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BAKER, AIDAN / SIMON GOFF / THOR HARRIS - The Bit

Format: CD Label & Cat.Number: Gizeh Records GZH98 Release Year: 2020 Note: finally in stock, the outstanding studio collaboration of THOR HARRIS (SWANS), SIMON GOFF (violinist for JOHANN JOHANNSSON), and AIDAN BAKER (NADJA etc.) => instrumental, sublime, haunting ambient excursions with a neo-classic touch (guitar, flute, violin, drums, duduk, piano)... we love this album! - " "If you love structured, long-form hypnotic electro-acoustics and drumming somewhere between song and ritual, this is your thing" [Lost Tribe Sound] - lim. 250 copies Price (incl. 19% VAT): €13.00 More Info The Bit is the second recorded collaboration between Aidan Baker (Nadja / Hypnodrone Ensemble), Simon Goff (Jóhann Johannsson / Hildur Gudnadottir) and Thor Harris (Swans, Shearwater, Thor & Friends). Following on from 2017’s Noplace album, The Bit treads a similar path in terms of the recording process as the trio spent a day improvising at Voxton Studios in Berlin whilst on a European tour. The result was then edited and moulded into six hypnotic tracks that ebb and flow with beauty and ease. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Bit finds the trio painting with a lighter touch than on its predecessor. Thor Harris’ motorik beats still underpin the music but the atmospherics take a more prominent role and there is a pure and cohesive path to be found throughout the record. Much like on Noplace, Baker’s guitar and Goff’s violin weave together beautifully, forming a deep bed of melody, ambience and reverb. Given the trios credentials it’s not surprising they have created another immersive and stunning record. Aidan Baker - Guitar, Flute Simon Goff - Violin Thor Harris - Drums, Tongue Drum, Duduk, Piano Recorded 01.10.18 at Voxton Stuios, Berlin. Edited by Aidan Baker. Recorded & mixed by Simon Goff. Mastered by Lawrence English. Artwork by Christopher Michael Hefner. Layout by Richard Knox. https://gizehrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-bit