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Artist:	SADDLEBACK
Title:	Everything's A Love Letter + Everything's Open To..
Label:	PRESERVATION (AUSTRALIA)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	PRE 006XCD

..Interpretation. Saddleback is the solo project of producer Tony Dupé. In many ways, with its warm and exploratory craft, 2004's Everything's A Love Letter was the culmination of the varying strands in Tony's musical life contained in one special debut. Tony first came to notice in Glovebox, who put an ethereal, ambient twist on the indie-pop scene as far back as the early '90s. Glovebox's swirling sound has been as unhurried as its release schedule, though no matter how spare their output, each album has always found a warm reception. The group were even invited to make a record with U.S. independent music luminary Kramer, who at the time had already produced records for the likes of Low, Palace Brothers and Galaxie 500. As time went on, Tony would tinker with the Glovebox sound by using a rotating group of players with each recording and eventually started to produce records himself and sow the seeds for Saddleback. Tony moved into an old disused nunnery on the South Coast of NSW and into production, fashioning a recording studio within the huge 18-bedroom building. As Saddleback, Dupé had unanchored his atmospheric musings from Glovebox's pop roots into new territory. Everything's A Love Letter unfolds with small sonic gestures and gradually shifting layers of quiet sound, its fluttering, winding arrangements building into something altogether mesmerizing. Blending guitar, piano, strings and brass into its mild electronic realm brings up compelling dimensions between classic composition and abstraction -- a tender melodicism that draws on jazz, folk, pop and ambient electronica. His affecting style brought many plaudits, furthered by the release of Saddleback's second album Night Maps. This reissue edition features interpretations of five of the original tracks from acclaimed Preservation artists Aaron Martin, Grand Salvo, Post, Early Songs and Richard Skelton. They add to an already fascinating and beautiful listen. Deluxe packaging in a unique design.

Artist:	SADDLEBACK
Title:	Night Maps
Label:	PRESERVATION (AUSTRALIA)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	PRE 011CD

2007 release. Saddleback is the solo project of producer Tony Dupé. Since the release of Saddleback's acclaimed 2004 debut Everything's A Love Letter, Tony has found increasing demand for his touch behind the recording desk, most notably with Sydney's Holly Throsby. Tony's recording desk for this record was located in his Kangaroo Valley residence on the south coast of New South Wales (he has since re-located to Berlin). The remote surroundings speak heavily of the sounds he creates for Saddleback, and as its title suggests, Night Maps has a darker sense of beauty than its predecessor. The uncanny atmospheres are the result of contrasting feelings at play. Sounds push and pull against each other, then unite into a mysterious force that is by turns desolate, fragile, visceral and translucent. These abstracted orchestrations featuring guitar, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion and electronic textures work in the cracks between jazz, folk, post-rock and classical, claiming a space between dark and light, both shimmering and haunting. Night Maps is breathtaking, artful work. Deluxe packaging in a unique design.

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