Vertical Land, by David John Sheppard

Vertical Land

by David John Sheppard

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polinos At the same time lyrical and propulsive, Sheppart brings a fresh perspective to minimalist music as well as a grandeur inherent in the concept of 'Vertical Land' - sonic impressions of majestic montainious landscapes.

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1.	Thumbnail Sketch Of Infinity 06:48	buy track
2.	Horizon Climbs 05:02	buy track
3.	Vortex On A String 05:00	buy track
4.	Seconds, Minutes, Hours 05:33	buy track
5.	Vertical Land 1 06:55	buy track
6.	Spring Forward, Fall Back 03:19	buy track
7.	Mountain Time 04:23	buy track
8.	Vertical Land 2 06:35	buy track

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Known for fusing avant-experiment and filmic atmospheres with a rich melodic and rhythmic sensibility, Sheppard was inspired to write ‘Vertical Land’ by his travels in summer/autumn 2013. Finding himself (not in the hippie sense, more serendipitously) in a series of mountainous landscapes (South Africa, northern Norway, the volcanic Cyclades islands of Greece and the Welsh Black Mountains), Sheppard was moved by the feeling of awe that arises when flying over or walking across huge land masses.

Tracks were begun percussively by inserting pencils into guitars to make false bridges, then hammering the strings with vibraphone mallets, or by applying layers of masking tape to the strings of an upright piano in order to create a raw percussive instrument. Marimbas, glockenspiels and mountain dulcimers were all attacked with a similar sense of primal reflex until the compositions were gradually built up, only to be stripped back down again in a very painterly process, to reveal new forms, combinations and colours.

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released June 5, 2015

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