Steven R. Smith - Olive (2024)

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#ambient #folk #instrumental

Tracklist:

1.Marshland Study 00:00
2.The Magpie 03:45
3.On the Trellis 07:42
4.With Cypresses 10:00
5.Passing Winter 14:19
6.Across the Boulevard 18:17
7.Olive 21:54
8.Parlor Fields 24:49
9.Trees at North Branch 25:47
10.Roadmenders 30:41

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Steven R. Smith is a wildly consistent and self-sufficient auteur making epic music far beyond his monk-like solo recording practices. On Olive, we get more of Steven R. Smith’s singular vision and musicianship, this time filtered through ensemble arrangements largely performed by others. A micro-orchestra of horn and woodwind players was enlisted, as well as other collaborators including Kate Wright (Movietone, 1000 Dawns) and Yvonne Sone. The stunning results call to mind Mark Hollis’ eponymous solo LP and Gerald Busby’s masterful 3 Women score, not only in terms of sonics or tone, but also in the use of space.

Smith has explored many angles to soundtrack-like mood music, but there is a satisfying dark rock element to even his more refined chamber pieces. Smith’s dusky post-punk signature, borrowed from Australian artists such as Rowland S. Howard and Crime & the City Solution, synthesizes with the mannered arrangements to push his familiar, evocative sound into new spaces.

released April 19, 2024

Steven R. Smith: guitar, bass, harmonium, etc.
Kate Wright: piano, field recording (track 5)
Yvonne Sone: vox organ (track 6)

Lev Borovskiy: trombone
Derek Crane: alto flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon
Mateusz Pisulak: clarinet (track 10)
João Sousa: trumpet
Filippo Tramontana: french horn
Tomas Urnikis: saxophone

Woodwinds and horns written and arranged by Steven R. Smith

Recorded october 2022 – march 2023 at worstward studios, los angeles.
additional recording: glendale, california; salt lake city, utah; bristol, uk; birmingham, uk; pordenone, italy; porto, portugal; and various locations in poland and lithuania.

thanks to Matt Jones for the piano assistance

cover art by Dave Gardner
mastered by Sean Mccann
layout and design by Chris Berry

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