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01. SHIELD PATTERNS - Dusk
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02. SHIELD PATTERNS - Cerulean
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03. SHIELD PATTERNS - Sleepdrunk
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04. SHIELD PATTERNS - On Needing
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05. SHIELD PATTERNS - Blue Shutters
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06. SHIELD PATTERNS - Bruises
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07. SHIELD PATTERNS - This Temporary Place
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08. SHIELD PATTERNS - Balance & Scatter
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09. SHIELD PATTERNS - Anymore
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10. SHIELD PATTERNS - Glow
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ARTIST
SHIELD PATTERNS
TITLE
Mirror Breathing
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
GIZEH RECORDS
CATALOG #
GZH 068LP
GZH 068LP
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
9/2/2016
LP version. Includes download code. Manchester-based duo
Shield Patterns
return with
Mirror Breathing
. Released on band member
Richard Knox
's own Gizeh Records label,
Mirror Breathing
follows on from the critically acclaimed debut album
Contour Lines
(GZH 055CD/LP, 2014) and
Violet
EP (GZH 060CD, 2015). Where its predecessors took a more stark, electronic and processed approach,
Mirror Breathing
is an altogether warmer, more cinematic record. The cello of guest collaborator
Julia Kent
(
Antony & The Johnsons
, The Leaf Label) introduces a new element and a new energy to the sound, pulling the songs into a more symphonic form. The electronics, drones and field recordings are intricately and painstakingly arranged by the duo, meandering between haunting vocal passages, clarinet swells and delicate synth phrases. The album ebbs and flows through hypnotic beats ("Dusk", "Blue Shutters", "Glow"), ethereal and tender piano-led songs ("Bruises", "Anymore") to more aggressive, heavily experimental, free-jazz elements ("Balance & Scatter"). Continuing the fiercely DIY ethos adopted by both band and label,
Mirror Breathing
has been written, recorded and produced in its entirety by
Claire Brentnall
and Knox in their home studio in the Peak District. The record is both personal and universal; an exploration in sound and songwriting. The music Shield Patterns are making is difficult to place into genres or pigeon-holes. Experimental sounds are married to striking, inventive melodies throughout; it's contemporary pop music of sorts with a richly detailed cosmic edge. Some words from Claire about the album: "The album for me is about feeling connected; exploring what it means to be a friend, to be in love, to be an individual, to be part of a collective unconscious. It's about the beauty of imperfection, of making mistakes, and the discoveries that are made by chance as we learn to exist."
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