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DANIEL DAVIES Signals (2020 US limited edition 8-track LP
pressed on Smoke Vinyl - An album of moody,
propulsive instrumental music by rock musician and
composer who is the son of The Kinks' Dave Davies and
godson of legendary Horror composer John Carpenter with
whom he has collaborated many times. Picture sleeve with
artwork and its deluxe booklet by acclaimed visual artist
Jesse Draxler, download code voucher & hype sticker, factory
sealed)
TRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION
Whether scoring a film or making a solo album, Daniel Davies thinks cinematically. Images and story – on a movie screen, on a canvas, or flashing through his mind – inform the shape of his compositions and the sounds he uses to bring them to life. For Signals, his first solo record for Sacred Bones, the inspiration for his musical narration was a collaboration with visual artist Jesse Draxler, whose otherworldly mixed media works grace the cover and the booklet.
“I had an instant connection to Jesse’s art,” Davies explains. “One of the main concepts for this album was working with the feeling of uncertainty. Jesse’s art illustrates that perfectly with his disruptive shapes. At first, they are foreign to the landscapes they live in, but over time we become used to them, we adjust. The foreign objects force us to evolve, to accept and live with the uncertainty they create.”
Using Draxler’s images as his jumping off point, Davies created eight richly textured compositions that created a soundtrack for the unsettling world of the artwork. “Musically, I wanted to capture that same contrast — melodies evolving out of drones, haunting beds of tension with beautiful shimmering melodies laid above. What were once conflicting emotions became harmonious.”
As the songs move through the landscape, Davies calls on whatever instrumentation he needs to serve their journey. He utilizes the warbling synths and slicing guitar that have characterized his soundtrack work, but he’s also preternaturally at ease when he busts out a harpsichord and a vocal synth on lead single “Phantom Waltz.” On “Destructive Field,” he leaves space for his Halloween collaborator John Carpenter to lay down his signature sound. With the exception of that passage, all the music on the record is recorded by Davies himself.
While the results indeed feel cinematic, Davies is liberated by the absence of a film to score: “While scoring a movie, I serve the director’s vision and focus on telling a specific story. When working on an album, I’m free to create my own narrative and be more experimental.”
That freedom is evident in the many sumptuous details on Signals. It’s an album with a lot to discover, and repeat listens will reveal an inviting – if a bit unnerving – world that you’ll want to spend all day in.
A1. Last Days
A2. One Hundred Years
A3. Origins
A4. Destructive Field
B1. Beyond Megalith Illumination
B2. Possessor
B3. Phantom Waltz
B4. Visible
Artist - Daniel Davies (click link for complete listing)
Title - Signals (click link for more of the same title)
Year of Release - 2020
Format - vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label - Sacred Bones Records
Catalogue No - SBR-242 (click link for more)
Country of Origin - United States (USA)
Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info - Deleted, Sealed, Picture Sleeve
Barcode - 843563123805
Condition - Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info.
RareVinyl.com Ref No - 5D6LPSI815561
Related Artists - John Carpenter.
GENRES
00s Artists, Experimental, Film & TV, Film Composer, Film Soundtrack, Post-Rock, Synthwave.
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TRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION
Whether scoring a film or making a solo album, Daniel Davies thinks cinematically. Images and story – on a movie screen, on a canvas, or flashing through his mind – inform the shape of his compositions and the sounds he uses to bring them to life. For Signals, his first solo record for Sacred Bones, the inspiration for his musical narration was a collaboration with visual artist Jesse Draxler, whose otherworldly mixed media works grace the cover and the booklet.
“I had an instant connection to Jesse’s art,” Davies explains. “One of the main concepts for this album was working with the feeling of uncertainty. Jesse’s art illustrates that perfectly with his disruptive shapes. At first, they are foreign to the landscapes they live in, but over time we become used to them, we adjust. The foreign objects force us to evolve, to accept and live with the uncertainty they create.”
Using Draxler’s images as his jumping off point, Davies created eight richly textured compositions that created a soundtrack for the unsettling world of the artwork. “Musically, I wanted to capture that same contrast — melodies evolving out of drones, haunting beds of tension with beautiful shimmering melodies laid above. What were once conflicting emotions became harmonious.”
As the songs move through the landscape, Davies calls on whatever instrumentation he needs to serve their journey. He utilizes the warbling synths and slicing guitar that have characterized his soundtrack work, but he’s also preternaturally at ease when he busts out a harpsichord and a vocal synth on lead single “Phantom Waltz.” On “Destructive Field,” he leaves space for his Halloween collaborator John Carpenter to lay down his signature sound. With the exception of that passage, all the music on the record is recorded by Davies himself.
While the results indeed feel cinematic, Davies is liberated by the absence of a film to score: “While scoring a movie, I serve the director’s vision and focus on telling a specific story. When working on an album, I’m free to create my own narrative and be more experimental.”
That freedom is evident in the many sumptuous details on Signals. It’s an album with a lot to discover, and repeat listens will reveal an inviting – if a bit unnerving – world that you’ll want to spend all day in.
A1. Last Days
A2. One Hundred Years
A3. Origins
A4. Destructive Field
B1. Beyond Megalith Illumination
B2. Possessor
B3. Phantom Waltz
B4. Visible
Artist - Daniel Davies (click link for complete listing)
Title - Signals (click link for more of the same title)
Year of Release - 2020
Format - vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label - Sacred Bones Records
Catalogue No - SBR-242 (click link for more)
Country of Origin - United States (USA)
Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info - Deleted, Sealed, Picture Sleeve
Barcode - 843563123805
Condition - Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info.
RareVinyl.com Ref No - 5D6LPSI815561
Related Artists - John Carpenter.
GENRES
00s Artists, Experimental, Film & TV, Film Composer, Film Soundtrack, Post-Rock, Synthwave.
ORDERING
Availability - In Stock - Buy Now for shipping today
Postage/Shipping Cost - Add item to your basket for a postage/shipping quote. For further delivery info click here
Email - sales@rarevinyl.com to contact our sales team.
To order by phone - Call (+44) 0147485010
RareVinyl.com Reference Number - 5D6LPSI815561
SELL TO US
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