Floating Being (bandcamp)
~ Release by Earth Tongue (see all versions of this release, 1 available)
Release events
- 2019-06-21 [Worldwide]
Labels
- Stolen Body Records [none]
Release information
- Format:
- Digital Media
- Length:
- 30:08
Annotation
Sometimes music is supposed to feel weird and indescribable. It’s the moments of clarity within the dense, sonic mess that often feels the most satisfying. That’s the space that Earth Tongue occupy. At times, their songs are shrill and disorientating, other times their reverb-washed textures and instantly- familiar hooks can wrap you in a warm, loving embrace. The one consistent thread through their music, however, is the thick and all encompassing fuzz. Guitarist Gussie Larkin has become a master of the fuzz-smothered riff, and along with Ezra Simons’ off-kilter drumming, they’ve been sending punters into transcendental states since they began gigging in their home town of Wellington, New Zealand in 2016.
Floating Being will be released this June 21st. The album was pieced together throughout their travels of Australia and Europe, with the finishing touches being added in their hometown. The album contains songs they’ve been playing live for the past year, and it captures the raw, primitive energy that exists within their live performance. Earth Tongue embrace the imperfections in their playing and recording - drawing influence from early 70s psych and prog rock. The last thing they wanted was to create a shiny, over-produced record - with that in mind, they recorded the drums to an old 8-track Tascam... more
credits
releases June 21, 2019
Drums and guitar recorded by Fabian Hunter at Fish Bone’s Tone Shack in Melbourne, Australia
Vocals, bass and additional guitars recorded by James Goldsmith at Blue Barn in Wellington, New Zealand
“The Dome” was recorded by Pat Stewart and Marco Giaschi in Den Haag, The Netherlands
Vocals for “The Well Of Pristine Order” recorded by Oliver Devlin in Wellington, New Zealand
Mixed by James Goldsmith
Mastered by Brad Boatright
Additional Fender Rhodes and organ on “The Dome” by Pat Stewart
Additional guitar on “Astonishing Comet” by Fabian Hunter
Album Illustration and design by Callum Rooney
Stolen Body Records 2019
license
all rights reserved
tags
Tags
rock, fuzz, psychedelic, Wellington
Tracklist
| 1Digital Media | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Length | |
| 1 | Microscopic God | 3:29 | |
| 2 | Probing the New Reality | 2:57 | |
| 3 | Hidden Entrance | 3:13 | |
| 4 | Unseen Tormentor | 2:35 | |
| 5 | Astonishing Comet | 3:06 | |
| 6 | The Well of Pristine Order | 2:42 | |
| 7 | Portable Shrine | 2:53 | |
| 8 | The Dome | 3:52 | |
| 9 | Sentient Sediment | 5:21 | |
Credits
Release
| purchase for download: | https://earthtongue.bandcamp.com/album/floating-being-2 [info] |
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