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CAMPBELL, J. - The Cormorant

Format: LP Label & Cat.Number: VAKNAR - 47 Release Year: 2021 Note: first solo LP (after some cassette releases) by this Australian deep atmo / experimental composer => subtle, floating, introspective ambient-scapes based on electronics, field recordings, lonely piano tunes and other processed instrumental sounds... think of ANDREW CHALK / ELODIE, ROBERT HAIGH, or recent MATTEO UGGERI works... - only 90 copies available, numbered ed. with oversized fold out sleeve Price (incl. 19% VAT): €22.50 More Info Following his former album ‘Heirloomʼ, which came out on E. Sagglia and Death Kneelʼs now defunct Summer Isle label in 2018, ‘The Cormorantʼ is the latest album by Australian native Jason Campbell. After taking a year to complete, Campbell perceives ‘The Cormorantʼ as “a document of small-town Australia, concerned with the natural environment and the rugged coastline that I call home.” The sounds of his native domain, the coastlines of New South Wales, are explored and dissected throughout the entire album, with ocean swells or conversations at the local food court are layered onto sequences of violin tremolos, detuned cymbals and delayed piano chords. Throughout the albums run time, ‘The Cormorantʼ inhabits a destinctive sonic realm of its own, inhabited by sounds of ocean swells or conversations at the local food court, layered onto sequences of violin tremolos, detuned cymbals and delayed piano chords. The album begins with the highly vigorous ‘Emerge Againʼ, which features an accelerative volley of machine clatter and pitch shifted choruses, slowly merging into a bed of candid breaths and piano stabs. On the midway point, The album’s title track, ‘The Cormorantʼ presents itself as the albums definite, emotive underscore, while the pre-culminating reprieve ‘A Fallen Eucalyptʼ usher in the final stages of the journey. In the end, each piece on ‘The Cormorant’ showcases a unique, riveting sonic investigation into J. Campbellʼs coastal home, yet the album is not merely about an introspective examination of oneʼs topography, it’s the culmination of a truly sincere exploration, it’s a body of work about passion, existence and self- discovery. https://vaagner.bandcamp.com/album/the-cormorant