piano, portland, post rock, saffron slumber

Skrow022: Nario - Most of Me

Nario - Most of Me

As promised, the debut of VGMix alumnus and Elizabethtown, Kentucky native Nick Hagman, known internet-wide as Nario.  Most of Me explores industrial electronica, chiptune, atmosphere, live piano, comic relief and more (not necessarily in that order), with an infectious catchiness, a strong sense of melody, and an engaging cinematic quality that combine to ensure a consistently fun listen and a very cohesive album through all the stylistic variation.  Pump the bass and turn those speakers up!  It could be the best 35 minutes you’ll spend all day.

Tracklisting:

1. HAX (2:23)
2. Chilled Pop Cherry Soda (2:25)
3. Retro Destroyer (2:38)
4. He Just Wanted a Friend (3:06)
5. Conspiracy of the Panned Chiptune (2:43)
6. Hallucinogenic Ethics (2:54)
7. Frozen on Contact (4:19)
8. I’m Coming Home (Improv) (5:06)
9. Kel Tick Go Tee (0:59)
10. Curiosity (1:40)
11. Happy Castles for Sad People (2:08)
12. Wandering in Circles, All Is Uncertain (3:44)
13. Credits (0:58)

Tags: 11.30.2009, chiptune, electronic, kentucky, most of me, nario, omg clones, piano, yeehaw

Skrow004

Saffron Slumber - Meditations on Autumn

Skrow! is overjoyed to present this, Saffron Slumber’s first official release (and hopefully not his last with us).

Two stunning pieces of ambient beauty dedicated to that most melancholy of seasons. Delayed piano creates a droning wash to lay beneath soft vocalisations, carried away as falling leaves on the September wind.

Headphones encouraged.

Tracklisting:

1. Her Hair Was Leaves on the Wind (5:32)
2. Endings (4:42)

Tags: 1.29.2008, ambient, autumn, oregon, piano, saffron slumber, salem