By The Ash Tree / Upstream Dream (Gray Marble Vinyl) [Vinyl]

喜歡 Cicada 那種新古典或是 Hamoock 的環境系後搖滾一定也會愛上；Slow Meadow 將鋼琴、弦樂以及環境電子結合成了一片很美麗的景緻，也很貼近於我們日常的生活頻率，容易感受音樂中的情緒起伏與美妙。


This vinyl edition includes two EPs, one on each side: “By the Ash Tree” and “Upstream Dream”, originally recorded and released in 2020 and 2021 respectively. To connect these compositions, Matt Kidd (Slow Meadow) composed new segues/crossfades from song to song, allowing the pieces to be experienced in one cohesive and harmonious flow.From Marc Weidenbaum “Disquiet” review: “Slow Meadow new album, By the Ash Tree, opens with cascades of delays and proceeds through three tracks of reflective piano”. The title track of “By the Ash Tree” is one of Slow Meadow most popular and enduringcompositions.“Upstream Dream” was composed around the time of 2019s Happy Occident. Soft electronics, bearing otherworldly tones and, at times, a sense of playful mischief, subtly shift expectations and bring discovery and wonder at every turn. It bookends a period of creative output that introduced Kidd s vision of calming and meditative ambient music. With a foundation of piano, string orchestration, and an ever-evolving electronic palette, Slow Meadow traverses the borders of neoclassical and minimalist electronics and delivers a deeply personal and transportive experience that speaks directly to the ebbs and flows and mundanity and marvels of life.

Available for the first time in physical form, this limited edition vinyl features two Slow Meadow EPs - "By the Ash Tree" and "Upstream Dream" - one on each side.