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Confluence

by Greg Dallas & Jan Esbra

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Lost Tribe Sound
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Lost Tribe Sound Confluence is both sparkling and bristling, teeming with dirty, dreamy melodies from tenderly corroded sound sources. The soft mechanics feel like an old sentient musical droid, discovered rusted tight in the woods, given its first few drops of oil, slowly whirring and stuttering its way back to life.
TheSlowMusicMovement
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TheSlowMusicMovement It's always exciting to release a new LP, especially when it's a kaleidoscopic, psychedelic, improvised ambient electronic epic like the debut LP from Greg Dallas & Jan Esbra. After a long friendship these 2 finally made it to the studio to explore the intersection of effect pedal disguised guitar & modern electronica. The tracks all stemmed from short improvised sessions that were then arranged post recording into the free flowing force of cosmic musicality that now sits before you.
256 Pi
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256 Pi very nice uplifting and decently well-varied collection of ambience with lots of glassy synths, pianos, guitars, etc that all definitely lives up to the album artwork
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Adrift 03:34
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High Tide 06:08
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Washed Over 03:38
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Deep Dive 05:06
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The Depths 04:08
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Whirlpool 04:46
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Sea Foam 05:46
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Confluence 06:20

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If you are going on a 7 day voyage to unexplored territory, sonic or otherwise then friendship & trust are fundamental. Fortunately Colombian Jan Esbra & American Greg Dallas’ decade long personal affection, musical admiration, electronic curiosity and improvisational leanings born from their jazz guitar roots were all steady hands on the rudder during this intense & unpredictable creative outpouring. Remarkably they travelled light, only utilising a synth, an old piano and two guitars - all fed through various effects pedals which largely disguise their identities. Even more remarkably this is Greg’s debut and Jan’s sophomore LP.

After the 7th day they rested, divided the recordings equally and retreated to their respective St. Louis and New York studios to contemplate what had just happened. Listening back to the various 20-30 minute long sonic outbursts that were the basis for each track, they painstakingly distilled the essence of each session & staying true to the improvisational guiding spirits immortalised in the recordings, arranged those "duende" moments into the tracks you are now hearing. Greg then embarked on his first foray into mixing - treating it as an extension of the artistic process and further elevating the tracks to create the jazz rooted electronic collages you have before you.

The album is certainly a communal triumph and a welcome antidote to today’s fast-paced and increasingly divided world. It’s a safe space where North & South America unite, New York and St. Louis nod approvingly at each other, improvisational embraces intentional, sonic density sits comfortably next to barely tangible musical meditations and jazz teams up with electronica to push the boundaries of ambient music. It’s certainly a trip and a half.

Ultimately though a long, well nurtured friendship has born some pretty mind-blowing musical fruit and they’d like to share it with you.

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