Stelliferous by Bradfield Dumpleton
The third and final album in an overlapping trilogy of musical responses to change & transition.
Whereas Part 1 (TECTONIC) represented upheaval & reaction, and Part 2 (MELANCHOLIA) represented pause & reflection, STELLIFEROUS is very much about stepping into the new.
Composed & recorded at Nicholls Rivulet, Tasmania, between Oct - Dec 2017, STELLIFEROUS was a direct response to embracing a new house, tucked into the bush, up on a mountain, with Spring bursting all around us.
These instrumentals are all guitar-driven, clean electric sounds & acoustic layers shimmering with tremolo sparkles, noodly electronic textures swimming through the gaps, melodic bass and understated percussive grooves ambling around in the background.
STELLIFEROUS was about trying to capture the optimism & potentiality of the new, to harness the sunshine and connect with a kind of lazy organic funk that sparkled - like constellations, like dewdrops in the sun, like ideas budding....
This is an album to be listened to LOUD on a sunny day!
Tracklist
| 1. | Slothmeister | 6:47 |
| 2. | Daffodilectable | 4:48 |
| 3. | Seasonal Affection Distorter | 6:45 |
| 4. | Cloud Transmissions | 4:15 |
| 5. | Stelliferous | 6:37 |
| 6. | The Warm When | 5:28 |
| 7. | Optimism Takes A Walk | 4:32 |
| 8. | Black Sun | 7:15 |
| 9. | Wallaby Fight! | 3:23 |
| 10. | Northfacing | 6:19 |
Credits
All music, words & images © 2017 Bradfield Dumpleton. Composed, played, recorded & sculpted at Nicholl’s Rivulet, Tasmania, by Bradfield Dumpleton Oct - Dec 2017.
More info: bradfielddumpleton.com/trilogy-of-change-tectonic-melancholia-stelliferous-2017/
Big love always to Heidi for relentlessly supporting & sharing in my process / Lotus for the cover photo
License
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A library of musical sketchbooks, mapping my various evolutions from 2005 to next week. Dedicated to exploring sound for its own sake. Many diverse delights here for the patient & attentive listener.