This album was
originally released on Stray Dog Army in January 2006, in
an edition of 250 copies, now sold out. In March 2007 it
was given a full scale re-issue by Japanese label Umi, remastered
and rehoused in a digipak, this time in an edition of 1000
copies.
This is the second
album from Mole Harness, following 2004’s ‘All
Your Memories Return At Once’. Whereas his debut had
been written on a relatively basic sampler, ‘a present
from the future’ was created using a computer, taking
advantage of the vastly expanded sonic palette of software
recording. Recognising that hardware limitations had played
a key role in shaping his initial sound, he decided that
the best way to focus his creativity in this potentially
distracting new environment was to strictly limit the instrumental
sources he could work with. As a result this album is constructed
entirely from acoustic, electric and bass guitars. Stripping
away the drum machines, synths, percussion and found-sounds
of previous releases also chimed with the desire to refine
his music to its very essence and produce a more coherent,
concise work.
As the eight tracks here unfold, digitally processed versions
of each melodic element are layered alongside their recognisably
picked and strummed counterparts. The central theme of the
album is this contrast between treated and untreated versions
of the same guitar material, and the defining sound is that
of pristine six-string progressions set against a backdrop
of rippling tonal texture.
Working with a computer has also allowed Mole Harness to
expand upon the structures of his music, and many of these
tracks consist of two or more separate yet melodically related
sections, which ebb seamlessly into one other.
The final album was selected from twelve tracks recorded
in various periods between July 2004 and October 2005. It
comes in a black card sleeve with cover photograph by Cecilia
Ek.
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