Long-running experimental musician Grouper (a.k.a. Liz Harris) revisited some old material with last year's The Man Who Died in a Boat LP. This fall, she'll offer up a proper follow-up album.
The record is called Ruins, and features eight new compositions from the artist. The bulk of the album was recorded in 2011, while Harris was completing a residency in Aljezur, Portugal. The only song that wasn't recorded there was "Made of Air," which she recorded at her mother's house in 2004. All of it was recorded with a portable four-track, a Sony stereo mic and a piano.
"The album is a document," Harris said in a press release. "A nod to that daily walk. Failed structures. Living in the remains of love. I left the songs the way they came (microwave beep from when power went out after a storm); I hope that the album bears some resemblance to the place that I was in."
Ruins is set to arrive on October 31 via Kranky. The album's track listing is available below; the artwork is above.
Ruins:
1. Made of Metal
2. Clearing
3. Call Across Rooms
4. Labyrinth
5. Lighthouse
6. Holofernes
7. Holding
8. Made of Air
The record is called Ruins, and features eight new compositions from the artist. The bulk of the album was recorded in 2011, while Harris was completing a residency in Aljezur, Portugal. The only song that wasn't recorded there was "Made of Air," which she recorded at her mother's house in 2004. All of it was recorded with a portable four-track, a Sony stereo mic and a piano.
"The album is a document," Harris said in a press release. "A nod to that daily walk. Failed structures. Living in the remains of love. I left the songs the way they came (microwave beep from when power went out after a storm); I hope that the album bears some resemblance to the place that I was in."
Ruins is set to arrive on October 31 via Kranky. The album's track listing is available below; the artwork is above.
Ruins:
1. Made of Metal
2. Clearing
3. Call Across Rooms
4. Labyrinth
5. Lighthouse
6. Holofernes
7. Holding
8. Made of Air