Description:	2xLP on Thrill Jockey in different brown sleeve!
	Format:	Double LP (vinyl)
	Genre(s):	Experimental / Abstract
	Label:	Thrill Jockey
	Price:	£12.79
	Availability:	Sold out / currently unavailable. Sorry!

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...according to our Brett on 13 February 2009.

Mountains involves a man called Koen Holtkamp who I thought I didn't know but then I saw his name written down and I actually did. He's had stuff out on Type and that. He does this stuff with his BFF Brendon Anderegg and it's really, really good floaty ambience for incense lovers and josstick lickers. The band name's pretty fitting as it does a fine job of evoking misty pastoral scenes and those transcendent 'shafts of light poking through the clouds' moments. Everyone knows Brian Eno emits little tinkles with his every movement (he started his adult life as a cat burgler before realising music was a better career path) and I imagine his holidays in the Lake District probably sound quite like this. It's early, I'm half asleep and struggling to put two words together but I think this is one of the best ambient LPs I've heard in ages. So there. Choral is out on CD and LP via Thrill Jockey.

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What their label says...

Guiding us through sonic peaks & valleys, Mountains take us on a journey of experimentation,
occasionally crossing into psychedelic & kosmiche (Harmonia, Cluster, Popol Vuh) territory.

· Mountains is Brendon Anderegg and Koen Holtkamp, friends
since their middle school days. They began exchanging musical
ideas and compositions which led to them founding the
Apestaartje label in 1999. As their collaborations and individual
projects blossomed, they decided to create Mountains as a vehicle
for live performance.
· A love of sculpting sound in front of an audience is at the heart of
Mountains. The group’s third album, ‘Choral’ (their first self-titled
release and second album ‘Sewn’ were both on Apestaartje), is the
culmination of their work to date and a balanced mix of the first
two efforts.
· Mountains are often compared to artists such as Brian Eno and
Fennesz, citing their extended melodies and their unique broad
guitar work. Mountains seamlessly blend pastoral electronic sounds
with both field recordings and a plethora of acoustic instruments.
The effect is incredibly sublime and hypnotic as the sounds slowly
wrap themselves around each other and alter themselves in the
mind of the listener.
· The CD version is presented in a 4 panel mini-LP style
jacket.
· The double LP version is limited to 1000 copies and includes
two tracks not on the CD.
· Also included with the vinyl is a free download coupon for the
album.