Q3 2023 Playlist / Lower River
Q3 2023 Playlist / Lower River
Best New Music From The Past 3 Months + Lower River
Q3 2023
Spotify / Tidal
Featuring ACME, Alva Noto, Berliner Philharmoniker, Black Duck, Boston Symphonic Orchestra, Boxhead Ensemble, Brian Eno, Carmen Villain, Chihei Hatakeyama, Erik K Skodvin, Faten Kanaan, Floraleda Sacchi, Hania Rani, Hayden Pedigo, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, James Newton Howard, LA LOM, Laurel Halo, Mari Samuelsen, Meitei, Michael A. Muller, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Spencer Zahn, The American Analog Set, Tommy Guerrero, Víkingur Ólafsson & Yann Novak
LOWER RIVER
I am thrilled to announce that I have officially signed with Deutsche Grammophon for my solo works. My debut album, Lower River, was reissued September 22nd across all streaming platforms.
Conceptually, Lower River explores the place where time, space, and self are occluded — what it means to hear versus to listen; to immerse oneself in navigating the subconscious.
“Glyph III,” a new track created specifically for the 2023 reissue, is an evolved expression of the album’s discrete textural language and thematic through-lines. Continuing to explore a merging of the acoustic and the electronic, it slowly, spaciously teases out a tension between the tactility of the human hand and synthetic manipulation through lush Mellotron and Juno set against resonant woodwinds and airy strings. Jonathan Sielaff, who also performs on “Elyria,” returns on bass clarinet, paired with layered harmonics from avant bassist Spencer Zahn.
Reissue: September 22, 2023 (Deutsche Grammophon)
Original Release: October 25, 2019 (Beacon Sound/1631)
9 Tracks / 37 Minutes
Mixed to 1/2” tape by John Michael Landon at Estuary
Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri at Black Knoll
Cover Image by Awoiska van der Molen
“One of the most epic journeys of sound.” — Elizabeth Arker, BBC