Missing The Crows, by Adrian Lane

Missing The Crows

by Adrian Lane

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The gaye device Already having Adrian Lane's excellent releases on Preserved Sound,this album doesn't fail to deliver his atmospheric, contemplative classical style yet again. Gorgeous. Perfect for autumn.

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This special limited edition release is in a run of 100 copies, modeled around the classic gatefold vinyl LP. It includes printed front, rear and inner sleeves featuring painting by the artist and art/design by Andrew Heath, along with a card sleeve which houses a printed vinyl-effect CDr.

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1.	They Lean Upwards 03:42	buy track
2.	Sew The Flags Together 03:21	buy track
3.	Faint Recollections 03:50	buy track
4.	Marking Time 02:32	buy track
5.	Glimpses Of Winter Sun 03:24	buy track
6.	At The End A Start 02:33	buy track
7.	Looking To Spirals 04:29	buy track
8.	Repent At Leisure 03:28	buy track
9.	Godeuleum 04:29	buy track
10.	Missing The Crows 04:06	buy track
11.	White Winter Cloudy 02:20	buy track
12.	Into The Expance 03:23	buy track
13.	Across The Estuary I See Smoke 04:55	buy track
14.	The Wake Rose In Snapping Foam 04:09	buy track

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Following last year’s release ‘The Fleet’, we welcome back UK based composer and visual artist with a new concept album. Alongside long-since sold-out The Fleet, Adrian also contributed to our Home Diaries series and has recent releases on other UK labels including Preserved Sound and Hibernate. Adrian’s sound is characterised by elegant modern classical arrangements, pairing acoustic instrument textures with a hint of electronics drawing inspiration from composers such as Jóhann Jóhannsson and Max Richter.

In ‘Missing The Crows’ we have what Adrian describes as a follow-up to The Fleet, in terms of the recording process and sound palette used, in that strings and piano dominate. Yet in this new collection of 14 pieces, there is a bit more of an emphasis on synths and light electronic effects. Neither the synthetic, nor the acoustic instrument sounds take centre stage at any given time, with the intention being to paint a coherent whole in which neither taking precedence.

The story behind the title of the album sprang up following regular walks to a local park, where there are always lots and lots of crows. This former Ministry Of Defence land by the sea wall is left to grow naturally and Adrian had decided to go there with his camera to photograph some of these crows, as source material for his visual artwork. On arrival, he realised that he should have taken his telephoto lens, as he kept missing the crows; they’d fly away before he got close enough. He returned on another occasion with the telephoto lens and managed to get some decent images and these appear in the mixed media painting in the album cover artwork.

There is a lot of negative symbolism associated with crows, but they are fascinating creatures; they are intelligent, can problem solve and warn each other of danger. The natural landscape has always been an influence on Adrian’s music and certain specific reference such as the crows appear in the tracks. In another reference, 'Godeuleum' (meaning 'Icicle' in Korean) was written when it was particularly cold, and his wife (who is Korean) used the word when pointing to them, hanging from the gutters of their home.

Whilst Adrian has never aspired to be a film composer, he does listen to a lot of film/drama soundtracks and he feels this cinematic quality comes across in the music. In film music, themes and phrases are often repeated, with melodies appearing in different forms across numerous tracks. This approach was embraced in sketching out the concept for ‘Missing The Crows’, in the hope that listeners may recognise sections of this album, building a sense of familiarity. The work is both charming and intelligent like the crow, with a character soaring high beyond the mere colour of black and its associated darkness.

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released October 15, 2022

Written and Produced by Adrian Lane
Mastered by James Edward Armstrong
Painting by Adrian Lane
Art and Design by Andrew Heath

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