Lifeforce Records News: MOUNTAINEER / HANGING GARDEN

On June 29th the second album "Passages" by Bay Area Post-Metal upcomers MOUNTAINEER (feat. ex-members of SECRETS OF THE SKY) will be released and marks the follow up to the band's critically acclaaimed "Sirens & Slumber".

 

The music for "Passages" was written by Clayton Bartholomew during three weeks in July, 2017. The album was written from beginning to end in order and nothing was deleted or rewritten. It was an experiment in writing as a stream of consciousness. Vocals and drums were added to the demo version later. This time around, drums were provided by new contributor, Patrick Spain. Clayton wrote and recorded all of the guitars and bass for the record. Mountaineer entered Nu-Tone Studios with producer Ben Hirschfield in Jan, 2018 and the album was recorded over the course of 6 days. Ben Hirschfield also engineered and mixed the record. It was mastered by Mike Kalajian at Rogue Planet Mastering.

The album is comprised of two 20 minute long songs, broken into passages. The songs are tied together by several overarching themes, but is mainly focused around the struggle to grasp the concept of mortality.

The band used some interesting sound layers on Passages. Xylophones, piano, tamborine, bells and beer bottles as percussion are a few examples.

 

HANGING GARDEN will bring you a special cassette version of their 2017 album "I Am Become", featuring slightly new art and a bonus track "November Dawn" which is now available on all digital platforms. The cassette comes professionally packaged and sealed with an orange shell and high-grade ferric tape for the sound.

"I Am Become" out now on Lifeforce Records

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Quelle: Lifeforce Records

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