: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : Artist......: Beacon : Album.......: Gravity Pairs : : Label.......: Ghostly International .. .:.. . Genre.......: Electronic : Catnr.......: GI327 . ' Source......: CD , ; Rip.date....: 2018-12-28 Str.date....: 2018-11-02 Quality.....: 228kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://beaconband.nyc ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 1. Don't Go Looking 3:05 2. Be My Organ 4:17 3. Losing My Mind 3:09 4. Fields 5:27 5. On Ice 3:47 6. Marion 4:29 7. The Road 4:56 8. Bending Light 2:52 9. Over My Head 4:01 10. The War You're After 3:19 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 39:22 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 68.10 ______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: BeaconÆs third full-length record enters sight as a work of :, : meticulous revision and refraction. Returning home to New York : :' in 2016, four years and several tours since the duo's first ': ,: release with Ghostly International, Thomas Mullarney III and :, : Jacob Gossett knew the next direction would be different. : :' Together they embarked on open-ended sessions, adopting a more ': ,: linear style of songwriting compared to their previous loop and :, : texture-driven method. They fundamentally constructed demos from : :' piano chords and guitar phrases with vocal melodies, editing ': ,: iterations almost ad infinitum, looking through each from a :, : multitude of angles. Compositions expanded, while others pared : :' back to where they began. Like the bending of light, this ': ,: abstractive and patient process outlines a space and scale in :, : which seemingly separate colors ù minimalist ballads, elaborate : :' pop spirituals, and four-on-the-floor dance sequences ù can ': ,: coexist at different speeds, fanning out with spectral cohesion. :, : A prismatic collection Beacon call Gravity Pairs. : :' ': ,: ôAll matter is created by dividing gravity into pairs,ö said :, : 20th-century scientific-mystic Walter Russell, whose : :' idiosyncratic ônew world-thoughtö writings and ': ,: musically-informed schematic drawings were as fringe in their :, : time as they are fascinating. Mullarney details the concept : :' further: "ÆGravity PairsÆ is how Walter Russell describes the ': ,: rhythmic order of the universe. I kept reading 'pairs' as both a :, : noun and verb; simultaneously the elemental units of RussellÆs : :' balanced universe and the process that brings us together." ': ,: This curiosity of natural phenomena shines through the albumÆs :, : kaleidoscopic artwork ù dichroic glass prisms photographed by : :' the band themselves ù and its lyrics, most directly through the ': ,: narrative device of light. :, : : :' On the somber ballad ôLosing My Mind,ö the duoÆs boldest sonic ': ,: departure to date, Mullarney sings of stability, whether :, : romantic or spiritual, and the comfort in knowing someone : :' remains in the absence of light. Written on piano, the song ': ,: first swelled into a full-bodied arrangement before reverting to :, : its original shell, as Gossett explains. ôI came back from a : :' trip and Tom had a new edit that was completely stripped back. ': ,: Sometimes it just takes those infinite iterations to finally :, : crack the code.ö : :' ': ,: With each iterative breakthrough, Beacon expanded the spectrum :, : of these recordings as well as their possibilities in the live : :' setting. The material can be played straight or in previous ': ,: variations, enhanced by the recent addition of a drummer to :, : their live band. Another epiphany came in the spring of 2017 : :' when Beacon joined Tycho at Coachella and for dates in Europe, ': ,: with Mullarney experimenting as the bandÆs first ever vocalist. :, : ôJust doing things at that scale, and at that point in the : :' record, was really validating,ö says Mullarney. ôWe came back ': ,: with confidence to finally finish the record.ö :, : : :' Two models exemplifying this mode are ôBe My Organö and ôOn ': ,: Ice.ö The latter is a smoke-filled still-life. Notes arpeggiate :, : along a cool, motorik beat as Mullarney repeats ôyouÆre not : :' moving,ö his vocals vaporized and echoed. The former elevates ': ,: on a percussive build, reaching its peak in the final strobe-lit :, : minute. Then thereÆs a late album flourish, ôThe Road,ö which, : :' through pinwheeling repetitions beamed into four-on-the-floor ': ,: framework ù from Tycho drummer Rory O'Connor ù folds vibrating :, : wavelengths into a symphony of fragmentary energies. : :' ': ,: Russell, the mystic, believed in balance, a rhythmic exchange :, : ôbetween all pairs of opposite expressions.ö On Gravity Pairs, : :' Beacon channel the philosophy with pure pop mystique, slicing ': ,: through dense and foggy dance and electronic music apparatuses :, : to create something familiar but unique, melodic but cathartic. : :' Rippling through these songs are iridescent synthesizer lines, ': ,: stoic piano phrasing, dazzling percussion, posh harpsichord, :, : understated xylophone, and a crisp voice in complete control. : :' Taken as a whole, in their various combinations and ': ,: compressions, these complementary and secondary tones unlock the :, : lushest field of color, a universe of light. : :' ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / 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 \/