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‘RÁS’ by Wayne Robert Thomas & Isaac Helsen
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Past Inside The Present is thrilled to release a split album titled, 'RÁS' by Wayne Robert Thomas and Isaac Helsen. ‘RÁS’ is derived from a Faroese word, which roughly translates to “a strong current in a narrow passage which links two seas”, mirroring the outcome of Thomas’ & Helsen’s independent arrangements, cultivating a strong bond or link between their compositions.
Wayne Robert Thomas:
'Cantus In Memoriam Mark David Hollis' is a very personal piece that mourns the loss of a very talented human being whose presence will be deeply missed in this world. He's had such a profound influence on me as well as many others and now I feel that his music carries any even greater weight than before when listening to it. This one is for Mark. 'A Grey Morning, Later Lovely Sunshine' was what Alexandra Fyodorovna described the day of July 16, 1918. Unbeknownst to her and the rest of the Russian royal family they were to be brutally murdered late into the night. I felt that this line described perfectly the month of February for me, a month that was full of loss and grief, as it had several overcast days and then sunlight would appear only for something tragic to happen.
Isaac Helsen:
It is often only in hindsight that we are able to fully conceive the spaces we have traversed, notably in those metamorphic shifts of the mind. In looking back, our vision widens and clarifies; the darkness—once so intrusive and internal—is recast. Held against the light, its burden lifts and takes a different shape. The melancholy remains but is buoyed by a new hopefulness, a landscape unfolding, a bright contentment with what is and has been.
Pressing Information
155 gram transparent red vinyl housed in a full color, matte jacket. Full color labels. Records are placed in white paper innersleeves. Shrink-wrapped. Limited to 75 units.
155 gram black vinyl housed in a full color, matte jacket. Full color labels. Records are placed in white paper innersleeves. Shrink-wrapped. Limited to 100 units.
Wayne Robert Thomas:
'Cantus In Memoriam Mark David Hollis' is a very personal piece that mourns the loss of a very talented human being whose presence will be deeply missed in this world. He's had such a profound influence on me as well as many others and now I feel that his music carries any even greater weight than before when listening to it. This one is for Mark. 'A Grey Morning, Later Lovely Sunshine' was what Alexandra Fyodorovna described the day of July 16, 1918. Unbeknownst to her and the rest of the Russian royal family they were to be brutally murdered late into the night. I felt that this line described perfectly the month of February for me, a month that was full of loss and grief, as it had several overcast days and then sunlight would appear only for something tragic to happen.
Isaac Helsen:
It is often only in hindsight that we are able to fully conceive the spaces we have traversed, notably in those metamorphic shifts of the mind. In looking back, our vision widens and clarifies; the darkness—once so intrusive and internal—is recast. Held against the light, its burden lifts and takes a different shape. The melancholy remains but is buoyed by a new hopefulness, a landscape unfolding, a bright contentment with what is and has been.
Pressing Information
155 gram transparent red vinyl housed in a full color, matte jacket. Full color labels. Records are placed in white paper innersleeves. Shrink-wrapped. Limited to 75 units.
155 gram black vinyl housed in a full color, matte jacket. Full color labels. Records are placed in white paper innersleeves. Shrink-wrapped. Limited to 100 units.
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Track 1-2: Composed & recorded by Wayne Robert Thomas at the The Winter Dacha in Fairland, Indiana, February 26-27th of 2019
Track 3: Guitar, piano, tape, and electronics composed and performed by Isaac Helsen. Strings composed and performed by Jeffrey Niemeier. Arranged by Jeffrey Niemeier and Isaac Helsen. Recorded, arranged, and mixed at La Chambre de Rêve by Isaac Helsen in January and February of 2019.
Mastered at Black Knoll Studio (NY) by Rafael Anton Irisarri
Cover photography provided by Isaac Helsen
Layout & LP assemblage by zakè
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Track 3: Guitar, piano, tape, and electronics composed and performed by Isaac Helsen. Strings composed and performed by Jeffrey Niemeier. Arranged by Jeffrey Niemeier and Isaac Helsen. Recorded, arranged, and mixed at La Chambre de Rêve by Isaac Helsen in January and February of 2019.
