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ARTIST
PLACE, JAMES
TITLE
Still Waves To A Whisper
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
UMOR REX
CATALOG #
UR 112LP
UR 112LP
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
4/3/2020
James Place
returns with his new LP
Still Waves To A Whisper
(the fourth release on Umor Rex). Flitting between the dreamworld of hauntological synth music and hypnotic techno functionality,
Still Waves To Whisper
showcases James Place's continuing development of dramatic (and varied) sound worlds. Musically,
Still Waves To A Whisper
contains both some of the most immediately danceable and straight up beautiful tracks of James Place's career. Utilizing voice samples from the same source as his last album,
Voices Bloom
, opener "Known Cry" is a heavenly coda of sunlight bursting through clouds, warm synths drifting across restrained pulses. "Timing and Lighting" went through countless live iterations before the current version was tracked for this album, a tunneling exploration of rhythm with a dose of sardonic humor. "Move In Blue (Homeward Mix)" is James Places's rework of a track from 2017's
Voices Bloom
, obsessively remixed and revisited, here littered with additional melodies and populated by newly sampled voices. Closing track "Names" is perhaps the most outright beautiful James Place recording to date. A stripped back rework of a live version of
Living On Superstition
's "Another Mourning In America" (2015), the tune is based on a melodic line written after the studio recorded version. Interwoven with a sampled vocal, and rinsed of all of the original song, "Names" is left behind a stark and compelling descendant. The title,
Still Waves To A Whisper
, stems from a conversation between Place and another artist on methods to ease anxieties and the benefits of a focused practice. The hope is for this music to continue that conversation on a larger scale. All songs written, produced and recorded by
Phil Tortoroli
between 2015-2018 in Brooklyn, NY. Vocals by
Sam Sally
and an unknown guest. Photos and design by
Daniel Castrejón
. Mastered by
Rafael Anton Irisarri
at Black Knoll Studio, NY.
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