Remember that Song they used to play? Ugh. Yeah. They played it like twice an hour and it sounds like every other song. Well this stuff has been virtually unplayed up until now, and it’s not only lovingly arranged and mixed with all the precision of German engineering, but filled with surprises. Some say that a certain passage in the second song can come to life and marry you, but only two people really say that because that’s how many have heard it. This thing is fresh.
Now, on closer inspection, you may find bristling, staticky hums, little melodies layered, repeated and torn apart, a thumping bass and behind all that, a guy who really likes creating something he wants you to hear and who has been working on these things for longer than some people have been wearing a mustache. I don’t know, I guess you should really just go ahead and give it a listen.
Of course you probably have the equipment that is needed, a music player, some wicked speakers, a nice big room, maybe with a thick fluffy rug, a lazy cat actively ignoring you and a fantastic view with a winding river, a blinding winter sun and a spaceship swiftly descending. Or something along those lines—we can’t be choosy these days.
Anyway, if you think life is pretty nifty and you like your days filled with joy, what you might be missing is the right music to enjoy right now, and some smartly designed artwork that feels right at home with the sounds you’d like to have flooding your chambers. Well good news, you’re right where you need to be to pick up all of Chris’s work, or maybe just pick up his new single right now if you’re stingy. Well, go ahead. I won’t tell on you if you pay more than you have to, by the way. We’re all friends here.
credits
released January 24, 2016
Touch guitars, synthesizers, drum programming & sound design by Chris Herb
Produced & mixed by Chris Herb
Mastered by Adrian Benavides
All songs written by Chris Herb
Artwork by Yvonne Domava
Special thanks to: Adrian Benavides, Mom, Dad, Cécile Jansen, Dennis Degen, Yvonne Domava, John Osinski, Erik Emil Eskildsen, Markus Reuter, the Touch Guitar Circle
L'album est magnifique. Je n'ai pas les mots pour expliciter mon ressenti.
C'est un large panel de nuances. L'enchaînement des morceau est agréable. Un immense coup de foudre à la première écoute...qui me laisse comme un goût de perfection. Nickel chrome. Nec plus ultra...jusqu'à la piste 9! La voix et les mots de Markus c'est aussi de la musique. Merci pour ce Bonus très intéressant et agréable à écouter
Chris
Thank you for this excellent release . This indeed compliments the three earlier releases of soundscapes from the
Stickmen concerts . Please keep up the
good work .
Nick Bradey
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