Mastered at Black Knoll Studio (NY) by Rafael Anton Irisarri
Cover photography provided by Isaac Helsen
Layout & LP assemblage by zakè
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This is PITP-V003 | MMXIX
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'Bloom / Fold' by Hotel Neon
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Past Inside The Present is thrilled to release two brand new compositions by Hotel Neon titled, 'Bloom | Fold'. Life often requires us to feel a sense of dread and wonder simultaneously. Introspection and empathy are especially needed as of late. These two deep and engaging tracks by Hotel Neon help to create a space in which one can settle and reflect.
Written and produced by Hotel Neon
Mastered at Black Knoll Studio (NY) by Rafael Anton Irisarri
Layout & design by zakè
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This is PITP22 | MMXIX
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www.pastinsidethepresent.com
Written and produced by Hotel Neon
Mastered at Black Knoll Studio (NY) by Rafael Anton Irisarri
Layout & design by zakè
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This is PITP22 | MMXIX
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'May / Atra' by Benoît Pioulard
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Past Inside The Present is thrilled to announce Benoît Pioulard’s ‘May | Atra,’ bringing Pioulard’s ‘May’ EP to vinyl for the first time, paired with four brand new compositions ‘Atra.’ The ‘May’ EP was originally released through Pioulard’s imprint, ‘Disques d'Honoré | BHP-03’ digitally and as a strictly limited edition cassette that quickly sold out.
This LP features the May EP in its entirety (side a) and the ‘Atra’ EP, which encompasses four brand new, previously unreleased tracks (side b). Atra is Latin for "black" ; this collection is intended to be a blustery penumbra against the verdancy of the May EP.
Listen to the single ‘Kit’ from ‘May | Atra’ now and pre-order your copy.
Limited Edition LP:
155 gram black vinyl housed in a full color, matte jacket. Full color labels. Records are placed in white paper innersleeves. Shrink-wrapped. Limited to 200 units.
Test Press LP:
155 gram black vinyl LP housed in a black jacket with a 11”x3” test press sticker on front cover. Records are placed in an anti-static, high density rice paper innersleeves for ultimate protection. Jacket housed in a polyethylene sleeve. Limited to 5 units.
This LP features the May EP in its entirety (side a) and the ‘Atra’ EP, which encompasses four brand new, previously unreleased tracks (side b). Atra is Latin for "black" ; this collection is intended to be a blustery penumbra against the verdancy of the May EP.
Listen to the single ‘Kit’ from ‘May | Atra’ now and pre-order your copy.
Limited Edition LP:
155 gram black vinyl housed in a full color, matte jacket. Full color labels. Records are placed in white paper innersleeves. Shrink-wrapped. Limited to 200 units.
Test Press LP:
155 gram black vinyl LP housed in a black jacket with a 11”x3” test press sticker on front cover. Records are placed in an anti-static, high density rice paper innersleeves for ultimate protection. Jacket housed in a polyethylene sleeve. Limited to 5 units.
Written and produced by Thomas Meluch
Recorded at La Berceuse (Seattle), 2018
Mastered at Black Knoll Studio (NY) by Rafael Anton Irisarri
Layout and design: Sean Curtis Patrick
Cover image taken with Polaroid SX70 film
Published by James and Margaret (ASCAP)
Design & assemblage by Sean Curtis Patrick
Recorded at La Berceuse (Seattle), 2018
Mastered at Black Knoll Studio (NY) by Rafael Anton Irisarri
Layout and design: Sean Curtis Patrick
Cover image taken with Polaroid SX70 film
Published by James and Margaret (ASCAP)
Design & assemblage by Sean Curtis Patrick
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'Remnants Vol. V' by Isaac Helsen
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'Remnants Vol. V' by Isaac Helsen
Volume V - Remnants Series | Digital
8/10/2019
‘Remnants’ by Isaac Helsen has taken several forms over many years: A full-length album and a double album, before it was scrapped entirely; reborn as a four-part series of EPs, and scrapped again; finally, taking form as 'Remnants', an eight-part series to be released over the course of 2019 on Past Inside the Present.
