: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : Artist......: Barbarossa : Album.......: Lier : : Label.......: Memphis Industries .. .:.. . Genre.......: Indie : Catnr.......: MI0487CD . ' Source......: CD , ; Rip.date....: 2018-03-28 Str.date....: 2018-03-20 Quality.....: 243kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://www.memphis-industries.com/release/lier/ ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 1. Cyclone 3:55 2. Aluminium Skies 4:10 3. Broken Beauty 4:36 4. Griptide 4:11 5. Don't Enter Fear 3:50 6. Ancient Light 3:33 7. Thickening Air 4:37 8. Lier 2:44 9. Shells 4:17 10. Feel My Sins 4:12 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 40:05 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 73.48 ______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: since the release of his last record ôimagerö in 2015, a lot has :, : changed for the london born james mathΘ û known as barbarossa. : :' most importantly, heÆs become a father for the first time and ': ,: made the hugely liberating move from london, the city that had :, : for so long defined him and his sound, to margate. : :' ': ,: ôlierö, mathΘÆs brand new album, is the perfect sonic story to :, : accompany these big life changes and as a result, his most : :' personal record to date. across the 10 tracks, ôlierö is a ': ,: hugely uplifting and cathartic record that takes you from the :, : depths of his intricate and wonderful creative mind to the wider : :' wonderful emotions that come with becoming a father. picking ': ,: up where 2015Æs ôimagerö left off, ôlierö is further electronic :, : wizardry from barbarossa - one of the ukÆs finest songwriting : :' talents. this time, his vocal is at the forefront on some of ': ,: the most accessible, pop songs heÆs ever written. :, : : :' ôdonÆt enter fearö is the perfect way to introduce the record. ': ,: written on the piano in his parentÆs house, it encapsulates :, : everything that the whole album represents and is ultimately a : :' reminder to himself not to be scared of the seismic changes in ': ,: both his own life and the political world around him. :, : : :' ôlierö was written and recorded with mathΘÆs producer friend ': ,: ghost culture in margate with percussion and drumming skills :, : supplied by joel wΣstberg a.k.a. sir was and artwork by fellow : :' margate dweller tom vek. the album is focused on the theme of ': ,: geographic and personal change û ôcycloneö û the album opener :, : for example û focuses on the move from city to sea and the calm : :' and space that can bring whilst album title track ôlierö was ': ,: inspired by swimming in the walpole bay tidal pool. but :, : inspiration comes from everywhere û ôaluminium skiesö was : :' written in gothenburg, sweden whilst james was on the road with ': ,: josΘ gonzalez (he plays in the josΘ gonzalez live band), whilst :, : ôthickening airö was inspired by the classic songwriters that : :' mathΘ obsesses over û crosby, stills, nash & young, brian ': ,: wilson and joni mitchell. :, : : :' what unites the songs on ôlierö are central themes of loss, ': ,: love and confronting who you are as time moves on and things :, : change within and out of your control. by the end of the record : :' you are left with the feeling that when things are simplified, ': ,: they are at their most beautiful. :, : : :' ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / Shout out to all our homies from: \ / \ / \ / \ / iPC BOSS HiT2000 1way UKi i8 RNS \ / \ / RAGEMP3 MANDY DV8 pLAN9 BUTT \ / \ / \ / \/ ____ ____ \/ \ / F A N G \ / \/ 2 0 1 8 \/