Russ Young - Cloak (Audiobulb) - THE SLOW MUSIC MOVEMENT

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7/1/2023 0 Comments

Russ Young - Cloak (Audiobulb)

What Your Ears Say & The Cover Looks Like

What We Say

Drifting through the early 2023 void; staring at the rather uninspiring grey skies behind my screen, the formless, comforting ambient clouds seeping through my speakers from the new Russ Young LP on Audiobulb are the perfect adjunct to this limbo state, as I unhurriedly sharpen my pencil, contemplate the to do list & enjoy the calm before the storm.

What The Release Notes Say

This new work is influenced by my surrounding environment in the Western Lake District in Cumbria. Each track is a natural evolution that explores themes touched upon in my previous releases. Preoccupations with aquatic textures, underwater pianos, a nocturnal atmosphere and fragments from my everyday life merge and overlap. Most of this work has a softly saturated, almost molten character that I associate with the late evening or fading light.

Musically, my main strategy for ‘Cloak’ was to work with groupings of processed samples and improvisations made over a long period of time. Saved recordings from weeks, months and years ago (whose source is now long forgotten) collide and blend with recent improvisations. I favour an intuitive process of trial and error, sculpting the layers and seeing how it evolves. I am working with material that I am conscious I have made, but which I’m no longer familiar with. This is a strange feeling but provides me with a sense of freedom or sometimes mystery as to how it all fits together in unexpected combinations.

Russ Young (b.1988, Lincoln UK) is a UK based producer. His work is an exploration of sound design and electro acoustic composition. Drawn towards detailed textures, drones and simple melodies, Russ Young’s music is a dynamic collage of assembled audio. Russ has previously released one album ‘Common Pond’ and the critically acclaimed ‘Pala (EP)’ and ‘Tunnels To Float Through’ on Audiobulb Records. Russ's work has featured on calm, focused and sleep inspired Spotify and Apple Playlists. www.russyoung.co.uk

Credits:
Produced by Russ Young.
Mastered by Taylor Deupree.

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