CATALOGUE: FM13
ARTIST:
ALPEN
TITLE:
OVERDUB
FORMAT:
CD / DIGITAL
RELEASED: July 2005
TRACKLISTING:
1. Clear From Here 4:09
2. Start Now! 3:58
3. The Clinging Clan 5:33
4. The Last Day Of Summer 2:39
5. Frozen Sea 4:02
6. War Against Myself 2:05
7. An Obsolete Vernacular 3:39
8. Ghost Repeater 3:00
9. 20,000K’s Over Texas 4:58
10. People Are Afraid 5:30
ARTIST(S):
Band members: Played and produced by Daniel Jumpertz
Other performer credits: Leigh ‘Grievous’ Hegg: drums (1,3,5,6,9,10) Comatone: samples (3) Plankton: samples (7) James Tucker: acoustic guitar (7) Angus McCready: bass (3) Mike Compton: trumpet (1,6,9) Russell Mills: whistling (5)
RELEASE DETAILS:
Recorded, engineered and mixed by Daniel Jumpertz at Feral Media HQ. Mastered by Greg Seiler
Other liner notes: For Caroline.
Album artwork: Design by Sopp Collective (Thorsten Kulp)
REVIEWS:
” a mix of understated songs and instrumentals that straddles electronica, rock and acoustic with elegance and apparent ease” Cyclic Defrost Magazine “The album is rich but not overworked, grand but never pompous, inventive while dodging ‘look-at-me’ cleverness, and musically accomplished without being showy.“ Cyclic Defrost Magazine
“… a diverse range of tracks that take in elements of shoegazer rock, delicate glitchy electronics and skewed indie pop. “Another stormer from the ever-unpredictable Feral Media label – fans of the likes of Thrill Jockey are in for a treat. 8/10.” 3D World
“Sydney boy Alpen’s grab-bag of musical delights runs the spectrum from starry-eyed pop to bent beats and sublime atmospheres.” 2SER
“winding unbridled explorations of a nomadic fireside jamming unit.” Drum Media
LINKS:
Feral Media 