Grid Of Points by Grouper, released 27 April 2018.
This version of Grid Of Points comes as a 1xCD. -
2018 release. Not long after recording her tenth album Ruins, Liz Harris traveled to Wyoming to work on art and record music. She found herself drawn towards the pairing of skeletal piano phrasing with spare, rich bursts of vocal harmony. A series of stark songs emerged, minimal and vulnerable, woven with emotive silences. Inspired by "the idea that something is missing or cold," the pieces float and fade like vignettes, implying as much as they reveal. She describes them as "small texts hanging in space," impressions of mortality, melody, and the unseen-fleeting beauty, interrupted. Grid Of Points stands as a concise and potently poetic addition to the Grouper catalog. "Grid Of Points is a set of songs for piano and voice. I wrote these songs over a week and a half; they stopped abruptly when I was interrupted by a high fever. Though brief, it is complete. The intimacy and abbreviation of this music allude to an essence that the songs lyrics speak more directly of. The space left after matter has departed, a stage after the characters have gone, the hollow of some central column, missing." -Liz Harris.
"Grid Of Points" is a captivating album by Grouper, released in CD format through the renowned label Kranky/Cargo. This record showcases Liz Harris's signature ethereal soundscapes and minimalist piano compositions, enveloping listeners in an intimate world of haunting melodies and delicate vocals. The brevity of "Grid Of Points," with its concise yet emotionally potent tracks, highlights Harris's ability to convey profound emotion with sparse instrumentation. Grouper has been celebrated for her influential contributions to ambient and experimental music, earning critical acclaim for albums like "Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill" and "Ruins." Her work consistently pushes boundaries while maintaining an unmistakable sense of vulnerability.
Kranky is a highly respected independent label based in Chicago, known for championing innovative artists across genres such as ambient, post-rock, and experimental music. With releases from acts like Tim Hecker and Stars of the Lid alongside Grouper, Kranky has established itself as a tastemaker within the underground music scene.
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