Directions – Echoes
Sun Arcs is a gorgeous new collection of acoustic folk and jazz from Copenhagen-based multi-instrumentalist Jason Dungan aka Blue Lake. Inspired by Dungan’s summers spent in a cabin in the Swedish woods along with the film works of Michael Snow and Don Cherry’s seminal live album Blue Lake, the music is serene and meditative with a natural beauty glowing from the acoustic instruments (self-built zithers, drones, clarinets, slide guitars). Dungan’s layering of multiple stringed instruments, drones, and improvisations while delicately adding and subtracting parts makes for a wonderfully wave-like sound, or maybe it’s closer to ripples in a pond. Recommended for fans of Last Resort, Laraaji, Virginia Astley’s “From Gardens Where We Feel Secure”, and Penguin Cafe Orchestra.
Recommended – Full Listen
Available now in the shop: https://insheepsclothinghifi.com/product/blue-lake-sun-arcs-lp/
Tags: Acoustic / Meditative / Now Sound / Pastoral
Tracklist:
A1 Dallas
A2 Green-Yellow Field
A3 Bloom
A4 Rain Cycle
B1 Writing
B2 Fur
B3 Sun Arcs
B4 Wavelength
Credits:
All tracks composed, recorded and produced by Jason Dungan
Recorded by Jason Dungan at Andersabo, Sweden, and Polychrome, Copenhagen. “Wavelength” recorded at Sauna Studios, Copenhagen, by Christian Ki Dall
All instruments played by Jason Dungan
48-string zither, Acoustic guitar, Keyboard, Pump organ, Cello, Clarinet, Alto recorder, Drums and small percussion, Roland 606 drum machine
