Description:	3" Cds edn of 200 on Secret Furry Hole, Well Limited and sexy!
	Format:	CD single
	Genre(s):	Drone / Kosmische
	Label:	Secret Furry Hole
	Price:	£5.49
	Availability:	Sold out / currently unavailable. Sorry!

5
...according to our Ant on 04 March 2010.

One of my highlights from 2009 was clocking off at the towers to take my commute home and have Simon Scott's (The Charlottes/ Slowdive/ Televise) sublime 'Navigare' album play as I closed my eyes and unwound on my journey home. I think that 'Nivalis' is a perfect extension/ counterpart to that work. It has the same post-shoegaze ambient vibe, with occasional very light percussion flourishes and slightly glitched and grainy loop feel that recalls William Basinski. Personally I find Simon's solo material works best on headphones as it really is a very solo experience that creates a dream-like state of consciousness. This CD just effortlessly sends me into that zone where I can forget about the mundane and just drift away. The ghostly, distant vocals towards the end are truly enchanting and I'm left wanting more. I'm really looking forward to the forthcoming live performance in Leeds along with Tim Hecker and Machinefabriek. I think the line-up will compliment each other perfectly… The packaging on this very limited edition is of amazing high quality > A fold out cover that takes some deciphering but once you get your head around the folds, a lush mountain-scape image is revealed and the text print is super gorgeous. It follows the high standards set by the Peter Broderick and Hauschka CD's and is stickered to look amazing.

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What their label says...

'nivalis' is the second release from simon scott after his debut album 'navigare' was released in october 2009 on miasmah recordings from berlin run by erik skodvin from deaf center/svarte greiner. it was written, recorded and mixed by simon on 18th/19th december 2009 during heavy snowfall at studio o3o3o in cambridge.

"the whole time i was writing this piece the snow just never stopped falling so i had this amazing visual flow that inspired me to keep on throwing musical ideas into the track. i had no intention to venture outside so i just kept on recording for two days, mixing as i went along, until the snow stopped. i added recordings of me clearing snow and ice from my doorstep whilst my heater was working flat out to push the sub zero temperatures up a few degrees. i see 'nivalis' as a tribute to the winter, the snow and the beauty of how the seasons change here in england." -- myspace.com/o3o3o

simon scott is the ex slowdive drummer ('just for a day' LP, 'souvlaki' LP and the '5ep') who runs the kesh recording label from cambridge and is also in seavault with antony ryan from isan who have released music on morr music.

he has shared studio and stage with brian eno, klimek, machinefabriek, jasper tx, nils frahm, seasons pre-din, rafael anton irisarri, xela, fever ray, svarte greiner, marcud fjellstrom, lawrence english, fennesz and taylor deupree.

he has also remixed on, autistici and isan, provides production to the 'hintergarten' album by hannu and has co written with the sight below (who scott plays guitar for live) for the second album 'it all falls apart' due spring 2010.