Mountains - Air Museum

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3...according to our Clinton on Fri 27 May, 2011.

Mountains, Mountains? Not Black Mountain or Mountain of One or Mount Kimbie, these are just Mountains. I see their name but know not of what they sound like. One of them is Koen Holtcamp who I have heard of. You see, this is a learning curve for me as well - its easy to fall behind with the myriad of new records that fly in each week. What we have are squelchy synths - and lots of them. I'm 10 minutes in and the synths are droning, enveloping the room in a sound which is part Kraftwerk, part Brian Eno and part Tangerine Dream. I know I mention this about some record or other every single bloody week but I'm again reminded of the early Human League instrumental stuff. The old tape hiss is brought in and layered above (or underneath, depending on which way you look at it) the multi tracked churning synth sounds. I read that that these are one of the best selling artists on Thrill Jockey. I can't obviously see what it is they do that so astounds but then I'm no cosmic synth aficionado. It's obvious though that someone is doing something right.

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· ‘Air Museum’ is the long awaited new album from
Mountains.

· Mountains is Brendon Anderegg and Koen
Holtkamp, two sonic explorers whose long history,
shared philosophies, and love of sculpting sound,
has resulted in some of the most densely layered
and blissful music crafted in recent memory.

· The band’s 2009 album ‘Choral’ was universally
acclaimed and also one of the best selling Thrill
Jockey releases of 2009.

· Mountains will tour the East Coast and Midwest
prior to the album release. The band will then tour
Europe upon release with additional US dates
starting in June.

· CD version comes in a 4 panel mini-LP style
gatefold package. LP version includes free
download coupon.

· Koen Holtkamp recently released his solo album
‘Gravity / Bees’ on Thrill Jockey.

· “A consistently rewarding album, whose layered
textures and pleasant atmospheres are
complemented by moments of sheer blissfulness” -
Tiny Mix Tapes.

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