Grouper -Shade -KRANKY / CARGO CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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01. "Followed The Ocean"
02. "Unclean Mind"
03. "Ode To The Blue"
04. "Pale Interior"
05. "Disordered Minds"
06. "The Way Her Hair Falls"
07. "Promise"
08. "Basement Mix K"
09. "Kelso (Blue Sky)"

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Shade by Grouper, released 22 October 2021, includes the following tracks: "Ode To The Blue", "Disordered Minds", "Promise", "Kelso (Blue Sky)" and more. This version of Shade comes as a 1xCD in a(n) Gatefold Sleeve packaging. -

The 12th full-length by Pacific Northwest artist Liz Harris aka Grouper is a collection of songs spanning fifteen years. She characterizes Shade as an album about respite, and the coast, poetically and literally. How one frames themselves in a landscape, how in turn it frames themselves; memories and experiences carried forward mapping a connection to place-"an ode to blue / what lives in shade." Songs touch on loss, flaws, hiding places, love. Deep connections to the Bay Area, and the North Coast, with it's unique moods of solitude, beauty, and isolation-a place described and transformed by the chaos and power of river-mouth, wild maritime storms, columns of mist that rise up unexpectedly on the road at night. Portions were recorded on Mount Tamalpais during a self-made residency years back, other pieces made longer ago in Portland, while the rest were tracked during more recent sessions in Astoria.Throughout, Harris threads a hidden radiant language of voice, disquiet, and guitar, framed by open space and the sense of being far away-"Echoing a lighthouse, burying the faults of being human / Into things that we project upon the sky at night."

Issued in a gatefold card sleeve. "Mastering Stephan at Schwebung. Back cover photo © Amiran White. All songs Liz Harris / Grouper 2008 - 2021, North Coast. Kelso recorded with Justin Higgins. Disordered Minds recorded at Paul + Allisons, Allison Herlihy on drums. Thankyou: Arno + Nadine, Raf, Brian, Craig, Paul,?river-mouth, stormy weather, black ice, flawed nature."

"Shade" is the 2021 album by Grouper, released in CD format through Kranky / Cargo. This record showcases Liz Harris?s signature ethereal soundscapes, blending ambient textures with haunting vocals and delicate guitar work. Spanning recordings from the past fifteen years, "Shade" offers a deeply personal journey through themes of memory, longing, and introspection. The album has been praised for its emotional depth and sonic intimacy, cementing Grouper's reputation as one of contemporary music?s most innovative voices. Kranky is an independent label based in Chicago known for championing experimental artists like Tim Hecker and Stars of the Lid; their commitment to quality releases makes them a trusted name among fans of avant-garde music.

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00148132

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