Name: Fallen Trees
Brand: Lubomyr Melnyk

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ERATP116LP

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2018-12-14

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Supplier US

Redeye

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Sales:8.875

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4050486115718

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ERATP116CD

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2018-12-07

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Artist

Lubomyr Melnyk

Genre US

Modern Composition

Label US

Erased Tapes

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Rough Trade Exclusive 180 Gram Clear Vinyl in a Gatefold Sleeve with Bonus 7" of two unreleased tracks and Bonus CD feat. extras from "The Imperial Sessions".

Nearly 5 years after the release of their first and only album, the Portland, Oregon retro-country soul masters The Delines return with The Imperial, a fully realized country-soul anthology of under-class, provincial America.

The break was never intended to be so long, but after Amy Boone was hit by a car in Austin, TX the other band members supported the lead-singer through her recovery and rehabilitation before creating their sophomore album.

Much like Colfax, The Imperial draws on the dark and seedy underbelly of the States (lonely bars, violent men and living out of cars) but Boone's warm, maternal voice is sympathetic not derisive. In fact, it's Boones vocals, along with the character-led lyrics, that set the foundations for ten vignettes about hard-living, hard-drinking, flawed but ultimately romantic American heroes.

The two lead singles Holly The Hustle (the story of a con artist, brought up and abandoned by a failing alcoholic horse-breeder) and Eddie and Polly (two people in the throes of a toxic yet addictive relationship in deep Louisiana) set the tone for the album.

Boone is supported by a subtle chorus of slide guitars, electric pianos and gospel choirs. The brass is littered throughout the record releasing the songs from their sleepy tale origins to their soul ballad potential. Mellow and atmospheric making the whole affair very intimate.

So come on in to The Delines' roadside bar, get yourself some rye and let the landlady tell you about the characters that come and go. The gritty, oft-forgotten Americans, the Americans of the past, the present and the future.

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Albums of the Month - January 2019

Lubomyr Melnyk is a Ukrainian composer and pianist, born in Munich. He revolutionized piano playing with his innovative technique, characterized by lightning-fast and intricate note-series. Renowned as the fastest pianist in the world, he effortlessly sustains speeds of over 19.5 notes per second in each hand. In 1989, Melnyk made history by setting the record for the most number of notes played in one hour, astonishingly reaching 93,650 individual notes. This extraordinary achievement was documented in Sweden.

Erased Tapes present Fallen Trees – the new album by singular talent and literal force of nature Lubomyr Melnyk – known as ‘the prophet of the piano’ due to his lifelong devotion to his instrument.

The album release coincides with Melnyk’s 70th birthday, but despite the autumnal hint in its title, there’s little suggestion of him slowing down. Having received critical acclaim and coheadlining the prestigious Royal Festival Hall as part of the Erased Tapes 10th anniversary celebrations, after many years his audience is now both global and growing. The composer is finally gaining a momentum in his career that matches the vibrant, highly active energy of his playing.

Cascades of notes, canyons and rivers of sound: there’s something about his music that channels the natural world at its most awe-inspiring. In Fallen Trees the connection with the environment continues, taking its cue from a long rail journey Melnyk made through Europe. Drawing comparisons with Steve Reich and the post-rock group Godspeed You, Black Emperor!, Pitchfork praised his 2015 album ‘Rivers And Streams’ for it’s “sustained concentration and ecstatic energy”. That energy is present in Fallen Trees too, but at points the tone is quieter, the mood darker and more wistful. At points elsewhere on the album, despite being rooted in the wonders of the natural world, there’s a kaleidoscopic quality in the fractal flurry of notes and the broad spectrum of colour they summon.

Critics have detected the influence of Ravi Shankar and other Indian styles in Melnyk’s music, along with the insistent, repetitive textures of minimalist pioneers such as Steve Reich and Philip Glass. Melnyk himself cites his debt to the American composer Terry Riley, particularly the legendary 1964 work ‘In C’, which he says “opened the world for me”. But he adds that if you listen carefully, you’ll also be able to hear the lilting contours of traditional Ukrainian folk music.