A new epic from Konntinent, Lonely
in the Shallows drifts, moves and shifts seamlessly.
Recalling the raw organic beauty of Talk
Talk's seminal 'Laughing
Stock' and the unrequited emotion of avant composer Harold
Budd, Antony Harrsion has succeeded
in creating a new palette without the aid of digital instruments
and effects. Experimenting with an open ended writing approach,
Harrison now presents us with this cathartic and sweeping stroll
through internal musings, thoughts and wanderings.
As a limited
editon of 100, the package includes clear liner notes
and a individual glass slide from the posthumous works
of travel photographer Sam Van Elgort.
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Interview with Konntinent about
the making of Lonely in the Shallows
Tell us how this piece came about:
As a composite release - it was almost a happy accident. I'd
spent a couple of months obsessisng over a couple of electronic
tracks, both very process orientated, both detail intensive and
both of which felt more like Math exercises than something
enjoyable. On top of that, I'd also just finished
some shows in Japan & Berlin and so had only played
rehearsed guitar sections since the late summer. In
short I hadnt had any fun with music for some time and was
getting pretty claustrophobic.
How is thise piece different from your previous material?
On a complete whim I decided to record something I'd
written whilst in Japan, with the intent of returning
to the sketch at a later date. It proved to be an utterly
cathartic process, creative decisions naturally resolving themselves
rather than being a deliberated at length. This was also writing
without a wider agenda - I wasnt considering context of what
might surround the piece and as it naturally expanded in duration, so
it was an opportunity to dabble in various rhythmical and timing
areas that I might not have otherwise. In essence, the
whole piece came together very fluidly and within only a few
days. Revision over the festive period allowed me to address
the remaining narrative questions and in less than a month
it was finished. All instruments were organic and aside from
the actual recording, laptop's were completely excluded
from the process.
