GREGORY UHLMANN - Extra Stars - LP - Black Vinyl [MAR 6]

LP - 140g Classic Black Vinyl inside a heavyweight reverse-board jacket, with IARC OBI strip and poly-lined innersleeve. Pressed at Pallas in Germany with lacquers cut by Daniel K at SST.

Extra Stars is Gregory Uhlmann's solo debut on International Anthem. It's a deep and gorgeous expansion of the LA-based multi-instrumentalist producer / composer's rhythmic ambient side, as nascently explored in his much-lauded duo with Meg Duffy, his trio work with Josh Johnson and Sam Wilkes, and in the gentler moments of SML (the improvising trance-jazz unit of which he is a member).

A radiant sidereal serenade, the album's fourteen miniature infinities swirl serendipitous synthesis and measured, melody-rich song into a panoramic menagerie of sound. For a record that seldom incorporates percussion instrumentals, the music is distinctly rhythm-forward, while Uhlmann also leans heavily into swaths of pastoral beauty. Extra care was clearly poured into the kind of harmonic depth that's often missing from vibe-only "ambient" music, making for a delightfully refreshing take on the electronic, processing-heavy quiet sound.

Tracklist: 

A1. Pocket Snail 
A2. View Above 
A3. Lucia (feat. Alabaster DePlume) 
A4. Like Tea 
A5. Days 
A6. Worms Eye 
A7. Burnt Toast 

B1. Dottie 
B2. Bristlecone 
B3. Voice Exchange 
B4. View Below 
B5. Back Scratch 
B6. Imprint 
B7. Sugar Water