about the cassette
Still is an invitation into a warm and welcoming sound world suited for reflection and introspection. As the music flows along in its calm and quiet way, one’s thoughts and emotions may wander off into distant places and return whenever they will. Instruments and textures slowly merge into each other, maintaining a consistent, organic ambiance throughout the work. There’s not much happening here. The world is, for a short moment, Still.
Conceived as an immersive audio-visual project, German-Australian artist Jochen Gutsch created Still as a series of photographs coupled with an original soundtrack, both corresponding to each other. He took 100 photos on as many consecutive mornings, capturing the same patch of sky at 8 a.m. each day, and recorded music to complement the meditative style of the visual work. The resulting photo collage was shown at Sydney’s Head On Photo Festival, and Oxtail Recordings released the soundtrack.
Still is decidedly the simplest piece the busy musician and composer has released so far. Usually known for progressive music ranging from chamber to math-rock, Still stands out as a rather minimalist project in comparison to Jochen’s bands Hinterlandt, Recalibrate, and Snob Club. “It was clear very early on that this recording would call for a natural, bare-bones approach. In fact, it was easy: the sky unfolded its beauty to me for one hundred mornings, and all I had to do was look and respond,” says Jochen.
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- Still 1 7:00
- Still 2 7:00
- Still 3 7:00
- Still 4 7:00
- Still 5 7:00
- Still 6 7:00
- Still 7 7:00
about the cassette
Still is an invitation into a warm and welcoming sound world suited for reflection and introspection. As the music flows along in its calm and quiet way, one’s thoughts and emotions may wander off into distant places and return whenever they will. Instruments and textures slowly merge into each other, maintaining a consistent, organic ambiance throughout the work. There’s not much happening here. The world is, for a short moment, Still.
Conceived as an immersive audio-visual project, German-Australian artist Jochen Gutsch created Still as a series of photographs coupled with an original soundtrack, both corresponding to each other. He took 100 photos on as many consecutive mornings, capturing the same patch of sky at 8 a.m. each day, and recorded music to complement the meditative style of the visual work. The resulting photo collage was shown at Sydney’s Head On Photo Festival, and Oxtail Recordings released the soundtrack.
Still is decidedly the simplest piece the busy musician and composer has released so far. Usually known for progressive music ranging from chamber to math-rock, Still stands out as a rather minimalist project in comparison to Jochen’s bands Hinterlandt, Recalibrate, and Snob Club. “It was clear very early on that this recording would call for a natural, bare-bones approach. In fact, it was easy: the sky unfolded its beauty to me for one hundred mornings, and all I had to do was look and respond,” says Jochen.
