The middle third features a pair of songs, Change Your Mind and After You Leave, inspired by an ongoing fixation with minimal electronic composers like Rei Harakami, Boards of Canada and Khotin. That's why the last few tracks, some of the oldest songs included, embrace more live instrumentation - pianos, clarinets, sampled saxophone, etc." I really wanted to make something more organic. "There's a lot of acoustic guitar, a choice that carried over from my original ideas for the project. Although the mist of disfigured synths, drum machines and tape fidelity that defined earlier releases is left intact, the album is full of instrumental departures and tweaks to Howard's sound. The album was assembled quickly and obsessively without second thoughts, in a fashion Howard hadn't pursued since the rudimentary 4-track cassette experiments of his 2014 debut Hessdalen Light. "I was writing and recording incessantly about this one thing, and ended up with something really focused and hopeful." The album contains his most optimistic batch of songs to date, but that wasn't the initial goal: "I wanted to make a really quiet, droning record without any electronics something slower and moodier than what I've done before, which didn't really end up happening." Personal circumstances changed drastically - for the better - and the new compositions took a brighter turn. At 24, Howard has quietly built a reputation around a unique synthesis of meditative, emotionally direct pop songwriting, surreal instrumental flourishes, and production that sounds worn down by years of sun exposure. Visitations is Orchid Mantis' sixth full length release since 2015, alongside numerous EPs and instrumental projects - a testament to Howard's restless devotion to his craft. It's also about distance and time, and how they separate individuals - in proximity and in death, before and after." ![]() This album is vaguely about all those things. Its title could refer to funeral gatherings, spiritual or divine visitations, the appearance of loved ones in dreams, etc. I wanted to try some things on this record I wasn't confident enough to attempt in the past - longer, droning songs and minimal electronic pop. After recording Far From This World - an album fixated on endings, it felt important to create a counterpart to reflect all the new beginnings that followed. ![]() ~ "Visitations was written and recorded over about two months earlier this year during a period of significant personal change. Staring out towards empty space and things far away.Īnd i knew i'd probably never see that friend again Smoking with my friend on the fourth floor balcony A tumultuous life of energetic release all aroundĪcross years and years and years and years
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