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Please Wait For Me, Please Wait Forever

by Strange Mountain II

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1.
As The Sun Parts, We Remain 08:18
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2.
Dreams of Longing 04:16
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3.
Violin Lessons Blues 01:23
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4.
For an Ocean Awakened 08:04
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Please Wait For Me, Please Wait Forever 06:02
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6.
Careful Not To Fall 04:56
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The Dimming Bedlight In the Room 07:19
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8.
Sundown 04:31
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Bandcamp Daily - "Indonesian tape music composer Marcel Thee brightened up the sound of his Strange Mountain project a few years ago, enough to credit his recent work to “Strange Mountain II.” It’s one of those rare occasions where the sequel is better than the original, and the tender Please Wait For Me, Please Wait Forever may be Thee’s finest work yet. His soundscapes can softly glimmer, or hiss like radio noise, but they always enhance the delicately manipulated field recordings at their center. Opener “As The Sun Parts, We Remain” sets the stage with an enveloping drone before gradually focusing on the softly crunching rhythm of footsteps in snow. The little things Thee picks up on in the background, and often pulls to the front, are what give Please Wait For Me much of its character. According to the liner notes, he recorded the album’s spiraling piano tracks in an unused practice room where his daughter was taking violin lessons, and sometimes the sounds of other children practicing their instruments bleeds into the edges of the songs, creating moments that feel simultaneously performative and intimate. It all makes for a truly enveloping listen."

Igloo Magazine - "Please Wait For Me, Please Wait Forever is a wonderfully flowing and highly introspective piano-centered album engulfed by thrilling sonic resonances, spacious / echoing stringed vibes, slowly undulating electronic harmonies and piano continuums. The sound architecture plays with short motives, patterns, and is hypnotically structured—sometimes punctuated by processed field recordings. At the cross of reflective, sorrowing neoclassicism of Henrik Gorecki, soaked guitar textures of Rafael Anton Irisarri, and fragile synthesized ambient impressionist driftscapes of Eluvium."

Ambiance Glitters - "Thee shares dreams and retrospects out of Indonesia with drifting weightless ambience, often relaxing to the point of touching sleep patterns as reflected in ‘As The Sun Parts, We Remain‘, the album opener. Elsewhere (album closer) entitled ‘Sundown‘ explores gorgeous string therapy while floating and remaining close to the aesthetics of cloud hopping. A sense of calm nights and breezy winds over the sky reflection makes this track one of the best to relax"

A lot of the foundation for these sounds were processed from instruments and sounds taken at my daughter's violin course building as I waited for her to finish sessions. I would record myself playing piano in the unused rooms and record the students' practicing of piano, guitar, organ and violin. The 3-floors meant a lot of natural reverb and the fact that a lot kids were practicing at the same time from different rooms meant a lot of unintended chaotic noises.

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released January 25, 2019

Released on limited CD through polarseasrecordings.com

Photos by Ramadan Tobing

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Strange Mountain Jakarta, Indonesia

Strange Mountain is Marcel Thee (Sajama Cut, Roman Catholic Skulls, The House of Faith and Mirrors, The Knife Club, Nakatomi Plaza, and solo) from Jakarta, Indonesia

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