Alpine.
Fr:om Harmed Weather To Stark, Micro, Climates.

hpll038 | Release Date: 2009-07-06

Hazy and warm, like sunlight through the shades on an early summer morning, a cool breeze blowing through an open window, the sound of nesting birds in the tree outside - Alpine.'s music is an immediately arresting listen, bristling with subtle swelling strings, delicate melodies, and shimmering percussion interwoven with evocative, somehow familiar, field recordings. The six tracks contained in this EP combine to form an imaginary journey with only aural sign posts to lead you through a drifting reverie, placing the listener in a world of lush dreams and engaging imagination.

Alpine. is the solo project of Alex Smalley, one half of Pausal, whose earlier eponymously named EP we net-released back in 2007. Pausal toured Europe last year supporting Koen Holtkamp, and have also played shows with Stars Of The Lid, Grouper, Aidan Baker, Rameses III, and Greg Haines. Their debut full length should be released this year. (The Pausal EP has just been remastered with an additional track and will also be seeing a proper release at the end of the July 2009).

Alpine.'s video work was also included in our 'Analog For Architecture' DVD from a few years back.

Other releases by Alpine.: