Death of an Aura EP
Six tracks, released on the ninth of June, on Benbecula Records. All Minerals subscribers will receive this limited Digipak CD EP; non-subscribers will be able to purchase the EP from their preferred download store in mp3 and FLAC formats.
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52 Responses to “Death of an Aura EP”:
Can’t wait.
Neither can I.
Hope you enjoy it.
Hot sex!
wait a tick, will we still be able to buy this in CD format as well as downloading it?
Hi Aaron—It was originally going to be a download-only taster of my next album, but Benbecula decided to make it also available on CD, as a bonus, to Minerals subscribers. As far as I know, the only way you’ll be able to get it on CD is to become a Minerals subscriber before the release date.
However, it will also be available from Bleep in FLAC format, so there will still be lossless options available.
You mean there’s new material and I have to wait over a month to get it? You are too cruel!
I like the cover art. Can’t wait to hear the tunes.
This is great news! I hope to hear some live instruments ’cause harp, violin and all were a brilliant complement in your music.
Thanks Kowarisuki! Yep, it is a little more acoustic-oriented than my last releases, you’ll be happy to hear, partly through my collaboration with the talented Benet Walsh, and partly through my own need to get away from the computer and soft-synths a bit more.
Glad you like the artwork, Andrew—thanks! It’s the first sleeve I’ve designed myself (hopefully that’s not too obvious
).
But please don’t go too far from electronica.
Your music is unique because you know where bounds of instrumental music are. And “Circadies” and “Beneath Fleeting Visions” so far are clipper of electronic-acoustic mixture to me. Cheers, Chris.
Look forward to this one Chris, cover art is nice too!
Kowarisuki—I’d say then that this EP is more on the acoustic side of things. (Think ‘Bluebottles’.) Lots of home sampling and instrument recordings.
Then the album will address the balance with more electronic/synth-based tracks.
Really digging into my synths at the moment, as I never had the chance to get into the hardware side of things with the majority of Lemodie.
Glad to hear that, Chris. And I hope your next album will be widely available on the shelves of music stores than previous ones which unfortunately I couldn’t find at all.
Well, to be honest it probably won’t be any more physically widely available than Lemodie, especially as independent stores and distributors are feeling the squeeze, given the apparently plummeting value of recorded music.
Chances are you’ll still have to rely on mail order—we shall see.
As a fairly regular visitor to your site, imagine my delight when 3 pieces of fantastic news come along at once! Great to hear you have new material (EP, Album) in the works, Chris, and I wouldn’t miss the Benebecula Showcase for anything. You can count on my support for all three.
“(Think ‘Bluebottles’.)”
*Melts*
Bluebottles is one of my favorite tracks of yours, and thats hard to say because i have several favorites!!
Do i remember hearing something about vocals in some comments awhile back? if so, are the vocals going to come in the form of lyrics? Chanting perhaps?
Is it to early to ask how subtly the idea of vocals is being woven into your next album and/or EP?