STICKLEBACKS by KEVIN MCCORMICK
SKU | 127854 |
Artist | KEVIN MCCORMICK |
Title | STICKLEBACKS |
Label | SMILING C |
Catalog # | SC#11 |
Genre | |
Release | W 14 - 2023 |
Format | Vinyl - USLP |
Exclusive | |
€ 31,50 | incl. VAT, excl. shipping |
Tracks
- sticklebacks
- sunday farmway
- a little cove
- mountain tops
- night journey
- moon clock
- a little space
- alone in a crowd
Description
Kevin McCormick's unreleased bedroom studio tape material (1982-1984). Moods similar to Durutti Column, Woo, Crosby’s spacey moments, and Boards Of Canada’s nostalgia.
Following the release of Light Patterns in 1982, Kevin recorded a series of songs onto tape that explored the sonic possibilities of a solitary guitarist. Shedding the acoustic sound of his previous effort, he adopted a swelling electric palette to apply his moods to. These recordings are a shift in direction to a sparse and ambient style, and their hazy, repetitive movements create room for evocative melodies.
Kevin fills a deficiency of guitar-forward music with his minimalistic approach that is somewhere in the space between ambient, rock, jazz, and avant-garde. On Sticklebacks, he casts away the morning elegance of Light Patterns and leans further into the introverted feelings of the small hours. It is a nascent springtime journey that shows just what Kevin is capable of with six strings.