A Strange Constellation of Events (Reissue), by Remanence

A Strange Constellation of Events (Reissue)

by Remanence

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The Itzamna Collective Sublime from beginning to end.

Brian, your music is eternally gorgeous. The high desert call is so mysterious & deeply emotional.

An amazing collaboration. One of my all-time favourite albums.

Such a great artist too, The Sepiadrone CD art was magnificent, thank you so much <3 A.

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This reissue updates the original release with audio pressed on a glass mastered CD for the first time. The album is packaged in a 5 x 6" sleeve with four photos printed on metallic paper and liner notes printed on velum and heavy card stock paper. A discount is offered to owners of the first pressing - contact me directly through bandcamp. Limited to 100 copies.

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1.	Signal Hill 13:08	buy track
2.	Reflecting Pool (Prelude) 01:57	buy track
3.	Lamkhyer 09:14	buy track
4.	Nocturne 03:50	buy track
5.	The Reflecting Pool 05:25	buy track
6.	Stress 07:48	buy track
7.	It Gazes Also Into You 03:41	buy track
8.	Echo Canyon III 05:22	buy track
9.	A Reply Beyond Oblivion 08:02	buy track
10.	First Light 04:49	buy track

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"Slowly the night blooms, unfurling flowers of darkness, covering the trellised sky, becoming a bouquet of blackness" - Frank Marshall Davis

"A strange Constellation of Events" assembles a long series of musical experiments which began soon after the release of "Apparitions." Searching for new musical ground, the duo (Brian McWilliams and John Phipps) began exploring alternate modes of composition, never settling on the same method twice. As a starting point, they wanted to explore the subtleties of communication, from the man-made to the terrestrial. But, what began to emerge seemed to paint a larger picture - an audio portrait describing the deep veil of night and the arc between dusk and dawn.

Here, on their fourth release, Remanence explores the in-between time with the sound of insects and frogs, the pulse of fireflies - the night time lighting up in a dazzling array of stars. Its music about the nocturnal (and for the nocturnal), both peaceful and ominous. There are stories of communication, moments of deep reflection... The music unfolds then slowly drifts away in hushed, muted silence.

"Strange Constellation" is night music - deep, layered and textured - coaxed from a long line of soundscapes and musical experiments and blended with a careful selection of night-time field recordings. Like all our releases, it ships with beautifully printed artwork in unique packaging and includes a velum insert, insect photos, and detailed liner notes.

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released August 17, 2022

Front cover photo by John Chumack. Please visit www.GalacticImages.com for more information.

John Phipps: keyboards, guitar, rattles, percussion, field recordings, sample manipulation and objects

Brian McWilliams: keyboards, rainstick, rattles, percussion, drum loops, feedback, metal plates, field recordings, sample manipulation and vocal tones

Carolyn Koebel: bowed gong, cymbols and ocean harp on "A Reply Beyond Oblivion"

Michelle McWilliams: recorder on "Lamkhyer"

Mastered by Brian McWilliams at The Sound Observatory, 2004-2005.

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Aperus Santa Fe, New Mexico

Aperus is an ambient, electronic musician and photographer living in the high desert of northern New Mexico. With each recording he filters natural and technological sound through a surf of electronics, noise and field recordings, creating large-scale, echoing soundscapes that hear the world as if from a vast distance. He is also known for his work with the ambient / electronic duo Remanence. ... more

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