Browse by Artist: LOSCIL

Artist:	LOSCIL
Title:	Triple Point
Label:	KRANKY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	KRANK 049CD

"Scott Morgan records and performs under the name loscil. Morgan uses sampler, synths, fx, and a healthy dose of computer programming to create loscil music. The entire album is based on the concepts of thermodynamics; the exchange of energy, heat, the transformation of liquids into solids and so forth. It is conceptually a fake scientific document. The fluctuating tones and pulses reminded us of long time personal favorites Cluster as well as newfangled electronic artists like Gas and Monolake. Morgan points to predecessors like Hugh Lecain, Henry Mancini, Gavin Bryars and Raymond Scott as influences, explaining both the texture and melodic sense at play."

Artist:	LOSCIL
Title:	Submers
Label:	KRANKY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	KRANK 058CD

"Submers is the second album from the Vancouver-based Scott Morgan aka Loscil. All of the tracks are named after submarines, the final cut being a requiem for the crew of the ill fated Russian nuclear vessel Kursk. Recorded at home on computer with samples and keyboards used as sound sources, Submers is rife with source less echoes, steely surfaces and ominous melodic and rhythmic undertows. The sifted melodies are layered over muffled, clicking and pulsing rhythm tracks with an appropriately aquatic feel to the entire album."

Artist:	LOSCIL
Title:	First Narrows
Label:	KRANKY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	KRANK 069CD

"First Narrows is the third Loscil album and the first in which Scott Morgan uses real instruments and input from other musicians. Using sound sources that ranged from sampled instruments to miscellaneous lo-fi mini-cassette recordings, Morgan generated music on computer by custom programming sequencing and processing designed so that no two performances of the patches would be exactly the same. In turn, Jason Zumpano on fender Rhodes piano, Tim Loewen on guitar and Nyla Rany on cello improvised over those electronic sequences. Morgan then edited and mixed the live and premixed sections together."

Artist:	LOSCIL
Title:	Plume
Label:	KRANKY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	KRANK 096CD

Scott Morgan notes: "Compositionally, many tracks on Plume are similar in approach to First Narrows; they started with a harmonic root from which sounds were processed into a loose structure over which the live players could improvise. There was substantially less editing this time around with the live tracks. I opted to choose the better improvised passes and merely mix them in and out rather than cut them up. I think this leaves a lot more natural space and balances the heavily structured and repetitive electronic elements with more organic performed layers. Thematically, I stuck with things that are quintessentially Loscil; flow, subtle movement, gradual transition, growth."

Artist:	LOSCIL
Title:	Endless Falls
Label:	KRANKY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	KRANK 141CD

"Endless Falls is the fifth full length release by Scott Morgan under the loscil moniker. The album begins and ends with the sound of rain recorded by Scott in his back yard, precipitation being a constant presence in his home city of Vancouver. Many of the other sounds on the album are derived from these same recordings, processed and combined with other harmonic sounds to create the textures and drones. Something completely new to this release would be vocals, of a sort, a first for any loscil composition, contributed by Daniel Bejar on the final track. Scott states 'The collaboration with Dan made us both incredibly nervous. Dan felt out of his element doing 'spoken word' but rose to the challenge. I felt self-conscious about changing the listening perspective from abstract, ambient music into foreground, conscious listening. The first time I heard Dan's voice recording I was terrified and was tempted to call the whole thing off. I listened to it a few more times and it completely grew on me. Now I can't imagine that piece without his performance. I love Dan's use of words, his vocal rhythms and the intimate intensity of his voice.' Jason Zumpano is the only returning performer from past collaborations, he is responsible for the piano parts. Kim Koch and Robert Sparks make appearances on violin and bass recorder. The cover photos for the album were taken from the backseat of the family car by Scott's newest collaborator, his 4 year old daughter Sadie."

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