Name: Light Divide
Brand: Jon Porras

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2014-04-01

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Jon Porras

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Thrill Jockey

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Electronic

Thrill Jockey is an American independent record label that was established in 1992 by Bettina Richards, a former A&R representative at Atlantic Records. Originally based in New York City, the label relocated to Chicago, Illinois in 1995.
With over two decades of experience, Thrill Jockey has become a prominent force in the music industry. Known for its diverse roster of artists and commitment to artistic integrity, the label has consistently released groundbreaking and innovative music across various genres.
Thrill Jockey's catalog includes a wide range of critically acclaimed albums from both established and emerging artists. From experimental rock to electronic music, jazz to folk, the label continues to push boundaries and support unique voices within the industry.

Jon Porras is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer known for his diverse range of musical talents. With expertise in guitars, keyboards, harmonica, percussion, recorder, electronics, and more, Porras has established himself as a versatile artist in the music industry.

His unique sound draws inspiration from a variety of genres and styles. Fans of artists such as Higuma, Evan Caminiti, M. Geddes Gengras, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, Barn Owl, Duane Pitre, Zelienople, Steven R. Smith will find themselves captivated by Porras' compositions.

With his innovative approach to music production and composition techniques,<en></en> Jon Porras continues to push boundaries and create captivating pieces that resonate with listeners worldwide.

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Jon Porras creates drone music with a refined sense of atmosphere and remarkable forward motion. Regardless of the tools he uses, be it guitars and stacks of amplifiers or modular synthesizers, Porras creates cavernous sound-worlds that are as inviting as they are alien. 'Light Divide', his second solo release for Thrill Jockey, shows Porras shifting his focus entirely to electronic synthesis, using a wide array of analog and digital systems to exponentially expand his sonic palate. The resulting sounds are silhouettes of distant rhythms, abstracted traces of techno wastelands that come in and out of focus like an urban, post-industrial sprawl being overtaken by fog. Porras constructed and arranged the tracks on 'Light Divide' as an architect would design a building, thinking of the sub-bass as a foundation, percussion as walls and support beams, and white noise and oblique melodies as the light filling the open spaces. Rather than writing passages or song structures, he focused on designing sounds from the ground up, building gestural movements with these sculpted slabs. Through this technique, patterns and musical phrases emerge in subtle and surprising ways. This theme of architecture and design is reflected in the album cover, which was taken at Maison La Roche, a villa designed and built by Le Corbusier. 'Light Divide' reveals Porras as a restless explorer, constantly finding new means by which to create expansive, impressionistic music. It demands close listening, and stands apart in Porras' solo and Barn Owl discography for its intense attention to detail.​LP version includes free download coupon. CD version comes in a 4 panel mini-LP style gatefold jacket.

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