Description:	Ltd CD on Hibernate. Edn of 200
	Format:	CD
	Genre(s):	Experimental / Abstract
	Label:	Hibernate
	Price:	£6.99
	Availability:	Sold out / currently unavailable. Sorry!

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...according to our Clinton on 26 March 2010.

Out of the billions upon billions of micro labels out there i'd say Hibernate is one of the best. The packaging is done with real care and attention and though the releases are often on CDr you feel that you've walked away with something of quality not a scrappy half arsed effort. This is their latest release and its by M.Ostermeier. Its entitled 'Lakefront' and i really like the front cover picture of a suburban street in darkness. The music is made up of mellow drones both on organ and what seems like strings plus gentle piano motifs with the odd electronic bleep in there from time to time. It's extremely evocative and recalls the likes of Stars of The Lid, La Bradford and Harold Budd. I'm mightily impressed by the way the electronic and acoustic elements combine to create ambient music of great distinction. Also to note: M.Ostermeier is the former leader of 90's shoegaze band Should and owns the Words On Music label whose releases we have stocked for a good long while.

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What their label says...

(Parvoart, Jan 2010) featured fragile Rhodes and acoustic piano melodies atop minimal downtempo electronics and Labradford-esque guitar tones.  Here on the seven-track mini-album
Lakefront, the skeletal acoustic piano remains, but the minimal beats have evaporated and we are left with something more organic, more haunting. Harold Budd is still an apt reference for the piano fragments, but the infusion of acoustic recordings and darker guitar and electronics bring to mind Deaf Center and Library Tapes. The melancholic mood that builds throughout Lakefront evokes feelings of nostalgia and regret. One theme present in Marc’s mind as he was writing these pieces was how the passing of time necessarily brings uncertainty to one’s recollection of the past – an uncertainty that has its own poignancy. Marc lives in Baltimore in the US where these tracks were recorded during the last few months of 2009. He was the main songwriter of the 1990’s shoegaze/post-rock band Should and is also the co-owner of Words On Music, an independent record label.

Hb11 is a CD in recycled PP packaging and limited to 200 copies. Mastered by Taylor Deupree.