FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –
The composer of synth and digital music
known as And the Raven has released his latest LP album, titled, “In
Triangles.” The album is comprised of 11 original tracks for an
approximate total listening time of 46 minutes. It has been released
on the Wolf Sheep Records music label. An arresting, vivifying record
that suggests new subgenres of music as much as it crosses their
borders, “In Triangles” is not only sure to put And the Raven on
the map, but also certain to become one of the most influential
electronic records of the modern day.
Toronto's And the Raven is led by
mastermind composer, producer and engineer, Brandon DeLyzer, who in
his official bio calls the project, “a Hydra-like collaboration of
many rotating minds and voices, [which] sustains the raw energy past
its roots. Fresh heads, new ideas.” The simile is appropriate
because he invites new singers to collaborate with him for each
track, and works with them so closely as to literally compose his
songs around the feel and mood of the vocalist in question.
“When I clicked with someone,” he
comments, “we’d become friends, talk music and ideas. I began to
write songs that catered to the singer’s voice and style without
worrying about if next song I would write would be too different than
the last person I worked with. Either that or I could write a track
knowing that I’d find someone soon who would fit it.”
Each singer gets a pseudonym of their
own choosing. His And the Raven project originally got its name from
the artist attributions, which read, “Petit-Loup and the Raven,”
“Cinder, Remington, and the Raven,” et cetera.
“I want The Raven project to be as
much about the people I work with as it is about me,” he insists.
“No matter how known or unknown the singer is, I make each new
vocalist come up with their own moniker, an alter-ego. That alter-ego
becomes the focus of the song, which is why that moniker always comes
before The Raven in the artist name... The less the project is about
me, the more freedom I have to do what I want. It’s a project that
can’t run out of momentum. It can’t die.”
The result is a sonic collage that
explodes with ingenuity and versatility, yet retains Raven's
consistent undertones throughout. His instrumentation is a gorgeous,
rare balance of digital and analog.
“One thing I didn’t like about a
lot of electronic music,” he writes, “was that it didn’t have
the same intimacy as something with real instrumentation. So I
started to use '60s amps, Wurlitzers, grand pianos, and rare vintage
outboard gear to make my sounds blend together like they would if I
was recording a rock band. I wanted it to sound natural.”
“In Triangles” by And the Raven is
available online worldwide beginning 22 November 2013. Get in early.
-S. McCauley
Staff Press Release Writer
MondoTunes
The LP “In Triangles” is
distributed globally by MondoTunes (www.MondoTunes.com)
and is available at iTunes for convenient purchase and download
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ARTIST CONTACT INFO:
Website:
http://wolf-sheep.com/records/artists/and-the-raven/
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