Hidden Shoal Recordings today announced the release of the album Chagrin by Belfast-based electronic composer RL/VL.
Presenting an impeccably crafted minimalism and focus married to an ineffable sense of human frailty, Chagrin unfolds like the stories of ageless artefacts buried in the earth, still covered in the dirt that was once their home, brimming with micro-histories and rootless memories. Painstakingly layered from a vast array of analogue synths, tape machines, old cassettes and toys, Chagrin’s beauty lies in the fact that no sound is too small, no detail too elusive. This is ambient electronica of staggering emotive power.
“a hovering, floating, soothing piece of art” – Luna Kafe on single ‘Kweens’
Featuring the stunning single ‘Kweens’, Chagrin extends a long line of critically acclaimed ambient and instrumental releases available through Hidden Shoal Recordings, including classic works by Slow Dancing Society, Sankt Otten, Wes Willenbring and Cheekbone.
Chagrin is now available through Hidden Shoal Recordings in both CD and digital format. All availability and third-party distribution information can be found at the HSR Store, where the album can also be streamed in full.
A full press release can be read here.
RL/VL – Kweens RL/VL – Kweens
