: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : Artist......: Cross Record : Album.......: Cross Record : : Label.......: Ba Da Bing Records .. .:.. . Genre.......: Indie : Catnr.......: BING150 . ' Source......: CD , ; Rip.date....: 2019-08-12 Str.date....: 2019-08-02 Quality.....: 245kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://www.crossrecord.com/ ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 1. What is Your Wish? 2:20 2. Licorice 2:54 3. Face Smashed, Drooling 3:42 4. PYSOL My Castle 4:12 5. I Release You 3:50 6. The Fly 3:19 7. Hollow Garden 2:16 8. Y/o Dragon 7:26 9. An Angel, a Dove 3:49 10. Sing the Song 5:34 11. I Am Painting 2:22 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 41:44 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 77.67 ______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: ôWhat is your wish? What do you expect?ö Cross RecordÆs :, : self-titled third album begins with Emily CrossÆs disembodied : :' voice intoning from an otherworldly vacuum. In the three years ': ,: since her last album, Cross has divorced, quit drinking, become :, : a death doula, started the observational podcast ôWhat IÆm : :' Looking At,ö and toured and recorded with Sub PopÆs Loma, the ': ,: trio she formed with Dan Duszynski on drums and Jonathan Meiburg :, : (Shearwater) on guitar/vocals. On Cross Record, she guides the : :' listener like a sonic Virgil, delivering a textured soundscape ': ,: of meditative curiosity, akin to LowÆs Double Negative, :, : BroadcastÆs The Noise Made By People and RadioheadÆs Kid A. : :' ': ,: :, : : :' Having recorded 2016Æs Wabi Sabi at home between work and sleep ': ,: hours, Cross did the opposite for Cross Record, writing the :, : album while living on a secluded part of MexicoÆs coast. The : :' collaborative atmosphere of Loma challenged Cross to experiment ': ,: with her sound, detuning her voice and obstructing its clarity :, : in specific moments. As such, Cross Record is primarily a : :' showcase for CrossÆs singing, as she pushes her range and ': ,: engages with a multitude of approaches at every turn. :, : : :' ': ,: :, : Following her time in Mexico, Cross returned to the states with : :' vocal-heavy demos in hand and finished the record with musician ': ,: Andrew Hulett and producer Theo Karon. Karon assisted with :, : production and arrangements throughout the creation of Cross : :' Record, and the songs realized their ultimate forms at Hotel ': ,: Earth, his studio in Los Angeles. Though her voice is always :, : central, CrossÆs songs developed with percussion, string : :' arrangements and expanded production. The instrumentation is as ': ,: nuanced and experimental as her voice. :, : : :' ': ,: :, : In her songs, Cross reconciles her present state of being with : :' her experiences of the past few years. ôPYSOL My Castleö was ': ,: inspired by a visit to an overstimulating Mexican street market :, : teeming with people, and describes CrossÆs search for an : :' unencumbered mindspace. ôAn Angel, a Doveö frames death as ': ,: spiritual departure; a haunting synthetic soundscape gradually :, : gives way to increasingly dissonant, urgent melodies as Cross : :' envisions herself alight on a dove she suspects may be an angel ': ,: carrying her from life. ôThe Fly,ö which envelops the listener :, : in filtered drum loops and synthesizers, considers the fragility : :' and the resilience of the mind. On ôFace Smashed, Drooling,ö ': ,: Cross mourns her alcohol dependence. ôThere was a sort of :, : grieving process to quitting drinking,ö she says. ôI associated : :' it with comfort, fun in the evening time and fond memories.ö ': ,: The song slips in and out of consciousness before resolving in a :, : place of clarity. ôI Release Youö lives in the same sonic : :' chamber as late-stage Talk Talk, and explores the acceptance of ': ,: change. :, : : :' ': ,: :, : Cross RecordÆs themes of departure and separation were inspired : :' by changes Cross made in her career. After years of work as a ': ,: nanny and in customer service, Cross recently embarked on :, : studies to become a death doula. Similar to the services : :' provided by birth doulas, a death doula helps clients navigate ': ,: decisions and hardships at the end of life. In her new role, :, : Cross has created a three hour ceremony called a Living Funeral, : :' which guides participants through the rituals of their own ': ,: deaths. CrossÆs work in helping others face their greatest fears :, : inhabits the same space as her art, which has always explored : :' the metaphysical in the everyday. The eerie experience of ': ,: listening to Cross Record and the unsettling sense of songs :, : slipping from coherent grasp share these same sensibilities. The : :' oddness of these songs is nonetheless honest and truthful, and ': ,: to understand them requires acknowledging notions of alienation :, : in ourselves. : :' ': ,: :, : : :' ôWhat is your wish? What do you expect?ö Cross doesnÆt know ': ,: what your expectations are, and she is still figuring out her :, : own. Cross Record attempts to examine these questions with a : :' lucidity that sometimes blurs into the realm of the unreal. The ': ,: trip is extensive and finishes where it started, but the :, : foundation has changed, clarified; while no closer to an answer, : :' we have a greater sense of the question. ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / 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 9 \/