Songs I Taped Off the Radio
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Winters Last Fire 4:30
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West of the River Corrib 2:08
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Darken My Door 3:46
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Watch Lake Eli 3:22
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Moon Dunes 3:22
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How To Sleep Better 5:48
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Land and Sea 3:20
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Magnetic North 2:50
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Blue Flame 3:42
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Echo Chamber 2:43
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NiteKlubGhosts 3:02
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Head for the Hills 3:48
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Summer Song 3:41
Released July 12, 2017
Loner Deluxe
'Songs I Taped off the Radio'
(Rusted Rail, 2017)
"This record is the new one from Ireland's Loner Deluxe - a collective based around heavily bearded sonic manipulator Keith Wallace. Wallace always seems to have had a dual interest in folk music and sonically chopped electronica. A glance at his long running imprint Rusted Rail will tell you that. It's no surprise then that this album blends moments of folkiness with a more electronic aesthetic. It's music seems to emerge organically and like the title suggests sounds like a mix-tape of found songs off long worn tapes. Tracks like 'Darken My Door' are seemingly built up from, simple riffs adding in all manner of sonics as the track progresses. Yo La Tengo make music like this sometimes - as if the songs are constructed in the same way you'd build a shed.
There's a fair few examples of eerie almost Boards of Canada style atmospheres that are given a Lynch-ian twist with twanged guitars and field recordings. Voice samples are used sparingly (hello Public Service Broadcasting') so they don't take over tracks but just create added sonic interest as Wallace plays with his various keyboards. It's this magpie- like use of instrumentation that creates a really interesting experience. A lesson in how to make music out of nothing but a creativity that needs to be harnessed and a room full of seemingly random instruments."
- Norman Records, 2017
'Songs I Taped off the Radio'
(Rusted Rail, 2017)
"This record is the new one from Ireland's Loner Deluxe - a collective based around heavily bearded sonic manipulator Keith Wallace. Wallace always seems to have had a dual interest in folk music and sonically chopped electronica. A glance at his long running imprint Rusted Rail will tell you that. It's no surprise then that this album blends moments of folkiness with a more electronic aesthetic. It's music seems to emerge organically and like the title suggests sounds like a mix-tape of found songs off long worn tapes. Tracks like 'Darken My Door' are seemingly built up from, simple riffs adding in all manner of sonics as the track progresses. Yo La Tengo make music like this sometimes - as if the songs are constructed in the same way you'd build a shed.
There's a fair few examples of eerie almost Boards of Canada style atmospheres that are given a Lynch-ian twist with twanged guitars and field recordings. Voice samples are used sparingly (hello Public Service Broadcasting') so they don't take over tracks but just create added sonic interest as Wallace plays with his various keyboards. It's this magpie- like use of instrumentation that creates a really interesting experience. A lesson in how to make music out of nothing but a creativity that needs to be harnessed and a room full of seemingly random instruments."
- Norman Records, 2017