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

#mountains #BrendonAnderegg #KoenHoltkamp #Ambient #Drone #Music #Experimental #ThrillJockey

Ended Monday and welcomed Tuesday after my swim with Sewn by Mountains, released on Apestaartje in 2006.

Mark Richardson wrote for Pitchfork:

"Brandon Anderegg and Koen Kolkamp, Brooklynites who run the Apestaartje label and work together as Mountains, fit the bill. Here on their second record they've assembled eight discrete tracks that are immersive atmospheres in miniature; each erects a palpable space for three or four or 12 minutes before moving on. "Computer" is listed as one of the instruments, but I imagine the digital realm enters at a late stage in the process; mostly, Sewn is an organic potpourri of old-school sound-- guitar, accordion, field recordings, primitive oscillators, and so on. And the sound is balanced nicely, every instrument patiently stepping forward in its proper proportion."

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5691-sewn/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_orO-R1OoVY&list=RD_orO-R1OoVY&start_radio=1

#Mountains #Ambient #drone #Music #Apestaartje #BrandonAnderegg #KoenHoltkamp

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