The project is both an autobiographical examination of the artist’s struggles with mental health and an attempt to deconstruct the idea of an album, creating a new series of sounds by collecting broken pieces of varying styles and in scattered stages of completion.
The individual eight volumes will be released sporadically and unpredictably throughout the remainder of 2019, noting both the sporadic and unpredictable nature of these collections of sound as well as the processes in which they were conceived.
50% of all proceeds for the ‘Remnants’ series will be donated to Active Minds, a charity focused on opening the conversation about mental health through support services and education, aimed at students aged 14-25.
Volume V context:
The last heat of summer. Hyperawareness of physicality and existence, embracing presence and euphoria.
Written and produced by Isaac Helsen
Layout & design treatments by 扎克
Artwork captured in 2019 on expired Kodak Gold 200 film by Isaac Helsen
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Past Inside the Present
This is PITP17.5 | MMXIX
Vol. V - Remnants Series
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pastinsidethepresent.com
Volume V - Remnants Series | Digital
8/10/2019
‘Remnants’ by Isaac Helsen has taken several forms over many years: A full-length album and a double album, before it was scrapped entirely; reborn as a four-part series of EPs, and scrapped again; finally, taking form as 'Remnants', an eight-part series to be released over the course of 2019 on Past Inside the Present.
The project is both an autobiographical examination of the artist’s struggles with mental health and an attempt to deconstruct the idea of an album, creating a new series of sounds by collecting broken pieces of varying styles and in scattered stages of completion.
The individual eight volumes will be released sporadically and unpredictably throughout the remainder of 2019, noting both the sporadic and unpredictable nature of these collections of sound as well as the processes in which they were conceived.
50% of all proceeds for the ‘Remnants’ series will be donated to Active Minds, a charity focused on opening the conversation about mental health through support services and education, aimed at students aged 14-25.
Volume V context:
The last heat of summer. Hyperawareness of physicality and existence, embracing presence and euphoria.
Written and produced by Isaac Helsen
Layout & design treatments by 扎克
Artwork captured in 2019 on expired Kodak Gold 200 film by Isaac Helsen
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Past Inside the Present
This is PITP17.5 | MMXIX
Vol. V - Remnants Series
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'Hidden Amongst the Trees and Foothills' by Black Brunswicker
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'Hidden Amongst the Trees and Foothills' by Black Brunswicker
Limited Edition Cassette / CD / Digital
AVAILABLE 8.9.2019
Black Brunswicker is the moniker of midwest-based ambient guitarist Ethan Helfrich. He creates lush billows of lofi soundscapes primarily from a digest of recorded tape loops, a myriad of effects pedals and acoustic guitar. The result is a stunning array of warm, nostalgic sound treatments. ‘Hidden Amongst the Trees and Foothills’ is a collection of ambient hymns, hushed sounds, and tape distortions.
'Hidden Amongst the Trees and Foothills' was recorded this past spring during what I would describe as a very weird time for me. I was experiencing a constant sense of isolation and feeling disconnected with both myself and others. Playing guitar has been a constant source of peace for me and these are some tracks that came out of this difficult period. Looking back now, I feel like I'm in a different, better place now. I hope this music will bring peace to others just as it has done for me.
Over the past several months, I really started diving into finger-style playing, having found the music from John Fahey, Jack Rose, and Robbie Basho. Fahey in particular was a huge inspiration for some of these tracks and is what led me to develop a love of Open C tuning.
