Monocoastal, by Marcus Fischer

Monocoastal

by Marcus Fischer

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blackzodiac The learning of how to become entirely empty.

Premeditations of snow.

We remain for a while inside this broken light because we are only beginning to see.

quietplease Oh, I don't know ... Once you've played something a zillion times it kind of gets under your skin.

Ferdinand Barthel The sound of faded polaroids or distant memories of half-forgotten dreams ... hauntingly beautiful. Favorite track: Shape To Shore.

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1.	Wave Atlas 04:22	buy track
2.	Mossbank 05:16	buy track
3.	Monocoastal (Part 1) 06:32	buy track
4.	Cascadia Obscura 05:40	buy track
5.	Wind And Wake 03:31	buy track
6.	Shape To Shore 06:17	buy track
7.	Between Narrow And Small 05:02	buy track
8.	Monocoastal (Part 2) 06:30	buy track

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Monocoastal was inspired by Fischer’s movements up and down the West Coast of America over the last two decades. Washes of tape hiss play homage to the Pacific Ocean, while multiple layers of details reveal themselves differently upon each listen. Tiny sounds originate from field recordings and are given the same attention as conventional instrumentation. Found instruments--such as a piano discovered in the corner of a salvage warehouse and a xylophone made of metal wrenches--create sounds captured through both analog and digital recording. Detail is removed rather than added, and harmonic tones are discovered in natural resonances. The compositions on Monocoastal are built upon a bed of low fidelity textures, an exercise in restraint and tension. Space between notes plays an important compositional role to create this balance and tape loops provide organic repetition that wavers subtly with warmth and imperfection. There is a fractured and naturally worn sense to Fischer’s compositions, each one an object itself summed from carefully selected instruments and tones used in their making.

Monocoastal is another 12k release next to Taylor Deupree’s Shoals, Solo Andata’s self-titled release and the latest CD from Seaworthy + Matt Rösner that represents the current aesthetic of the label: a passion for acoustic and found sounds, a minimal of obvious DSP and synthesis, and a natural warmth created by analog recordings and the use of physical space. Fischer’s instruments include a variety of guitars, both acoustic and electric, lap harps, melodicas, ukelele, home-made instruments, field recordings, and the use of manually manipulated cassette recorders to create stop-and-start compositions. Much like Fischer’s creative blog DustBreeding, Monocoastal finds beauty in everyday objects and surroundings and portrays a hazy, personal narrative, like the cover photography taken by Fischer himself on expired Polaroid film.

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released November 16, 2010

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Marcus Fischer Portland, Oregon

Marcus Fischer is a multidisciplinary artist and musician based in Portland, Oregon. He has released music on 12k, Tench, Pehr + Kesh under his own name and as part of the duo Unrecognizable Now.

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