Contrails, by Dave Kirby

Contrails

by Dave Kirby

supported by

Ondrej Zajac The recording seems to be so fragile and yet it is so strong... Favorite track: Contrails III.

Mick Buckingham (Muttley SV) Recalling Brian Bienowski's blog doing the rounds in 2007 called Asphalt Eden, all kinds of forgotten memories and gems of the orient flood in here, wave upon wave of drone lighting up this ambient lover's room until early morning dawn. Sounding like something from another type of dawn - the dawn of time - comes this record on vinyl effect CD-R from Dave Kirby. But this release is a frankly unmissable emission of what makes drone great. It's deeply meditative, pristinely woven listening. Favorite track: Contrails V.

more...

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

£7 GBP or more
Full Digital Discography

226

releases

Get all 226 Whitelabrecs releases available on Bandcamp and save 90%.

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of The Cloud Machine, Every Creeping Thing, Time To Start, The Story of the Sun, Moon, and Stars, Boat, Vignettes, homegrown apples, Re-Cartographies, and 218 more. , and , .

Purchasable with gift card

£141.90 GBP or more (90% OFF)
Limited edition vinyl-effect CDr with polaroid artwork print
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Each highly limited collectible Whitelabrecs release is built around a set format as follows:
50 x vinyl-effect CDrs with card vinyl-style sleeves, rubber stamped titling, a polaroid print of the cover artwork housed inside a plastic case to keep it looking mint. Ink, font style and sleeve colours will vary for each release, chosen by the artist.

Includes unlimited streaming of Contrails via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Sold Out
Whitelabrecs CDr Box Set 1-20
The Whitelabrecs Box Set 1-20 is a recycled card box containing the first 20 vinyl effect CDr releases in our catalog, including many items that are sold out and out of print. The package is unique as we consult with you over email as to your preferred selections.

The box is rubber stamped in an ink colour of your choosing and you can choose the sleeve and ink colours for the CDs.

This item would suit a collector looking to preserve the collection or someone new to the label wishing to acquaint themselves with our back-catalog.

Your order will be acknowledged within a few days by email and we will then discuss the packaging options, order the materials, burn the CDs and then ship the box securely.

INCLUDED WITHIN THE PACKAGE:

WLR001 The Restless Fields The Restless Fields
WLR002 Dave Kirby Contrails
WLR003 Guy Gelem Entirety
WLR004 José Soberanes The Rising Tide
WLR005 Ondrej Zajac Monolith
WLR006 Andrew Lang Burnt Shades
WLR007 Tsone Dovetail
WLR008 Russell Glynn Examples Of
WLR009 Frank Baker Silence Of The North
WLR010 Ben McElroy Bird-Stone
WLR011 Spheruleus Obsolarium
WLR012 Colbets Come To The Surface
WLR013 Jazzdefector Solo
WLR014 Philippe Lamy Inner Stretch
WLR015 La Petite Vague Remous
WLR016 Finglebone Sunlit Plumes Of Dust
WLR017 José Silva Modulated Tones No.1: Music For Framed Works
WLR018 Net HS
WLR019 David Kolhne Granular Canvas
WLR020 FragileField Wing-half ... more

Sold Out

1.	Contrails I 09:13	buy track
2.	Contrails II 09:14	buy track
3.	Contrails III 09:33	buy track
4.	Contrails IV 12:31	buy track
5.	Contrails V 11:21	buy track
6.	Contrails VI 08:32	buy track

about

Dave Kirby is a Somerset UK based sound artist who has been active since 1982. Over the years Dave has put work out on labels such as Tesco Org (Germany), Reverse Records, Broken Flag, Cold Spring, 3rd Stone, Occupied Silence and Place Editions to name but a few. He only started releasing music under his own name recently and you may perhaps be more familiar with his power electronic/industrial work as Satori or his occasional collaborative work with film maker Barry Hale as Duende.

Contrails as an album is part of Dave's long-standing project 'Extreme Environments' which started in 1985. The original idea of the series was to create longer Ambient pieces recorded to cassette with the intention that the listener could play them back on headphones at a specified location. There were five previous tapes made available and in 2014 Dave decided to revive the project using digital music technology to provide further scope in the exploration of this idea. The first release was the soundtrack CD to 'Helm', a book by visual artist Baz Nichols. With 'Contrails', Dave prefers to refer to the six drone pieces that comprise the album as movements. It hones in on the act of movement and the forces that are disturbed as it occurs.

A first listen to Contrails might make you consider it as a 'sleep album' given its contemplative and calming presence but it is perhaps best enjoyed when taken to the outside world. As the components of this body of work unfold, you will become fascinated with how it interacts with the sounds and visuals of the outdoors.
It is fitting that the cover artwork (taken in Rome in 2006) is of a plane appeared to slowly traverse the sky as, like the music itself, despite the graceful nature in which the jet glided through the atmosphere there were powerful (and disruptive) forces at work.

credits

released January 30, 2016

Catalog: WLR002
Written and produced by Dave Kirby
Cover artwork by Dave Kirby

license

about

Whitelabrecs England, UK

Whitelabrecs is a record label established in 2016, specialising in highly limited runs of vinyl-effect CDrs and occasional digital-only editions. The discography focuses on contemporary Ambient music, including Drone, Modern Classical and Electro Acoustic. ... more

whitelabrecs.com

contact / help

Contact Whitelabrecs

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Contrails, you may also like:

pagan oceans I, II, III
by tsone

supported by 38 fans who also own “Contrails”

Magical stuff, perfect to work and read and hang to. G Norton
go to album
weightless
by anthéne

supported by 37 fans who also own “Contrails”

Ethereal soudscapes. Good for drawing or relaxing. Timek
go to album
Music for Guitar & Patience
by Le Berger

supported by 36 fans who also own “Contrails”

This truly beautiful album feels like a hidden gem of texture, tones and of course, patience. Upon the first listen I instantly fell in love with it and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys untethered music that flows with its own current. glumburger
go to album
Architectural Reverb
by Alejandro Morse

Designed to mirror the reverence of meditative spaces, the gentle ambient tracks on the new LP from Alejandro Morse envelop you. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 8, 2022
go to album
Puerto Rico Relief
by Various Artists

The proceeds from this 18-track atmospheric electronic compilation benefit Friends of Puerto Rico. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 20, 2018
go to album
Spectral
by Madeleine Cocolas

A mesmerizing exploration of stillness, perception, and memory that hangs between ambient and neoclassical. Bandcamp Album of the Day Jul 15, 2022
go to album
Killing Ghosts
by James Murray

supported by 36 fans who also own “Contrails”

smooth but uneasy drones overlaid with beautifully curated samples(?) and subtle noise and distortion. evokes cold and loneliness while being sonically 'real'. excellent! Giles
go to album