BRIEF CONVERSATIONS by Markus Mehr
Brief Conversations is an ode to the acoustic properties of the spaces we listen within. Recordings of rooms act as the source material, which are then alchemically blended into mesmerising ambient environments, rich with reverberant details. Rooms communicate with us, we can listen to them. Their vocabulary includes their interior, their architecture and their surroundings. The material and arrangement of the walls and their volume determine their resonances and the nature of their reverberation. Thus each room has its own articulation, its own acoustic fingerprint.
As the mediator between the sounds and their spatial containers, I wanted to expose a level of granularity we so often ignore, re-shaping the raw materials into immersive new experiences. Despite its challenging conceptual nature, the album aims to be sensuous and hypnotic, giving up its secrets slowly but surely.
Tracklist
| 1. | Gates To The Big White Room | 2:26 |
| 2. | United States Of Sound | 3:23 |
| 3. | Mount Devil | 6:28 |
| 4. | Our Heart Went Up In Flames | 5:32 |
| 5. | Relief | 7:27 |
| 6. | Shelter | 7:09 |
| 7. | Xes | 2:15 |
| 8. | Build Towards The Light | 5:28 |
| 9. | San Marco | 5:53 |
| 10. | Gates To The Big White Room (Binaural Version) | 2:26 |
| 11. | United States Of Sound (Binaural Version) | 3:22 |
| 12. | Mount Devil (Binaural Version) | 6:28 |
| 13. | Our Heart Went Up In Flames (Binaural Version) | 5:32 |
| 14. | Relief (Binaural Version) | 7:27 |
| 15. | Shelter (Binaural Version) | 7:14 |
| 16. | Xes (Binaural Version) | 2:14 |
| 17. | Build Towards The Light (Binaural Version) | 5:30 |
| 18. | San Marco (Binaural Version) | 5:52 |
Credits
Recorded, produced and mixed by Markus Mehr.
Mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi
Cover Artwork by: Keep it, Love it, Call it George
The binaural version of the album comes with no extra costs.
Thanks to Daniela Milosevic at Keep it, Love it, Call it George, Tim Clarke, Stu Medley and Cam Merton at Hidden Shoal, Christian Riegel at Stockwerk 72, Stefanie Sixt at Sixt Sense, Harry Alt, Michael Grau and especially to Daniela Vockeroth.
℗ + © Markus Mehr
License
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Markus Mehr’s debut, Lava, holds true to its title – it is a dense, steaming surge of glue-thick sound. But, after any destructive force there is new growth. Green shoots of melody arc out of the surface and populate the terrain as new possibilities emerge.
Markus Mehr's music is available for licensing. Email Cam at Hidden Shoal for more details: cam[@]hiddenshoal.com