Orezero, by Bass Clef

Orezero

by Bass Clef

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Guy Birkin Well, this is lovely. Masterful minimal melody and implied rhythm Favorite track: slowcrowflow.

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1.	two havens 02:21	buy track
2.	one tree island 04:33	buy track
3.	oort cloud silver lining 01:49	buy track
4.	some spells you can only cast once 03:43	buy track
5.	slowcrowflow 07:26	buy track
6.	bright morning drifted 01:35	buy track
7.	holy ghost notes 03:59	buy track
8.	I once was found but now am lost 03:46	buy track
9.	heavy lifting light wave 10:33	buy track

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Ralph Cumbers makes a very welcome return to Slip with the sweet drive and unguarded lyricism of 'Orezero': a smiling-through-the tears chaser to 2019's majestic '111 angelic MIDI cascade'.

Says Clef:

"'Orezero' is both the prequel and sequel to '111 Angelic MIDI Casacde' in that I'm not sure which ones is Wonderland and which one is through the Looking Glass. So it can stay unresolved as both and neither?

Feels like a strange time to be releasing what might be the most joyous Bass Clef record. Certainly 'One Tree Island' and 'Heavy Lifting Light Wave' are two cuts of happiness, but the kind of happiness that acknowledges and incorporates all the unhappiness that came along the way. Other tracks are a more rarefied kind of joy I guess, I find myself stripping back layers on these tracks to an extent I never would have dreamed was possible for me.

These tracks were recorded in 2019 over quite some time, although each track itself takes no more than 3-4 hours and are recorded live. Editing clears the clutter to reveal the intent, not always obvious at the time of recording. I was pushing myself, again, to focus on harmony, and melody, the two things I think I am worst at, rather than returning to rhythm and texture, the playgrounds I always felt most comfortable in.

Instrument restrictions helped as always – most of the sounds heard are from two ROMplers, much-loathed relics of pre-computer music, loaded with largely un-tweakable samples of acoustic instruments, samples you have heard on a billion records, but hopefully stacked in new combinations this time around. Backed up with Microkorg, a resolutely and extremely popular, yet deeply uncool, digital synthesizer.

The tracks here were originally intended for two different records (maybe that's why the prequel/sequel feeling persists) but thanks to excellent old school A&R in the form of an evolving conversation with Laurie from Slip, together we eventually uncovered one record that I think manages to weave all these threads together. I hope it will bring some smiles to some people.”

'Orezero' [SLP059] is available from October 2020 on cassette and download. Mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi. Distributed by Boomkat.

*NOTE* includes bandcamp-only bonus track 'making music to put on bandcamp to make music from bandcamp to get inspired to make music'.

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released October 28, 2020

All artist proceeds will be donated to blamuk.org

written and recorded by Bass Clef
April-November 2019 in Rotterdam
Alesis MMT-8, Roland U-110, E-MU Proteus II, Microkorg
dedicated to T
mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi

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