: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : Artist......: Kennebec : Album.......: Departure : : Label.......: Night Time Stories .. .:.. . Genre.......: Lo-Fi : Catnr.......: ALNCD58 . ' Source......: CD , ; Rip.date....: 2020-02-14 Str.date....: 2020-02-14 Quality.....: 261kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://kennebec.bandcamp.com/ ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 1. As We Grow Older 1:21 2. Seasons Change 4:04 3. Kalahari 4:00 4. Abundance / In The Reeds 4:45 5. A Monsoon 3:28 6. Pipedreams 1:32 7. Wellspring 4:24 8. Quest 4:06 9. Yesterday, Tomorrow 1:55 10. Departure 4:58 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 34:33 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 69.12 ______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: Kennebec creates a textured, feel-good record full of wonder in :, : new album Departure, brought to life with subdued piano and : :' subtle electronics. ': ,: :, : Kennebec, the brainchild of composer Eric Phillips, was formed : :' through seeking a respite to the noise and clamour of New York ': ,: City. To do this, Phillips moved out to the Pacific Northwest, :, : found his solace and, with no plan in mind, let his imagination : :' flow. This, in turn, created Kennebec and new album Departure ': ,: which does away with the hustle and bustle of busy streets, :, : instead visualising nature, new dawns, adventure and discovery. : :' ': ,: Opener As We Grow Older, calls on settled piano against gentle :, : rhythms as ideas are gradually built upon. Straight away you can : :' hear PhillipÆs previous film score influences, feeling like a ': ,: gentle countryside scene from a Studio Ghibli movie. A serene :, : and soulful opening to the record, much like a prologue. Single : :' Seasons Change then kicks in with a gentle but fast-paced drum ': ,: track, subtle, guitar-like strings and sounds intermittently :, : changing the scope of the entire track. It plays on these ideas : :' throughout, managing to create a calm that is impressive ': ,: against the fast-paced drum sounds. :, : : :' What Phillips does well is to open up a myriad of different ': ,: worlds which you can dive into with each song, and these worlds :, : appear to get more complex as the album continues. Abundance û : :' In the Reeds piles on the layers and subtle electronica to ': ,: create a more upbeat piece that brings in water sounds, :, : saxophone and organic changes, whereas Quest bounces forward on : :' an upbeat tempo venturing towards more overt atmospherics and ': ,: inspired, less crowded sections that allow the track to breathe. :, : : :' There are still strong moments of serenity and peace littered ': ,: throughout, however. Wellspring creates a moment of pure :, : reflection, melancholic and trouble-free as it guides you : :' through string instruments, gradually expanding electronic ': ,: beats and a myriad of ideas that criss-cross their way through :, : the track. The album ends with the aptly named Departure, once : :' again taking its time to settle into its groove before the sun ': ,: rises on added layers, adventurous strings and perfectly :, : interspersed horns. : :' ': ,: Phillips has done a great job at creating a new dawn in album :, : Departure. Its uplifting atmosphere and growing confidence : :' throughout is just like waking up on a new day full of promise ': ,: and wonder. The way the layers dance around each other is :, : intriguing, leaving you to find something different with every : :' listen in a record that you will be coming back to again and ': ,: again. Play it before you go to work and nothing will bring down :, : your day. : :' ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / 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 2 0 \/