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The Approaching Armada

by Chris Russell/Disturbed Earth

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watching as pools form 09:27
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2.
clutching at the strands 08:08
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3.
leaves on trees 08:50
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4.
cold night 06:08
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neon light 06:58
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the approaching armada 07:32
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to the east of evening (featuring pixyblink) 18:37
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about

“The Approaching Armada” is the first album I recorded in Australia after relocating from the U.S. in 2008. The ominous title says it all, and was my mood in those harrowing days of my then-unknown future in Australia.

Chris’ enigmatic soft synth loops were love at first listen to me… their sensitive, sonic quality had a feeling that I knew would lend them to my analog “reel to reel” looping, sound design techniques used in previous Disturbed Earth recordings. This is truly an album of giving the illusion of multi-layering, when in actuality it was only done in a few live takes for each track. This album was also a first for me to “not play” as such, as a musician; to be able to recreate my playing through Chris’ loops… I found this the way to go and it freed me up to produce… it really paid off!!!

So having said that, the whole concept of working with another person ushers in the whole thing of respect, communication, time, time zones (Chris in the U.S. / Dean in Australia) and the expanding of each other’s sensibilities… taking each other where we haven’t been before… stretching/confronting.

For the most part, all tracks on the album were mixed on my makeshift computer at the time… using Magix Audio Studio 11, I also used Ableton Live 7 on the track “From East To Evening” which includes manipulated vocals from my long time collaborator, kyra aka “pixyblink”.

“The Approaching Armada” is all about Chris’ electronics that have been soft soaked, the brittle remaining dark and edgy… and Disturbed Earth’s presence in the sound.

credits

released September 29, 2012

Chris Russell: soft synths
Disturbed Earth: production, structure, tape looping, and some pedal harmonium.
cover photography by Chris Russell
cover design by Steve Brand

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Disturbed Earth Melbourne, Australia

Dean Richards is Disturbed Earth.
I produce music using many and varied instruments...mainly guitar using effects pedals and found sound sources and techniques since early 1975...it's what I do.
I gave this music/sound the name "Disturbed Earth" in 2000 in Zephyrhills, Florida USA.
Disturbed Earth lives exclusively on Magix ... more

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