Collin Olan - Rec01 (Apestaartje, 2002)

01 Rec01 17:10

process: two waterproofed contact microphones were frozen inside an approximately 10"x10" block of ice. the ice was then submerged in water and the entire melting process recorded. no processing has been made to this recording with the exception of minor digital errors being removed.
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Mountains - Sewn (Apestaartje, 2006)

1		Sewn One (3:27)
2		Sewn Two (2:54)
3		Simmer (8:04)
4		Bay (4:01)
5		Below (7:57)
6		Interlude (2:08)
7		Hundred Acre (12:55)
8		Sheets (3:06)

Following on from their indescribably good eponymous LP, the Mountains return with the second part of their startlingly accomplished vision on 'Sewn'; bringing together a genuine love of Eno then fermenting it through a charcoal base of enticing micro-sound bleaching which instantly evokes comparisons to Jan Jelinek, Fennesz et al. The chosen appellation of Brendon Anderegg and Koen Holtkamp, The Mountains have garnered some serious and well deserved praise through their wheezing and gorgeously textured soundscapes, opening 'Sewn' with the effulgent sun-set peaks of 'Sewn One'. Whilst this expansive horizon of frosted-glass noise is fantastically welcome, The Mountains know how to craft a striking contrast; immediately juxtaposing this billowing introduction with the intricate acoustic guitar and dappled forest percussion of 'Sewn Two'. Elsewhere, 'Simmer' crackles with digital lint and fuzz before unfolding into a chiming masterpiece, 'Hundred Acre' moulds wave after wave of splintered beauty around glittered electronic snow-falls, whilst 'Sheets' brings down the lights through a clutch of dulled analogue. The hills are alive...

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Mountains - Mountains (Apestaartje, 2005)

1		Paper Windmill (13:11)
2		Down Under The Manhattan Bridge Overpass (16:40)
3		Blown Glass Typewriter (5:38)
4		Sunday 07.25.04 Live At Tonic (21:15)

Brooklyn's Apestaartje label has been one to watch over the last couple of years, operating a similar music policy to Taylor Deupree's 12k but with a stronger leaning towards electro-acoustic works with an emphasis on live instrumentation. The Mountains are the duo of label owners Brendon Anderegg and Koen Holtkamp who operate elsewhere on the label as Anderegg and Aero. The sound of Mountains emits via instrumentation from the worlds of americana, folk and modern classical music given a subtle electronic filtering mixed with shimmering field recordings. Often sounding like classic Apollo era Brian Eno recorded during a tropical downpour, while at others bringing to mind the glorious sun-drenched layering of genre-master Fennesz, this album evokes the feeling you had as a child when opening boxed presents only to find another box insideand then another ... until you finally reach the gemstone kept heavily under wraps. Housed in a unique styled digipak, this album transcends all usual superlatives and is a definite highlight of 2005 to date. Essential purchase.

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