-Ethan Helfrich
Limited Edition Cassette / CD / Digital
AVAILABLE 8.9.2019
Black Brunswicker is the moniker of midwest-based ambient guitarist Ethan Helfrich. He creates lush billows of lofi soundscapes primarily from a digest of recorded tape loops, a myriad of effects pedals and acoustic guitar. The result is a stunning array of warm, nostalgic sound treatments. ‘Hidden Amongst the Trees and Foothills’ is a collection of ambient hymns, hushed sounds, and tape distortions.
'Hidden Amongst the Trees and Foothills' was recorded this past spring during what I would describe as a very weird time for me. I was experiencing a constant sense of isolation and feeling disconnected with both myself and others. Playing guitar has been a constant source of peace for me and these are some tracks that came out of this difficult period. Looking back now, I feel like I'm in a different, better place now. I hope this music will bring peace to others just as it has done for me.
Over the past several months, I really started diving into finger-style playing, having found the music from John Fahey, Jack Rose, and Robbie Basho. Fahey in particular was a huge inspiration for some of these tracks and is what led me to develop a love of Open C tuning.
-Ethan Helfrich
Cassette Pressing:
Green shell cassette tape with white imprinting, housed in a clear norelco box and shrink wrapped. Loaded with FerroMaster C456™ super ferric, ultra-high performance type-1 music grade analog tape. Limited to 100 units.
Green shell cassette tape with white imprinting, housed in a clear norelco box and shrink wrapped. Loaded with FerroMaster C456™ super ferric, ultra-high performance type-1 music grade analog tape. Limited to 100 units.
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CD Pressing:
Disc housed in a 4-panel cardstock eco-pack. Eco-pack protected by a clear, re-sealable eco-bag. Printed using green friendly ink. Limited to 100 units.
All tracks written and produced by Ethan Helfrich. All arrangements were recorded into a Tascam MF-P01 using a Harmony H165, a Recording King 000, and a broken Kent 12 string. Pedals varied, but usually included an el Capistan, DD-3, Canyon delay, a Ditto X2, a volume pedal, and a Russian Big Muff (for Woodsmoke).
Recorded in my small apartment in Evanston, IL between January and April 2019. For Michol, with love forever.
Mastered by Guillermo Pizarro
Analog mastering, design and layout by zakè
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Past Inside the Present
This is PITP25 | MMXIX
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www.pastinsidethepresent.com
Disc housed in a 4-panel cardstock eco-pack. Eco-pack protected by a clear, re-sealable eco-bag. Printed using green friendly ink. Limited to 100 units.
All tracks written and produced by Ethan Helfrich. All arrangements were recorded into a Tascam MF-P01 using a Harmony H165, a Recording King 000, and a broken Kent 12 string. Pedals varied, but usually included an el Capistan, DD-3, Canyon delay, a Ditto X2, a volume pedal, and a Russian Big Muff (for Woodsmoke).
Recorded in my small apartment in Evanston, IL between January and April 2019. For Michol, with love forever.
Mastered by Guillermo Pizarro
Analog mastering, design and layout by zakè
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Past Inside the Present
This is PITP25 | MMXIX
PITP.bandcamp.com
www.pastinsidethepresent.com
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'To Those Who Dwelt in a Land of Deep Darkness'
by zakè, feat. Wayne Robert Thomas
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'To Those Who Dwelt in a Land of Deep Darkness' by zakè is now available at Past Inside the Present’s Bandcamp page. In addition to this new slow-burner, Wayne Robert Thomas reworked the original song with additional production, sound treatments, and guitars. ‘An Addendum’ is a gorgeous 10 minute rework. The album is 49 minutes of subtle, meditative dronescapes. Available at our Bandcamp store for only $1.00.
Written to those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness.
Written and produced by zakè
Additional production, sound treatments, and guitars on 'An Addendum' by Wayne Robert Thomas
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This is PITP31 | MMXIX
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www.pastinsidethepresent.com
Written to those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness.
