Veröffentlicht
Sat, Jan 16, 2010, 12:00
- The new album shows the Portland-based experimental artist harking back to avant-rock influences.
On February 23rd, Eluvium, AKA Matthew Cooper, will release a new full-length called Similes on Temporary Residence.
The album marks a new direction for Cooper, who has thus far focused on wispy ambient pieces and sprawling modern classical compositions. On Similes, Cooper explores a more accessible, rock-influenced sound, adding percussion to the mix and singing in an epic baritone reminiscent of Joy Division's Ian Curtis or Michael Gira of the Swans and Angels of Light. But despite these new developments, Similes still has the shadowy aesthetic and melancholy that fans have come to expect from Cooper.
Similes will be Cooper's first album since Copia, his acclaimed release from 2007. As with his other records, Similes was composed, performed and recorded entirely by Cooper at his home studio in Portland, Oregon.
Tracklist
01. Leaves Eclipse the Light
02. The Motion Makes Me Last
03. In Culmination
04. Weird Creatures
05. Nightmare 5
06. Making Up Minds
07. Bending Dream
08. Cease to Know
Temporary Residence will release Eluvium's Similes on February 23, 2010.