Ended Saturday and welcomed Sunday with Mountains Mountains Mountains by Mountains, released on Catsup Plate in 2008.

Mountains Mountains Mountains was first released on the Catsup Plate label in 2008 in an edition of only 500 copies, and was Mountains’ first album released on a label other than the band’s Apestaartje label. The pieces were recorded during the duo’s early years, between 2005-07, demonstrating that that even at this early stage they were fully confident in thier unique use of dynamics, moving from subtle acoustic guitar and electronics to an absolutely huge wall of sound drone...

https://mountainsmountainsmountains.bandcamp.com/album/mountains-mountains-mountains?t=2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH7dVbc0Q_Y&list=RDNH7dVbc0Q_Y&start_radio=1

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Ended the weekend and welcomed the rainy week after my swim with Mountains by Mountains, released on Apestaartje in 2005.

Mountains’ self-titled release collects four long pieces that seem like exemplary case studies in "gradual music and active listening." Nothing here is immediately apparent - Holtkamp and Anderegg are intent on taking the most scenic route possible from point A to B, beginning with subtle acoustic guitars or pianos slowly manipulated into gorgeous enveloping drones or enhanced with graceful field recordings. Opener "Paper Windmill" takes these basic elements on a slow stroll; the guitars gently, complement simple piano notes and sustained cello phrases as pastoral field recordings gradually weave things together. Things slowly develop into a shimmering drone, albeit one that is carefully assembled in a way that allows all elements to shine...

http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/2232

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIh6UJr6_sE&list=RDQIh6UJr6_sE&start_radio=1

#Mountains #Drone #Ambient #BrendonAnderegg #KoenHoltkamp #Music