GrouperRuins

Genre:

Folk, World, & Country

Style:

Ambient

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Tracklist

Made Of Metal 1:38
Clearing 4:41
Call Across Rooms 2:59
Labyrinth 3:47
Lighthouse 5:44
Holofernes 1:32
Holding 7:56
Made Of Air 11:24

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Notes

From Grouper's Bandcamp:

"Ruins was made in Aljezur, Portugal in 2011 on a residency set up by Galeria Zé dos Bois.
I recorded everything there except the last song, which I did at mother's house in 2004.
Iʼm still surprised by what I wound up with. It was the first time Iʼd sat still for a few years; processed a lot of political anger and emotional garbage. Recorded pretty simply, with a portable 4-track ,Sony stereo mic and an upright piano. When I wasnʼt recording songs I was hiking several miles to the beach. The path wound through the ruins of several old estates and a small village.

The album is a document. A nod to that daily walk. Failed structures. Living in the remains of love. I left the songs the way they came (microwave beep from when power went out after a storm); I hope that the album bears some resemblance to the place that I was in. "

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    Cover of Ruins, 2014-10-00, Vinyl Ruins
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    Yellow Electric – GR-014 US 2014 US2014
    Cover of Ruins, 2014, Vinyl Ruins
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    Yellow Electric – GR-014 US 2014 US2014
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    Cover of Ruins, 2014-10-27, CD Ruins
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    Yellow Electric – GR-014 US 2014 US2014
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    Cover of Ruins, 2014-10-31, File Ruins
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    Kranky – none 2014 2014
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    Cover of Ruins, 2014-10-31, File Ruins
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    Cover of Ruins, 2016-12-23, Vinyl Ruins
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    Yellow Electric – GR-014 US 2016 US2016
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