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SKU	127854
Artist	KEVIN MCCORMICK
Title	STICKLEBACKS
Label	SMILING C
Catalog #	SC#11
Genre	Ambient
Release	W 14 - 2023
Format	Vinyl - USLP
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€ 31,50	incl. VAT, excl. shipping

Tracks

sticklebacks
KEVIN MCCORMICK
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sc11_sticklebacks/a1_sticklebacks_clip.mp3
sunday farmway
KEVIN MCCORMICK
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sc11_sticklebacks/a2_sunday_farmway_clip.mp3
a little cove
KEVIN MCCORMICK
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sc11_sticklebacks/a3_a_little_cove_clip.mp3
mountain tops
KEVIN MCCORMICK
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sc11_sticklebacks/a4_mountain_tops_clip.mp3
night journey
KEVIN MCCORMICK
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sc11_sticklebacks/b1_night_journey_clip.mp3
moon clock
KEVIN MCCORMICK
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sc11_sticklebacks/b2_moon_clock_clip.mp3
a little space
KEVIN MCCORMICK
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sc11_sticklebacks/b3_a_little_space_clip.mp3
alone in a crowd
KEVIN MCCORMICK
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/s/sc11_sticklebacks/b4_alone_in_a_crowd_clip.mp3

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.