Written and produced by zakè
Additional production, sound treatments, and guitars on 'An Addendum' by Wayne Robert Thomas
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© Past Inside the Present
This is PITP31 | MMXIX
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www.pastinsidethepresent.com
Orchestral Tape Studies [Tyresta Reworks]
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Chicago-based ambient producer Nick Turner (Tyresta) reworked the entire Orchestral Tape Studies album by zaké (扎克). Nick used his Mellotron M4000D Micro, Fender Jazzmaster, Strymon Timeline Delay, and a Strymon BigSky Reverb to complement and beautifully transform the original OTS arrangements.
About OTS:
Orchestral Tape Studies is a compilation arranged and produced by healing sound propagandist, zaké (扎克). OTS is a group of richly layered movements of fragmented orchestral loops, paying homage to minimalist symphonic composers and orchestras. zaké incorporates field recordings and faint drone billows to accompany these selected samples of orchestral loops. With an emphasis on tone and recurrent murmurs, these four arrangements offer 32 minutes of delicate repetition, reticent sound treatments, and subtle manipulations.
About OTS:
Orchestral Tape Studies is a compilation arranged and produced by healing sound propagandist, zaké (扎克). OTS is a group of richly layered movements of fragmented orchestral loops, paying homage to minimalist symphonic composers and orchestras. zaké incorporates field recordings and faint drone billows to accompany these selected samples of orchestral loops. With an emphasis on tone and recurrent murmurs, these four arrangements offer 32 minutes of delicate repetition, reticent sound treatments, and subtle manipulations.
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Black shell cassette tape with white imprinting, housed in a clear norelco box and shrink wrapped. Loaded with FerroMaster C456™ super ferric, ultra-high performance type-1 music grade analog tape. Limited to 100 units. Side A/B identical.
Written & produced by zaké (扎克) & Nick Turner (as Tyresta)
Analog mastering, design and layout by zaké (扎克)
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© PAST INSIDE THE PRESENT 2019
This is PITP23
PITP.bandcamp.com
www.pastinsidethepresent.com
Written & produced by zaké (扎克) & Nick Turner (as Tyresta)
Analog mastering, design and layout by zaké (扎克)
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© PAST INSIDE THE PRESENT 2019
This is PITP23
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www.pastinsidethepresent.com
'The Last of Our Time Together' by Hakobune NOW AVAILABLE
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PITP is pleased to release ‘The Last of Our Time Together’ by Japanese ambient mastermind, Hakobune. This is Hakobune’s first physical release of 2019 and we couldn’t be more honored to be releasing this captivating set of compositions. ‘The Last of Our Time Together’ encompasses two slow burners, with subtle, beautiful landscapes that Takahiro Yorifuji is known for. 32 minutes of serene, peaceful ambience. Mastered at Black Knoll Studio (NY) by our good friend Rafael Anton Irisarri.
Limited to 100 units on transparent smoke & 100 units on black vinyl.
Limited to 100 units on transparent smoke & 100 units on black vinyl.
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Transparent smoke vinyl & black vinyl housed in a full color, semi-gloss jacket. Records are placed in white paper innersleeves. Shrink-wrapped.
Limited to 100 units each.
All music written by Takahiro Yorifuji
Mastered at Black Knoll Studio (NY) by Rafael Anton Irisarri
Photography & layout by Takamitsu Ohta
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© PAST INSIDE THE PRESENT 2019
This is PITP-V005
PITP.bandcamp.com
www.pastinsidethepresent.com
Limited to 100 units each.
All music written by Takahiro Yorifuji
Mastered at Black Knoll Studio (NY) by Rafael Anton Irisarri
Photography & layout by Takamitsu Ohta
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© PAST INSIDE THE PRESENT 2019
This is PITP-V005
PITP.bandcamp.com
www.pastinsidethepresent.com
‘Intimacy’ by Ludvig Cimbrelius
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PITP is excited to announce that ‘Intimacy’ by Ludvig Cimbrelius is now available for purchase in both digital and physical formats!
