Sleep Whale - Little Brite

Much like a handmade quilt, Sleep Whale’s music is filled with collected scraps of material, beautiful patterns and meticulous crafting. . For guitarist/cellist Joel North and violinist/sequence programmer Bruce Blay, the melding of traditional live acoustic sounds of violin, cello, and guitar with vanguard electronic processing is the most natural thing in the world. Woven throughout the infectious melodies of violin, cello, and guitar you’ll find music boxes, shortwave radios, tape machines, water and much more. The six songs on Little Brite conjure a universe whose ancient forbears include Steve Reich, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Eno’s looping ambiences, Brit-folk guitarist Bert Jansch, gamelan ensembles and Hindustani hand percussion, however, the wall-to-wall beauty of the proceedings is anything but reverential ear candy. Engaging, melodically rewarding, and sophisto-whimsical, Sleep Whale’s cerebrally atmospheric marriage of the luddite and techno worlds makes for essential listening. Sleep Whale has performed with Dan Deacon, The Dodos, Lymbyc Systym, The Album Leaf, Beach House, Efterklang, Menomena, and many others.  In 2008 the band completed successful tours of the US and EU, and performed at the Western Vinyl SXSW showcase following a special performance of Steve Reich’s music.  / "Every track on this record is full of surprises, textures and effective broad strokes, but it's the intangible quality of the songcraft that takes these "electro-acoustic" pieces beyond merely interesting and thrusts them into the realm of celebratory emotional resonance." We Shot JR / "so stirringly beautiful you almost drop your jaw the first time you hear it....You've gotta hear them. See them too." Observer.  / "Comprising just two men on various stringed instruments, (cello, violin, acoustic guitar) despite relying on pre-recorded elements, the duo stole the show with their subtle, stirring and vivid performance which truly accentuated almost every emotion known to mankind." Strange Glue /

Tracklisting 1. Skipping Stones 2. A Pebble Garden 3. Josh Likes Me 4. Sleep Whale 5. Airplane Arms 6. Little Brite

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