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01. Wilson Tanner - My Gull
02. Wilson Tanner - Loch and Key
03. Wilson Tanner - Perishable
04. Wilson Tanner - Killcord Pts I-III
05. Wilson Tanner - Idle
06. Wilson Tanner - All Hands Bury the Dead
07. Wilson Tanner - Safe. Bird
08. Wilson Tanner - Crossing The Bar
ARTIST
TITLE
II
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
EFFICIENT 013LP EFFICIENT 013LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
7/12/2019

2022 repress. Wilson Tanner come to shore with II, a new album of floating melodies, lightly salted. Throwing electroacoustic conventions overboard, Andrew Wilson (Andras) and John Tanner (Eleventeen Eston) recorded this new work aboard a 1950s riverboat with a resourceful array of weatherproof electronic instruments and a long extension lead. These eight compositions pull in a by-catch of maritime folklore; of siren and selkie, seagull and engine oil slick. A change of course from their debut album 69, the ambient temperature drops as II casts out to sea in uncertain weather and returns to the safe harbors of Port Phillip Bay. The seafarers head out to "My Gull"'s poised optimism -- the birds watch but do they listen? By the arrival of "Loch and Key," the shoreline has dissolved completely, the boat floating in serene infinity as the rest of the world spins. Conditions soon take a treacherous turn on "Killcord Pts I-III" -- a 12 minute odyssey that battens down the hatches as these sailors eye merciless waves and blinding ocean spray, jointly channeling Berlin-school electronics and sea legs. In the aftermath, the waterlogged bleeps of "Idle" survey the damage as our parched crew sound the distress signal and ultimately descend into delirium. Known for navigating individual courses as solo musicians, Wilson and Tanner's collective storytelling is saturated in detail, buoying between tension and harmony. II modestly stands as some of both artists' most accomplished material. Includes download.