We’ve some big news to announce and that’s that Harry (the label owner) will be having a baby in October, so things may slow down just a little towards the end of the year as he adjusts to a few changes…
There’s a lot of the schedule to work to so the plan is step things up a bit so don’t be surprised to see a couple of albums emerge per month from here on in. Stay tuned too for something special to celebrate our 50th release!
Next we head over to Italy to welcome Francis M. Gri, who records under his own name and is based in Milan. Francis runs the KrysaliSound label and is also scheduled to release an album with US label Time Released Sound. His work for us was produced using reworked material assembled from his hard-drive and these are longer pieces than we tend to release. Each piece is completely enveloping, with guitar and synth drones joined by loops, reversing textures and light shards of noise/static. This should grab those who follow Christopher Willits, Fennesz or Leandro Fresco.
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press release
Francis M. Gri is a multi-instrumental composer currently residing in Milan, Italy, who also curates the KrysaliSound record label. His previous releases have appeared on his own label as well as Final Muzik and he’s also due an album on US imprint Time Released Sound.
Francis began playing guitar when he was 13 before he also progressed to piano and in time he began to perform as part of his first dark ethereal band ‘All My Faith Lost’. His musical experiences have culminated in his work under his own name since 2010, which straddles the Ambient, Electro Acoustic and Electronic genres. His studio material draws influence from many contemporary artists, such as Taylor Deupree, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sigur Ros and Ludovico Einaudi.
Apart shares a name with a former production moniker, as Francis compiles recordings made from unpublished works under this name. The material was gathered from a hard-drive backup created between 2003 and 2005 where he found the previously completed tracks would not load due to a technical glitch. Fortunately he had saved the individual sound components so he decided to rework these into new compositions. He decided not to add any additional tracks and set about stretching, detuning, reversing and treating the sounds with effects before he arrived at a set of 2 mid-length pieces. He created a new piece entitled ‘Last’ which was created around the time he was working with ‘In This Room’ and ‘Hidden Reflections’ and originally shared the work as a free download.
Not long after, Francis had sent us his album and we were thoroughly impressed, feeling that these three tracks serve as a cohesive album experience and deserved a physical release.
The longer-form nature of the tracks which loop with folds of subtle emotional detail make for an immersive listening experience that you’ll surely get lost in, as shimmering drones, synth and guitar lines collide effortlessly.
credits
Written, produced and mastered by Francis M. Gri
Artwork by Francis M. Gri
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