Swedish producer Ludvig Cimbrelius, also performing under the monikers Purl, Eternell, and Illuvia, has crafted a new collection of blissful sounds, utilizing layers of processed vocals over a bed of delicate guitar swells and luscious atmospheres. These four long pieces effortlessly flow together while drifting transcendently with the listener.
'I find intimacy to be a natural occurrence. Like water evaporating when the sun warms its surface, the experience of intimacy can be described as the secondary glow of a radiance too bright to experience directly – that of the unity which underlies all existence. In essence, we are already beyond intimate with all things, dissolving in the perpetual light of one Sun. In dreams, we may feel the glow of its rays.' ~ Ludvig Cimbrelius
Swedish producer Ludvig Cimbrelius, also performing under the monikers Purl, Eternell, and Illuvia, has crafted a new collection of blissful sounds, utilizing layers of processed vocals over a bed of delicate guitar swells and luscious atmospheres. These four long pieces effortlessly flow together while drifting transcendently with the listener.
'I find intimacy to be a natural occurrence. Like water evaporating when the sun warms its surface, the experience of intimacy can be described as the secondary glow of a radiance too bright to experience directly – that of the unity which underlies all existence. In essence, we are already beyond intimate with all things, dissolving in the perpetual light of one Sun. In dreams, we may feel the glow of its rays.' ~ Ludvig Cimbrelius
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Disc housed in a 4-panel cardstock eco-pack. Eco-pack protected by a clear, re-sealable eco-bag.
Printed using green friendly ink. Limited to 100 units.
All tracks written & produced by Ludvig Cimbrelius
Mastered at PITP Studio by zakè (扎克)
Cover photo by Anton Novikov, captured in 2011, city of Murmansk in the forest called "Valley of Comfort" with a Zenit ET camera
Design & layout by zakè (扎克)
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© PAST INSIDE THE PRESENT 2019
This is PITP-CD03
PITP.bandcamp.com
www.pastinsidethepresent.com
Printed using green friendly ink. Limited to 100 units.
All tracks written & produced by Ludvig Cimbrelius
Mastered at PITP Studio by zakè (扎克)
Cover photo by Anton Novikov, captured in 2011, city of Murmansk in the forest called "Valley of Comfort" with a Zenit ET camera
Design & layout by zakè (扎克)
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© PAST INSIDE THE PRESENT 2019
This is PITP-CD03
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www.pastinsidethepresent.com
'Wind Colors' by Gallery Six NOW AVAILABLE!
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PITP is excited to announce that ‘Wind Colors’ by Gallery Six is now available for purchase in both digital and physical formats.
100 pressed on transparent purple vinyl
100 on black vinyl
Six beautiful arrangements, saturated with field recordings and blissful ambience. “The field recordings for this album were especially intense. Captured during the winter months, there were many days when the temperature was higher than average with strong winds. Initially disappointed with too much wind noise, I discovered and was quite surprised with the results of these captured field recordings. The collection of field recordings became the foundation of these arrangements and consequently became the all encompassing title of these compositions, "Wind Colors".” —H. Imashige
All tracks written, mixed, mastered by Hidekazu Imashige
Album art & design by 扎克
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Past Inside The Present
This is PITP-V006 | MMXIX
PITP.bandcamp.com
www.pastinsidethepresent.com
100 pressed on transparent purple vinyl
100 on black vinyl
Six beautiful arrangements, saturated with field recordings and blissful ambience. “The field recordings for this album were especially intense. Captured during the winter months, there were many days when the temperature was higher than average with strong winds. Initially disappointed with too much wind noise, I discovered and was quite surprised with the results of these captured field recordings. The collection of field recordings became the foundation of these arrangements and consequently became the all encompassing title of these compositions, "Wind Colors".” —H. Imashige
All tracks written, mixed, mastered by Hidekazu Imashige
Album art & design by 扎克
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Past Inside The Present
This is PITP-V006 | MMXIX
PITP.bandcamp.com
www.pastinsidethepresent.com
