Rtuals of Cmmon Lnguage, by Stuart Chalmers & Alan Courtis

Rtuals of Cmmon Lnguage

by Stuart Chalmers & Alan Courtis

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Distant Animals A compelling album of evolving timbres, long held tones with an acoustic, organic edge. The whole affair feels somehow alive, as if its collaborators are teasing subtle, dialogic responses from their instrumentation. Favorite track: TWO.

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	1.	ONE 09:45
	2.	TWO 07:59
	3.	THREE 09:28
	4.	FOUR 08:54

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These two alchemists crawl out of their caves right? Hemisphere-wise one is strictly northern, the other a southpaw. With gnarled and crooked fingers they sift grains, stir potions and boil liquids with transmutation in mind.
It’s a four-part mystery for the adventurous listener.

ONE: drift of centuries, wisdom lost and found, the raw rattle of grit rolling in a wellington boot.

TWO: the lonesome wail of giant land seals. Blubber creates a fatty reverb that melts into the sea.

THREE: the shaking of sharp electric fists in the face of mindless, directionless power

FOUR: delicate chopsticks, beautiful and brittle as lightbulb shavings.

Best leave a breadcrumb trail or something. This tape contains deep roots likely to bore through slack flesh into your very soul.
(Joe Murray)

credits

released July 28, 2020

Recorded/edited Autumn/winter 2018

Alan Courtis - Guitars, field recordings, objects etc
Stuart Chalmers - Tape, FX pedals, field recordings, samples, swarmandal

Thanks to Ross at Steep Gloss for releasing this on cassette, Joe for the words

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anlacourtis.bandcamp.com

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