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Edition of 500.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrocken Spectre 13:42\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVisitor 17:16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhited Sepulchre Records:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eA Matinee is the first collaborative full-length from Kyle Bates and Lula Asplund. All at once intimate and expansive, dense and diaphanous, it is perhaps best thought of in terms of pilgrimage.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn August, 2021 Bates and Asplund trekked to the Unknown, the famed destination church-turned-studio in Anacortes, WA co-owned by Phil Elverum (The Microphones \/ Mt. Eerie) and engineer Nich Wilbur. With Wilbur at the controls, Bates and Asplund executed A Matinee in one afternoon, using an array of instruments and devices ranging from a Casio SK-1 and a homemade Glockenspiel to computer programs and niche modular synthesizers like the Buchla Easel.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBates and Asplund first met as students at the Mills College Center for Contemporary Music (fka the San Francisco Tape Music Center) where they studied with avant-garde luminaries Pauline Oliveros, Laetitia Sonami, James Fei, Zeena Parkins, Meredith Monk, and Christopher Davidson. It is from this milieu that the duo proceeds, and fans of any of these artists will appreciate A Matinee, as will anyone previously hypnotized by Asplund’s phantasmagoric solo works for processed voice. But just as crucial to the sonic character of this record is the homespun spirit of the Pacific Northwest\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and its rich history of DIY projects. Bates’s granular computer processing of Asplund’s voice nods to the aesthetics of that Mills College lineage; but by layering in the unmistakably lo-fi Casio SK-1 sampling, Bates and Asplund nod to the home recording warmth of early Smog, Mirah or any number of K Records artists. And Bates himself, with his Drowse project, has often experimented with such high \/ low blending, to great effect.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere is a wide variety of sounds employed here, but it is in the service of a singular spirit, a unified sound brought to life by the hallowed cornices of that church-turned-studio. Asplund, in fact, conceives of A Matinee’s execution as capturing the air of the space upon projecting sounds into it. Far from incidental, the space of the studio itself was the very means for interpreting and intermingling these otherwise divergent fidelities.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAll of this is present on A Matinee not only in layers, but as a kind of path as well. While the record’s first half is dedicated to the dense and rippling drone of “Brocken Spectre” –– something that will appeal to fans of Sarah Davachi, Kali Malone, or Éliane Radigue –– the second half, “Visitor,” gently picks its way through a variety of sounds to arrive at a plaintive and intimate duet for two slightly off-tuned acoustic guitars and clean, close vocals. The sounds themselves, it seems, have embarked on a kind of pilgrimage, the ultimate site of which is a place where the personal, even the vulnerable, is elevated.\u003c\/span\u003e \"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist : Lula Asplund and Kyle Bates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLabel : Whited Sepulchre Records\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2023-08-29T13:53:07+09:00","created_at":"2023-08-22T15:36:09+09:00","vendor":"Tobira Records","type":"","tags":["ambient","drone","folk \/ left-field pop","lp","new","Whited Sepulchre Records"],"price":399000,"price_min":399000,"price_max":399000,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":44507975778554,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Lula Asplund and Kyle Bates \/\/ A Matinee LP","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":399000,"weight":430,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/mat1_86fceb03-f018-41e6-b7f8-c944b2e87803.jpg?v=1692686172","\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/mat2_2d838b8a-01d8-4047-8e1e-2b016b5a5bb9.jpg?v=1692686171"],"featured_image":"\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/mat1_86fceb03-f018-41e6-b7f8-c944b2e87803.jpg?v=1692686172","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":32359315636474,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":700,"width":700,"src":"\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/mat1_86fceb03-f018-41e6-b7f8-c944b2e87803.jpg?v=1692686172"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":700,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/mat1_86fceb03-f018-41e6-b7f8-c944b2e87803.jpg?v=1692686172","width":700},{"alt":null,"id":32359315669242,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.412,"height":850,"width":1200,"src":"\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/mat2_2d838b8a-01d8-4047-8e1e-2b016b5a5bb9.jpg?v=1692686171"},"aspect_ratio":1.412,"height":850,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/mat2_2d838b8a-01d8-4047-8e1e-2b016b5a5bb9.jpg?v=1692686171","width":1200}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eアメリカの実験音楽家Lula AsplundとKyle Batesが、2023年5月に同国実験／アンビエントレーベルWhited Sepulchre Recordsから500部限定でリリースした共作レコードです。\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eオルガンによるミニマルドローン〜アコースティックギターによる実験アンビエントフォーク2曲を収録。\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e※デジタル音源をご希望の場合はお気軽にご連絡をお願いいたします\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1178413115\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhited Sepulchre Recordsその他作品は\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/whited-sepulchre-records\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/whited-sepulchre-records\"\u003eこちら\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\/\/\/ Click \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/whited-sepulchre-records\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/whited-sepulchre-records\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to see more \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhited Sepulchre Records releases available at Tobira.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-------------------------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12\" black vinyl. Edition of 500.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrocken Spectre 13:42\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVisitor 17:16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhited Sepulchre Records:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eA Matinee is the first collaborative full-length from Kyle Bates and Lula Asplund. All at once intimate and expansive, dense and diaphanous, it is perhaps best thought of in terms of pilgrimage.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn August, 2021 Bates and Asplund trekked to the Unknown, the famed destination church-turned-studio in Anacortes, WA co-owned by Phil Elverum (The Microphones \/ Mt. Eerie) and engineer Nich Wilbur. With Wilbur at the controls, Bates and Asplund executed A Matinee in one afternoon, using an array of instruments and devices ranging from a Casio SK-1 and a homemade Glockenspiel to computer programs and niche modular synthesizers like the Buchla Easel.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBates and Asplund first met as students at the Mills College Center for Contemporary Music (fka the San Francisco Tape Music Center) where they studied with avant-garde luminaries Pauline Oliveros, Laetitia Sonami, James Fei, Zeena Parkins, Meredith Monk, and Christopher Davidson. It is from this milieu that the duo proceeds, and fans of any of these artists will appreciate A Matinee, as will anyone previously hypnotized by Asplund’s phantasmagoric solo works for processed voice. But just as crucial to the sonic character of this record is the homespun spirit of the Pacific Northwest\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and its rich history of DIY projects. Bates’s granular computer processing of Asplund’s voice nods to the aesthetics of that Mills College lineage; but by layering in the unmistakably lo-fi Casio SK-1 sampling, Bates and Asplund nod to the home recording warmth of early Smog, Mirah or any number of K Records artists. And Bates himself, with his Drowse project, has often experimented with such high \/ low blending, to great effect.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere is a wide variety of sounds employed here, but it is in the service of a singular spirit, a unified sound brought to life by the hallowed cornices of that church-turned-studio. Asplund, in fact, conceives of A Matinee’s execution as capturing the air of the space upon projecting sounds into it. Far from incidental, the space of the studio itself was the very means for interpreting and intermingling these otherwise divergent fidelities.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAll of this is present on A Matinee not only in layers, but as a kind of path as well. While the record’s first half is dedicated to the dense and rippling drone of “Brocken Spectre” –– something that will appeal to fans of Sarah Davachi, Kali Malone, or Éliane Radigue –– the second half, “Visitor,” gently picks its way through a variety of sounds to arrive at a plaintive and intimate duet for two slightly off-tuned acoustic guitars and clean, close vocals. The sounds themselves, it seems, have embarked on a kind of pilgrimage, the ultimate site of which is a place where the personal, even the vulnerable, is elevated.\u003c\/span\u003e \"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist : Lula Asplund and Kyle Bates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLabel : Whited Sepulchre Records\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}