at or from a distance, by stijn hüwels

at or from a distance

by stijn hüwels

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	1.	topography/hiro (I) 01:28
	2.	a longing for repetition (V) 03:36
	3.	the opposite of now 07:39
	4.	i seem to glimpse you in every window (II) 04:14
	5.	a comfortable aloofness (III) 03:36
	6.	every instance of either/or is replaced by an and (VI) 08:30
	7.	unsettling (evening, before bedtime) (VII) 06:24

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Stijn Hüwels was contacted by the Glass Reservoir-label and asked to make an album with an ‘electro-acoustic’ premise.

The resulting 'at or from a distance' was created with mainly electric guitar and eBow, loops, laptop and field recordings. The combination of kneaded guitar harmonies and electro-magnetic waves of sound, with the added sounds of people occupying space and the hustle and bustle of daily life, ensures that the album explores many facets of a potential sound world, but remains melancholic at heart.

Meanwhile, the core remains, fed by diverse, often contrasting, sources, such as routines and improvisation, nocturnal walks and city life, the progress and loss of time, swimming in the morning and impressions of Japan. There’s a longing for repetition, but even more than that, there’s an almost tangible craving for clarity and purity in surroundings causing a chronic sensory overload.

Guy Peters, january 2014

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released February 17, 2014

composed + recorded august - september 2013 by stijn hüwels
mastered by yves de mey
released by Glass Reservoir

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stijn hüwels Brussels, Belgium

Belgian musician with a profound fascination for minimalism. Using processed guitar, loops and field recordings. Releases on Dauw, mAtter, Genot Centre, Eilean Rec., Home Normal.

ベルギーの音響作家／ギタリスト。静謐でシネマティックなアンビエント／ドローンをエフェクティブなギター奏法によって描き出し、これまでにDauw、mAtter、Genot Centre、Eilean Rec.、Home Normalから作品をリリース。 ... more

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