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Driving Past the Muscular Cows in Belgium 20:03 \u003cbr\u003e2. Builder In A Bottle 03:30 \u003cbr\u003e3. Tintinnabulation I 06:38 \u003cbr\u003e4. Teeth to Cut the Grass 05:09 \u003cbr\u003e5. Tintinnabulation II 07:15 \u003cbr\u003e6. Tern Daylight 04:12\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the label:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"There is a particular kind of strangeness that arrives on long drives across Europe. Flat light, service stations and fields stretching endlessly past the window. It might look mundane at first glance, but becomes faintly surreal when the tiredness of touring blurs the edges of everything.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat feeling became the quiet engine behind Driving Through Belgium, the debut solo album from Anton Pearson, best known as one of the guitarists in respected post-punk outfit Squid. The title grew from a track that felt like the record’s centrepiece, which itself came from the recurring image of extensive periods on the road across the continent. It is a record shaped in the margins of touring, and finessed in the in-between hours.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcross six pieces, Pearson leans into atmosphere, texture and space. It is ambient in spirit, adjacent to contemporary classical in feeling, but composed less with notes in mind than with sound itself. The compositions rarely began with harmony or melody, with Pearson instead responding to his environment and sounds in real time, placing trust in his instinct.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlthough initial inspiration came from the road, the album was recorded in a studio he shares in Brighton, and marks\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e his first fully solo project made in that setting. It gave him access to not only new tools and techniques, but a hitherto un-experienced freedom. Much of the process began experimentally, feeding instruments into unfamiliar chains, pitching loops into unexpected registers and playing with previously unused synthesizers simply to see what they might reveal. Many of the sounds were created out of pure curiosity, wanting to understand a piece of equipment or technology, and then following wherever it led.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album was built with this experimentation at its core, as Pearson would layer then extract, processing stacks of sound until things blur and confuse. Guitars dissolve into drones, a Pianet Clavinet dances against muddier textures whilst a Korg PS-1000 occasionally cuts through with its glittering top end. On ‘Driving Past the Muscular Cows in Belgium’, a flat, still drone is pushed through valve amps until it growls and tightens with tension, before receding again. Even the trumpet, which Pearson freely admits he is not technically proficient at, is embraced in its naivety, its squeaks left intact rather than corrected. The twin ‘Tintinnabulation’ pieces frame the record with looping, pitched bell like tones, accidental discoveries that became structural anchors. Meanwhile, ‘Teeth to Cut the Grass’ deliberately introduces abrasion, some of the harshest textures on the record, a refusal to become passive background music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat embrace of imperfection is central. In contrast to the hyper-analytical precision of his band, Pearson was keen to honour first takes. If something felt good, it would stay. The end result is an album that favours looseness, instinct and the energy of creation itself. If Squid thrives on propulsion and tension, Anton Pearson finds his energy in suspension on Driving Through Belgium. It is curious rather than declarative, creating a space where experimentation feels playful again.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist : Anton Pearson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel : World of Echo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ecat no : WOE030\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRelease date : 3rd July 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2026-07-06T15:37:15+09:00","created_at":"2026-07-05T14:19:56+09:00","vendor":"Tobira Records","type":"","tags":["ambient","lp","new","world of echo"],"price":498000,"price_min":498000,"price_max":498000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":49529345900794,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":null,"requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Anton Pearson \/\/ Driving Through Belgium LP","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":498000,"weight":430,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/bel1_69d39034-eba0-439d-bf67-9d6a80b17e53.jpg?v=1783228720","\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/bel2_a8b744ec-aadf-4c00-a5d3-3047aa16506b.jpg?v=1783228720"],"featured_image":"\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/bel1_69d39034-eba0-439d-bf67-9d6a80b17e53.jpg?v=1783228720","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":40003354558714,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":350,"width":350,"src":"\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/bel1_69d39034-eba0-439d-bf67-9d6a80b17e53.jpg?v=1783228720"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":350,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/bel1_69d39034-eba0-439d-bf67-9d6a80b17e53.jpg?v=1783228720","width":350},{"alt":null,"id":40003354591482,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.413,"height":849,"width":1200,"src":"\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/bel2_a8b744ec-aadf-4c00-a5d3-3047aa16506b.jpg?v=1783228720"},"aspect_ratio":1.413,"height":849,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/bel2_a8b744ec-aadf-4c00-a5d3-3047aa16506b.jpg?v=1783228720","width":1200}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eイギリスのバンドSquidのギタリストとしても活動しているAnton Pearsonが、\u003cspan\u003e2026年7月に同国World of Echoからリリースしたレコードです。