SOMADRONE - Depth of Field - LP - Black Vinyl

LP – Black Vinyl

Somadrone’s third long player, Depth of Field, is a follow up to 2007’s Of Pattern and Purpose and 2005’s Fuzzing Away to a Whisper.

Member of Dublin’s cult band, Redneck Manifesto, Somadrone recorded Depth of Field in Dublin, Ireland / Siggen, Germany / Stockholm, Sweden / Noyant la Gravoyere, France / Berkeley and San Francisco, California, A number of these recordings were written and recorded at various artist residencies including EMS (Institute of Electro Acoustic Music, Stockholm), during free intervals while study for a PhD in Music or while living in temporary exile.

The result is far from pre-existing material: 7 out of the eight 8 tracks have vocals, more acoustic instruments and standard song forms. Along with aid of a brass and string combo, Depth of Field is a totally new sound for Somadrone; a minimalist inspired electronic pop songbook, somewhere between Ennio Morricone, Jim O Rourke and Air. 

It is, quiet simply, gorgeous, reminiscent of Bowie’s Berlin albums – Hot Press

Cuts a path between Brian Eno, Steve Reich and Ryuichi Sakamoto – Irish Times

Tracklist

Vapours
Providence
Conversations
Cinders
Desiring Machine
POV
Ephemeral
Deadline