♥ / lamb, by soccer Committee

♥ / lamb

by soccer Committee

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The album is pressed on high-quality german vinyl, in a full color sleeve. complete with download coupon. 2024 repress, identical to the original pressing

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thought i'd put up a package for those completely new to the label, or have been missing out for a while: the 'this is what we have left' offers all the items we have left in stock for a decent discount. For now: you'll get 3 lps and 2 cds for 55 euro instead of 74. . Good deal, no? In case we run out of one (or more) of these releases, we'll adjust content and price of the package. when new releases are available, we'll add these. simple as that.

right now, the parcel consists of:

soccer Committee: ♥ / Lamb (lp, morc 88)
Luster: Luster (lp, morc 85, 4th pressing)
Roxane Métayer: Éclipse des ocelles (lp, morc 83 - repress on red vinyl)
R.O.T.: Klein Eiland (cd, morc 79)
Jessica Bailiff: Old things (cd, morc 45)

(as always: you can also order via morctapes.com and you'll save a bit on shipping as well!) ... more

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	1.	No turn to harm 06:11
	2.	Reaching 02:47
	3.	Aride afar 02:28
	4.	Imagining you in the room 08:02
	5.	Way ensemble 03:24

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soccer Committee has always been an consistent exercise in restraint, and offering space. And on ‘♥ /Lamb’, this approach has been taken to perfection. The arrangements are still minimal, with plenty of time for the tones and melodies to resonate with maximum impact. Mariska Baars still carefully selects each note, and lets the sound evolve with precise care. Her songs are definitely rooted in the folktradition, but at the same time very ‘ambient’, in the true sense of the word.

And still: there’s a bit of a different approach here, compared with her earlier work. Tracks like ‘No turn to harm’ and ‘Reaching’ have a few very subtle extra layers added. Aride Afar starts out as Baar’s most distorted work thusfar – she even asked the help of Wouter Van Veldhoven to add a tape loop recording, and that works remarkably well: the track balances on the edge of disintigration, but it takes a master like Baars to keep it together.

And then soccer Committee takes another leap in the dark: the B-side opens with ‘Imagining you in the room’. This mostly acapella song stands as Baars' longest composition thus far. Yet not a single tone is redundant, and Baars deliveres it so skillful and humble that it feels like a symphony on its own. After that: just one more track, and you’re ready to re-listen the album.

On ‘♥ / Lamb’, you can feel the unwavering focus of Baars so present that it’s sheer impossible not to focus as a listener yourself. But what makes Baars so otherworldly is her gift to still make it sound comforting and reassuring rather than demanding for attention. ♥/ Lamb is an invitation you’re more than happy to accept.

credits

released June 27, 2023

Vocals, guitars, recordings mix and effects by Mariska Baars
Bowed Guitar and additional tape loop recording on Aride Afar by Wouter van Veldhoven
Mastered by Michael Anderson

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thanks for your interest in morc! you'll find all of the releases we did in the past few years overhere.

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