Name: Astronaut Meets Appleman
Brand: King Creosote

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wiglp385

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Limited edition

Release date

2016-09-02

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PIAS

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King Creosote

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Singer Songwriter

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Domino

Domino is an independent label founded in Putney, South West London by *a694357* and his partner Jacqui Rice in 1993. The label initially focused on American acts such as *Sebadoh*, *Pavement* or *Royal Trux* before signing British acts in the late '90s.

The label operates a US division, located in Brooklyn, which output was initially identified by its own catalogue number schemes, DOMUS then DNO (used until 2013), when the releases handled by the UK headquarters are identified by WIG (albums) and RUG (singles and EPs) catalogue numbers.

The company operating the label, *Warp Records*, diversified, establishing a publishing arm and a series of labels (*Double Six Recordings*, *Weird World Record Co.*, *Rephlex*, ...).

Kenny Anderson, known primarily by his stage name King Creosote, is an independent singer-songwriter from Fife, Scotland. He is the man behind Fence, a musical collective and record label based in the East Neuk of Fife. Anderson is also a member of Scottish-Canadian band The Burns Unit. In 2011, Anderson's collaborative album with Jon Hopkins, Diamond Mine, was nominated for the Mercury Prize and the Scottish Album of the Year Award.

With a career spanning decades, King Creosote has established himself as one of Scotland's most respected musicians. His unique blend of folk and indie rock has captivated audiences worldwide. Inspired by artists such as James Yorkston and Malcolm Middleton, King Creosote's music delves into introspective themes while maintaining an infectious melodic quality.

Known for his distinctive vocals and heartfelt lyrics, King Creosote continues to push boundaries in the music industry. Collaborating with fellow artists like Steve Mason and Aidan Moffat has allowed him to explore new sounds and expand his creative horizons. With an extensive discography that includes critically acclaimed albums like "Kenny & Beth's Musakal Boat Rides" and "From Scotland with Love," King Creosote remains a driving force in the contemporary folk scene.

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'Astronaut Meets Appleman' follows King Creosote's breakthrough record 'From Scotland With Love' (2014) and his Mercury-nominated collaboration with Jon Hopkins, 'Diamond Mine' (2011). It arrives replete with a chamber-rock rabble and then some: harps and bagpipes come as standard, as does silence.The opening track 'You Just Want' is a seven-minute piece of hymnal drone-pop, its touchstones are the art of patience, scenes of mild bondage and Venus (in Furs). Elsewhere on the record, 'Melin Wynt' is a lilting bagpipe-techno odyssey. This sense of place, disorientation and absence (in space, time, nature, hearts) underpins 'Astronaut Meets Appleman' - most literally, perhaps, in the silence that unfolds amidst crestfallen lullaby 'Rules of Engagement'. Or, as he intones on philharmonic lament 'Faux Call', "it's the silence that somehow says it all".The KC idiom - equal parts geometry, self-deprecation, cosmic wonder and seafaring poetry. It was variously recorded at Analogue Catalogue in Ireland's County Down, An Tobar on the Isle of Mull, and Glasgow's Chem19 studios (HQ of long-time ally Paul Savage, who co-produced the LP with KC).On 'Astronaut Meets Appleman', King Creosote is still upsetting apple-carts and dealing with the fallout, still appraising love and life, the moon, the stars; tide tables, bagpipe scores, zeros and ones; mathematics, ticking clocks and the beat of our hearts.LP - Heavyweight 180 Gram Vinyl with Download.2LP - Limited Heavyweight 180 Gram Vinyl with Download with exclusive etched 10".

Astronaut Meets Appleman

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