We’ve taken a pause from our schedule of CD albums due to our local post office closing, following the outbreak of Covid19. We launched a digital series called Home Diaries, in which we’ll release EPs and albums by an international line-up of artists, with the music created during lockdown and social distancing conditions.
The series reflects a range of sounds, styles and ideas, as each artist portrays their own reflections uniquely. Each release is digital only for now, as we hope to raise what we can to help keep our label ticking over at this time. The releases feature a recurring polaroid image of a small lonely house, with a coloured filter chosen by the artist for each respective release.
In our next edition, we welcome back Polaroid Notes from Munich, Germany. The artist, Andreas, contributed Unsung Memories to our catalog back in 2017 and in fact, we’ve worked with him across each of our labels with The Long Bright Dark on Audio Gourmet and Sea Shores on Tessellate. Andreas also records more electronic based works as Kraut Sounds, as well as running his own label Drone Works International. He has had to stop his 300km commute and now spends 7 days a week at home, rather than 3. This extra time indoors has given him a chance to revisit and re-record some old rhodes piano tones and he’s added some newer tracks too. Moonlight Sessions is a pensive album, ideal for late night listening.
We have an exciting line-up to follow and each release will include bonus PDF liner notes, which has an interview with the artist on how they made the album, what their situation is like, what they have planned, their influences and what equipment/techniques they used. There are also additional photos provided by the artist as part of the PDF too. Click on the link below to check it out:
-LABEL LINK-
https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/home-diaries-014
-ARTIST LINK-
https://polaroidnotes.bandcamp.com/album/home-diaries-moonlight-sessions
press release
“Home Diaries is an invitation to artists and musicians to create an album or EP to document their personal experience during the lockdown or social distancing conditions that are upon us, due to the coronavirus outbreak. The series reflects a range of sounds, styles and ideas, as each artist portrays their own reflections uniquely. Each release is digital only for now, as we hope to raise what we can to help keep our label ticking over at this time. The releases feature a recurring polaroid image of a small lonely house, with a coloured filter chosen by the artist for each respective release. We interview each artist and this is included as a bonus PDF with the download. You can also check out the Home Diaries series on Spotify if you prefer, which will be available to stream in due course.
In our next edition, we welcome back Polaroid Notes from Munich, Germany. The artist, Andreas, contributed Unsung Memories to our catalog back in 2017 and in fact, we’ve worked with him across each of our labels with The Long Bright Dark on Audio Gourmet and Sea Shores on Tessellate. Andreas also records more electronic based works as Kraut Sounds, as well as running his own label Drone Works International.
Before the pandemic took hold, we were in discussions with Andreas about releasing a new Polaroid Notes album, which has now been delayed. He’d moved from his office to a home-working environment, saving a 300km commute and adding four extra days at home. He had already created a Home Diaries themed album during the lockdown period, having re-recorded some older material as well as new improvisations using Rhodes piano keys as the main sound source.
Moonlight Sessions as its name suggests, is an album for quiet night-time reflection.”
credits
Written and produced by Andreas S
Mastered by James Edward Armstrong
Artwork by Harry Towell
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