Paths, by Olan Mill

Paths

by Olan Mill

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1.	Bleu Polar 05:14	buy track
2.	The Square Is Porcelain 04:38	buy track
3.	Amber Balanced 08:09	buy track
4.	Intestinal Flora 02:07	buy track
5.	Eye's Closed (For Rube) 02:43	buy track
6.	Stalled Boson 08:12	buy track

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‘Paths’, the new album from Olan Mill, sees the romantic music of Alex Smalley and Svitlana Samoylenko moving away from piano based vignettes towards broader compositions of processed guitar, pipe organ and violin. The album displays a striking economy of instrumentation that is the logical progression from their earnest neo-classical debut ‘Pine’, released on Serein in 2010.

The focus of ‘Paths’ is the manipulation of boundaries, a direction embarked on more by necessity than choice - reconciling the ambition of an orchestra with the limitations of a duo. The restraint in sound stems from a foray into the previously unexplored realm of live performance - the pair also admitting they were “supporting some serious piano dentists and we were never up to their kind of surgery, so it was as much a white flag maneuver as it was artistic decision”.

‘Paths’ represents a growth in both sound and style, with each song possessing its own identity within the record - the exploration of both structure and composition revealing new events each time the listener delves into the immersive narrative of their communication.

The six pieces were captured from two live performances in Bristol and Reading in late 2010, and have been sewn together from the multi-track recordings.

Direct and melodic without the obsession of minimalism, ‘Paths’ is an honest and engaging account of both melancholy and euphoria.

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released March 10, 2012

Music - Alex Smalley + Svitlana Samoylenko.
Mastering - Shawn Hatfield.
Artwork - Jurgen Heckel.

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Olan Mill Germany

Olan Mill is the collaboration project of Alex Smalley. Based in Weimar, Germany his music is a collage of classical, new age and drone. It aims to promote mindful interactions with nature and the cosmos.

alexsmalley.net

discography

Pine

May 2010
Paths

Mar 2012
Home

Oct 2012
Hiraeth

Oct 2013
Half Sea Over

Mar 2023
JAN SBR 15

Feb 2016
Seismology

Jun 2014
Land Cycle

Mar 2014

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