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Opaque purple swirl vinyl housed in a 12\", semi-rigid picture disc sleeve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eText by Polar Seas:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003e\"Carolina was produced during a four day excursion in several secluded areas in Cherokee and Spartanburg counties, S. Carolina. The primary emphasis in each composition is field recordings captured in the quiet hills of rural Chesnee, solemn wooded areas of Gaffney, and hidden creeks in the outskirts of Spartanburg. Carolina is a fitting title to these arrangements as its definition translates to ‘song of happiness or joy' from a French origin. These arrangements represent the joy, solitude and reverence I experienced in these beautiful parts of S. Carolina.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese four arrangements are intended for low-volume listening\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSet against the backdrop of an escape to hidden corners of the rural Southeast, prolific healing sound propagandist zakè and Polar Seas Recordings present Carolina. Suffused with manipulated field recordings, each of Carolina's four pieces reenacts a moment in its composer's journey: \"Gaffney Fields\" pairs memorial chimes with a persistent drone, while the flowing \"Chesnee Rivulet\" and the gentle roar of \"Woodland Aurora\" evoke distant ensembles lost in a forest thrum. Mastered at Black Knoll Studio (NY) by Rafael Anton Irisarri, Carolina is a solemn yet joyful paean to seclusion, and the awe beyond our doors.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist : zakè\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel : Polar Seas\u003c\/p\u003e"}

アメリカ現行アンビエントドローンシーンで最も勢いのあるレーベルのひとつPast Inside The Presentを主宰するZakèによるアルバムが、カナダ・トロントAnthene主宰Polar Seas Recordingsより100部限定ヴァイナルリリース。ドリーミーなアンビエントドローンを収録。レーベルその他作品はこちら /// Click here to see more Polar Seas Recordings releases...

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Edition of 150.\u003cbr\u003e BLUE LP - Edition of 175.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePast Inside The Preset:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlex has released a collection of immersive works with Past Inside the Present and we are honored to release his first official solo album.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlex has worked under the well-known aliases Olan Mill and llm, which PITP released previously unreleased tracks for our Healing Sounds I Compilation (bit.ly\/2VJpHfm). His track, ‘Gaia’ still is our highest streamed track from our catalogue.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLess than a year later, PITP released a long player by Alex and Simon’s drone project known as Pausal. 'Melatonia' was the seventh album by the duo and encompassed six expansive pieces, sequenced into an uninterrupted hour long album designed for prolonged and deep listening.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA year later from Melatonia, we are pleased to offer Alex’s newest endeavor titled, ‘Vanaprastha’. According to Alex, ‘Vanaprastha was inspired by so many different events, changes and progressions it's hard to pin down anything specific, though relocating from the UK to Germany was impactful, along with starting a family’.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe further states, ‘learning more about plant medicine, Veganism, meditation and yoga on the Island of Koh Phangan in Thailand was really progressive for my creative process.’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe title Vanaprastha literally means \"retiring to the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e forest\" and is the third stage in the Varnashrama system of Hinduism. It represents the third of the four ashramas of human life, the other three being Brahmacharya, Grihastha and Sannyasa.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlex states, ‘This is my first solo album, the music serves as a release from an old way of life where for many years I was lost and found in the woods of rural Hampshire, England.’\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe music on Vanaprastha is deeply layered and mediative. Written, recorded and mixed throughout the summer of 2020, you will hear Guitars, flutes, voice, organ and Marimbas that were set against field recordings from the river Ilm, Weimar.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlex’s music is a collage of therapeutic dream-states aimed to promote mindful interactions with nature and the cosmos.\u003c\/span\u003e \"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist : Alex Smalley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel : Past Inside The Preset\u003c\/p\u003e"}