Hidden Shoal Recordings is proud to announce the official release of the eagerly awaited sophomore album by American post-ambient craftsman Wes Willenbring . Close, But Not Too Close sees Willenbring develop on the gorgeous palette of tones explored on acclaimed debut Somewhere, Someone Else . As with Willenbring's debut, Close, But Not Too Close is all about time in both it's broadest and most discrete sense. There is a [...]
Hidden Shoal Recordings is proud to announce the digital pre-release of the eagerly awaited sophomore album by American ambient craftsman Wes Willenbring . Close, But Not Too Close sees Willenbring develop on the gorgeous palette of tones explored on acclaimed debut Someone, Somewhere Else . As with Willenbring's debut, Close, But Not Too Close is all about time in both it's broadest and most discrete sense. There is a deliberation present in it's composition that makes for a level of engagement far beyond any easy notion [...]
Hidden Shoal Recordings is proud to announce the release of the first single taken from the eagerly awaited sophomore album by American ambient craftsman Wes Willenbring . ' Oh, Most ' sees Willenbring develop on the gorgeous palette of tones explored on his debut album Somewhere Someone Else . The track is submerged in icy washes of guitar, under which piano and bass meet in a rhythmic valium struggle. As with Willenbring's best work 'Oh, Most' is all about time in both its broadest and most discrete sense. There is a deliberation [...]
Wes Willenbring: "Sometimes," from the Somewhere Someone Else LP (Hidden Shoal, 2007)
Wes Willenbring: "Correspondence," from the Somewhere Someone Else LP (Hidden Shoal, 2007)
Hidden Shoal Recordings, today announced the official release of the album, "Somewhere Someone Else" by US ambient artist, Wes Willenbring . With only a guitar and a piano, this San Francisco composer creates somber ambient music that demands attention. Alternating between modified washes of minimalism and neo-classical fragility, Willenbring's arsenal of simplicity both soothes and tenses up the ears. What's even better is that Willenbring is just one of many fantastic instrumental artists we just found out about on the international label Hidden Shoal. - Nowlikephotographs [...]
The first review has come in for the new Wes Willenbring release, " Somewhere Someone Else ". The good people at Boring Machines Disturb Sleep have given this wonderful and important album a deservedly glowing write up - the first of many we are sure. The album is currently available as a pre-release exclusively from the HSR Store and will be officially released in March 2007. Preview the album in full here . As You Fade Away Wes Willenbring As You Fade Away
Hidden Shoal Recordings, today announced the pre-release of the album, "Somewhere Someone Else" by US ambient artist, Wes Willenbring . "Somewhere Someone Else" is a work of muted radiance. Sounds of piano and guitar wash in and out of recognition, providing a kind of dislocated comfort. The album slowly breathes in and out with an undeniable melancholic warmth, like a sad dream you don't want to wake from. Traversing some of the post ambient territories of peers such as Windy and Carl, The Dead Texan and Labradford, "Somewhere Someone Else" manages to carve its [...]
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