petrologist's lens, by harry towell & friends

petrologist's lens

by harry towell & friends

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MagicD Exquisite, this sonic offering touches the deep fibres of my heart, with emotion, elegance and sophistication each song brings me home in a unique way, thank you Harry

"The beauty that you live with,
The beauty that you live by,
The beauty upon which you base your live." -Navajo Prayer Favorite track: lepidodendron.

nmcr01 Turn to the sun
An open face
Multiplicity
A sacred place
An endless race
A beating heart
The day becomes
The night draws down
The countless cycle
History,
A crucible
The afterwords
Where is hope
If not in our hands?
Some things perdure
There can be rock
Beneath the sands Favorite track: nāri.

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This special limited edition collaboration release is in a run of 100 copies, modeled around the classic gatefold vinyl LP. It includes printed front, rear and inner sleeves with photography by Soraya Kornblum and design by Andrew Heath. Inside the inner left sleeve, there is a special 16 page booklet of notes written by Neil McRoberts. In the inner right sleeve is a white card sleeve which houses a printed gold vinyl-effect CDr.

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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
This special limited edition collaboration release is in a run of 100 copies, modeled around the classic gatefold vinyl LP. It includes printed front, rear and inner sleeves with photography by Soraya Kornblum and design by Andrew Heath. Inside the inner left sleeve, there is a special 16 page booklet of notes written by Neil McRoberts. In the inner right sleeve is a white card sleeve which houses a custom printed marble vinyl-effect CDr.

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1.	harry towell & edu comelles - quarternary 03:00	buy track
2.	harry towell & polaroid notes - lepidodendron 05:11	buy track
3.	harry towell & pruski - lacustyna 05:42	buy track
4.	harry towell & glåsbird - panthalassa 04:44	buy track
5.	harry towell & adrian lane - alluvium 02:44	buy track
6.	harry towell & sven laux - ground moraine 05:50	buy track
7.	harry towell & andrew heath - oolithia 03:16	buy track
8.	harry towell & slow clinic - anticline 04:00	buy track
9.	harry towell & blochemy - monument layers 05:21	buy track
10.	harry towell & phil tomsett - foraminifera 04:29	buy track
11.	harry towell & simon mccorry - blue lias 04:07	buy track
12.	harry towell & guy gelem - nāri 04:55	buy track

about

Whitelabrecs label owner Harry Towell is perhaps best renowned for his long-standing Spheruleus project, with a discography listing releases on Lost Tribe Sound, Home Normal, Time Released Sound, Hibernate and Eilean, as well as his collaborations alongside Sven Laux, Guy Gelem, Ekca Liena and more. Harry returns to his own label, following 2021’s ‘Canvas Homes + Supplémentaires’ and EPs ‘Absent Frames’ and ‘Inaugurate’, in this special collaborative album called ‘Petrologist’s Lens’.

January is a month we usually reserve for a compilation album, such as our Sleeplaboratory series. This year Harry decided to invite 12 artists who had contributed more than 2 releases on Whitelabrecs to submit a short sketch or sample, and then he developed these into the tracks that make up this album. As with some of his more recent work, this album is created under his own name, but with ‘& friends’ added to credit the label artists and good friends which he has worked alongside.

The title ‘Petrologist’s Lens’ nods to the concept of this body of work, which is rooted in the ancient geological history of the earth. Harry studied the land history of the areas where his collaborators reside, to help form a title for each piece. Tracks are named after particular fragments of rock or sediments, land regions or fossils for example, and the compositions were developed in a way which mimics the layering of these. The layers tell a story, giving clues of how they came to be. Sonically, filigree details and eroded tape textures ride waves of modern classical orchestration, ambient drones and electronics.

The packaging for this release features cover artwork by Soraya Kornblum, an art student in Adrian Lane’s class, submitted to Whitelabrecs as part of a school project. Each of the 200 editions include a 16 page booklet with words provided by Neil McRoberts, who transcribed his thoughts after listening to the music and reflecting on the concept. Physical copies are split into two runs; a standard gold disc version and a special marble print deluxe edition.

credits

released January 14, 2023

Written and produced by Harry Towell
Additional production and inspiration provided by Adrian Lane, Andrew Heath, Blochemy, Edu Comelles, Glåsbird, Guy Gelem, James Edward Armstrong, Paweł Pruski, Phil Tomsett, Polaroid Notes, Simon McCorry, Sven Laux

Mastered by James Edward Armstrong
Cover Art by Soraya Kornblum
Booklet Notes by Neil McRoberts
Art and Design by Andrew Heath

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