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ARTIST
RILES, ZAK
TITLE
Earthwave
FORMAT
Cassette
LABEL
IMPORTANT RECORDS
CATALOG #
IMPREC 527CS
IMPREC 527CS
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
10/27/2023
Earthwave
is
Zak Riles
' (
Grails/Watter
) follow-up to his eponymous debut CD (IMPREC 213CD) released on Important Records in 2008, a cinematic ascent through dark space, volatile illumination, reflection and refraction. Recorded during the pandemic -- when Riles took refuge in his rural Kentucky studio, providing remote engineering work for groups like
Sleep
,
Om
,
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
,
Mono
, and
Joan Shelley
-- it's a monumental exploration of his enduring interest in late '70s/early '80s instrumental electronic and new-age music. The humid atmosphere and ominous moods of
Earthwave
were accomplished using an Arp 2600 and multiple Yamaha and Farfisa keyboards. The recordings were then run through analog equipment -- MCI JH110 tape machine, Lexicon Prime Time, Roland Space Echo -- adding to the sense of a time out of time. Echoes of past Riles compositions float through
Earthwave
's chambers, the saz, oud and twelve-string acoustic recalling his memorable contributions to early Grails recordings. The only guest is the legendary
Britt Walford
(
Slint
), whose drumming appears on two tracks.
Earthwave
is a project of sonic world-building by a master of his craft. Let yourself be overcome by its tectonic movement.
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