walking around
saying what’s expected
until that fog rolls in over the mountain (again)
until the world is distant and clouds meet sea--
until the world is indifferent, that birdsong: “free”.
When city lights fade--
well, I like to dream
Drowse:
Most sounds sourced and manipulated from late night drones
performed by Jesse Keating and Kyle Bates in a giant converted
walk-in freezer at NES Artist Residency in Skagaströnd, Iceland
in April, 2018. Fog Storm drones created with guitar pedals and
found-object sculptural instruments built by the artists.
“Fog Storm Pts. 1-3” composed by Kyle Bates in April and May, 2018
“Pt. 4 (Birdsong)”, composed by Jesse Keating and Kyle Bates in April, 2018.
Recording, arrangement, and words by Kyle Bates.
Mastered by Parker Johnson.
“Fog Storm Pts. 1-4” was originally the audio component of Fog Storm
installation by Jesse Keating and Kyle Bates
Planning For Burial:
Written and Recorded at home in Mountain Top Pennsylvania between
August and September 2015 at the same time as the album
"Below The House" but it laid abandoned until additional mixing
and editing were completed in May 2018.
Parker Johnson then mastered it in June 2018 in Portland Oregon.
at the time Planning For Burial were made of amplifiers, blood,
microphones, whiskey soaked throat/soul, 4 track cassette recorder, chemicals, drums, synthesizers, 6 string bass, cymbals, & bones
supported by 19 fans who also own “Drowse / Planning For Burial split”
If a painting of someone crying in the snow, holding their broken life in a warm embrace sounded like something it would sound like this album Christian
Recording as Allenheimer, Atli Bollason dismantles Icelandic pop songs, making illusory new ambient material from the component parts. Bandcamp New & Notable May 12, 2018
The music of Reading group Chaos Emeralds feels like it weighs megatons, with its thick rivers of distorted guitar and gluey textures. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 15, 2022
supported by 19 fans who also own “Drowse / Planning For Burial split”
saw Kyle play with Lula Asplund while opening for Lovesliescrushing, recently. Amazing set! While there, I picked up their duo piece, the A Matinee LP. Brilliant! I had looked into Kyle’s Drowse material before hand and I was blown away. I was meaning to pick up some of the Drowse material recently and I decided to go with this LP. Amazingly structured and cohesive. The mix of quiet/loud textures mix so nicely together. Great LP! I look forward to seeing him live again. blcksrpnt