Earth Awhile by Michael Grigoni, Chihei Hatakeyama, and Stephen Vitiello ; released on White Paddy Mountain in 2021.
Earth Awhile is the first collaborative release by Japanese sound artist Chihei Hatakeyama and American musicians Michael Grigoni and Stephen Vitiello. ..
Earth Awhile presents six compositions, allowing for an expansive approach to time. The tracks feature lap steel and pedal steel guitar, dobro, modular synthesizer and layers of processing that rise and fall in a series of expansive compositions. The album’s title is borrowed from a poem by Robert Frost titled “Birches” — “I'd like to get away from earth awhile. And then come back to it and begin over.” The track titles reference “Birches” as well, grounding these soundscapes in territories of light and air.
https://chiheihatakeyama.bandcamp.com/album/earth-awhile
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfSQtEXwnVI&list=OLAK5uy_kyVvD-CkEEQ7QIL3dyn3hVSRBBwf01SwI&index=1
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