\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eアンビエント〜アンビエントドローン6曲を収録。\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4159059264\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eレーベルその他作品は\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/worldofecho\"\u003eこちら\u003c\/a\u003e \/\/\/ Click \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/worldofecho\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e to see more World of Echo releases available at Tobira. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e------------------------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12\" black vinyl.\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 300 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Driving Past the Muscular Cows in Belgium 20:03 \u003cbr\u003e2. Builder In A Bottle 03:30 \u003cbr\u003e3. Tintinnabulation I 06:38 \u003cbr\u003e4. Teeth to Cut the Grass 05:09 \u003cbr\u003e5. Tintinnabulation II 07:15 \u003cbr\u003e6. Tern Daylight 04:12\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the label:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"There is a particular kind of strangeness that arrives on long drives across Europe. Flat light, service stations and fields stretching endlessly past the window. It might look mundane at first glance, but becomes faintly surreal when the tiredness of touring blurs the edges of everything.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat feeling became the quiet engine behind Driving Through Belgium, the debut solo album from Anton Pearson, best known as one of the guitarists in respected post-punk outfit Squid. The title grew from a track that felt like the record’s centrepiece, which itself came from the recurring image of extensive periods on the road across the continent. It is a record shaped in the margins of touring, and finessed in the in-between hours.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcross six pieces, Pearson leans into atmosphere, texture and space. It is ambient in spirit, adjacent to contemporary classical in feeling, but composed less with notes in mind than with sound itself. The compositions rarely began with harmony or melody, with Pearson instead responding to his environment and sounds in real time, placing trust in his instinct.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlthough initial inspiration came from the road, the album was recorded in a studio he shares in Brighton, and marks\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e his first fully solo project made in that setting. It gave him access to not only new tools and techniques, but a hitherto un-experienced freedom. Much of the process began experimentally, feeding instruments into unfamiliar chains, pitching loops into unexpected registers and playing with previously unused synthesizers simply to see what they might reveal. Many of the sounds were created out of pure curiosity, wanting to understand a piece of equipment or technology, and then following wherever it led.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album was built with this experimentation at its core, as Pearson would layer then extract, processing stacks of sound until things blur and confuse. Guitars dissolve into drones, a Pianet Clavinet dances against muddier textures whilst a Korg PS-1000 occasionally cuts through with its glittering top end. On ‘Driving Past the Muscular Cows in Belgium’, a flat, still drone is pushed through valve amps until it growls and tightens with tension, before receding again. Even the trumpet, which Pearson freely admits he is not technically proficient at, is embraced in its naivety, its squeaks left intact rather than corrected. The twin ‘Tintinnabulation’ pieces frame the record with looping, pitched bell like tones, accidental discoveries that became structural anchors. Meanwhile, ‘Teeth to Cut the Grass’ deliberately introduces abrasion, some of the harshest textures on the record, a refusal to become passive background music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat embrace of imperfection is central. In contrast to the hyper-analytical precision of his band, Pearson was keen to honour first takes. If something felt good, it would stay. The end result is an album that favours looseness, instinct and the energy of creation itself. If Squid thrives on propulsion and tension, Anton Pearson finds his energy in suspension on Driving Through Belgium. It is curious rather than declarative, creating a space where experimentation feels playful again.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist : Anton Pearson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel : World of Echo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ecat no : WOE030\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRelease date : 3rd July 2026\u003c\/p\u003e"}