Ben Richter - Aurogeny - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Los Angeles-via-Oakland musician Chris Adams who makes music under the moniker Pendant releases his Saddle Creek debut Harp, on April 8th. A rich, surprising new body of work from the producer and songwriter, Harp connects 90s house and rave music with hip-hop, shoegaze, and pop, and which serves as a culmination of years of painful emotional work for Adams brought on by the death of his Father over 10 years prior. Though Harp is Adam's sophomore album as Pendant it feels like a starting point. The of his 2019 debut Through a Coil was marred by the messy, public dissolution of the record tag it was released on the day it was to be released. A year later he was burnt out. Attempting to tour the album had been hard on his voice, and the structures of rock music, which had dictated his entire life as a musician, were beginning to feel claustrophobic. Pendant's salvation came, ironically, in the form of the pandemic. Adams was ready to make new music but was both mentally and physically marooned, unable to reach the tools he would ordinarily use to make music or the headspace he would ordinarily inhabit. Without a guitar, the crutch that had supported much of his music-making in the past, he was forced to sketch out Harp's world in a more impressionistic, free-associative way. Long a fan of dance and electronic music, he was suddenly without any good reason to not venture into that beat-heavy, synth-drenched world. The resulting Harp recalls the precise but emotionally rich landscapes of Arca or Oneohtrix Point Never, rendered in the watercolors of My Bloody Valentine.TRACK LISTING1. Laid in Orchids2. Static Dream3. Thorn4. Altered Destinies5. LED Head Rush6. Blue Mare7. Latex Heart8. Harp9. Contract10. Rights for an Angel11. Eventless Horizon12. Secret in the Dusk

Though the musical universe of guitarist Ben Monder is vast, the paths to his aural galaxies are rather solitary and arduous. It takes considerable time for Monder to create his unique, mind-bending recordings, as the practice, sculpting, and arranging can take years. His latest recording, Planetarium, is a prodigious piece of art that showcases the widest breadth of his vision as a composer and craftsman. Monder is well known for his tremendous guitar contributions to a wide range of artists, including David Bowie, Maria Schneider, Guillermo Klein, and, most recently, as a member of The Bad Plus. Though he may be most celebrated for these contributions, his own projects deserve equal attention, as they are personal, large-scale works utilizing a select coterie of trusted associates. Planetarium's inception began in 2014 when Monder was awarded a grant from The Shifting Foundation to write and record an album. While that project ultimately took a different direction, work on this one would continue for the next ten years. The effort was thrust into high gear when the pandemic hit, as there were few distractions to composing and practicing. During this time, Monder also received a commission to compose what would become the ambitious piece, InchAtaraxia.InchA most helpful association for Monder has been with engineer and producer Joseph Branciforte, whose Greyfade Studio in Mount Vernon, New York became a sort of second home for him during the recording process. Beginning in December of 2020, the two began to meet frequently at the studio, setting down ideas and inviting collaborators to add their unique contributions. These integral guests included drummers Ted Poor and Satoshi Takeishi, bassist Chris Tordini, and vocalists Theo Bleckmann, Charlotte Mundy, and Emily Hurst. After three years of recording, Monder produced his grandest statement yet as a composer and con

Max Richter's ethereal score for the film, Hamnet, the untold love story that inspired Shakespeare's greatest masterpiece. From Academy Award-winning writer/director Chloé Zhao, Hamnet tells the powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless classic, Hamlet, featuring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal. Based on the Sunday Times Bestseller by Maggie O'Farrell. Album Tracks 1. Of Agnes 2. Of Orpheus 3. See Things That Others Don't 4. Look at Me 5. In All My Philosophy 6. Of Earth and Heaven 7. An Abysm of Time 8. Of the Heart 9. Of Remembrance 10. Of the Sky 11. I Was the More Deceived 12. Inward 13. Who Are You Looking For? 14. Great Globe Itself 15. Of a Ghost 16. On the Nature of Daylight 17. My Robin to the Greenwood Did Go 18. Of the Undiscovered Country