DECISIONS is proud to announce its second release:
Empty Gallery EP by waterhouse, a Melbourne based
producer, DJ and vocalist. The EP spans 3 years of
waterhouse productions (2013-2015), charting a sonic
emergence suffused with spatial, textural and emotional
complexity.
The EP opens with 'Breathless', a heady rush of
ambience, shimmering cymbals and field recorded
textures. 'A Little Sheep' follows, progressively immersing
the listener in accumulating layers of vocal melodies. On
'3415' rapturous choral textures encircle delayed claps
and a reverb-drenched kick drum to form the most
urgently rhythmic cut on the record. Side A ends with title
track 'Empty Gallery', in which an intricate constellation of
strings, pads, rumbling sub frequencies and brusquely dry
percussion meet lyrics confronting life after loss.
'Empty Room' begins the B side, a gentle miasma of
sound breathing to an 808 kick that dissolves into a
haunting vocal refrain. 'Untitled 2 (12:48am)' builds a
cathedral of bells, concrete percussion and deeply
resonant drums to house a barely discernable vocal.
waterhouse's alchemical ability to turn raw material into
something sublime is illustrated on 'Broken Violin
(afternoon recording)' in which snippets of detuned violin
and vocal improvisation entwine. 'Song For A Prince In
Exile' closes the EP with a bubbling slab of ambience that
is steadily subsumed by searing distortion. As if
cauterising an open wound, it dramatically marks both an
ending and a beginning.
Empty Gallery EP arrives on Friday 11 March, as much
primed for deep listening at home as it is for the more
intimately challenging moments of a DJ set. waterhouse
has been making waves in Australia with her intense live
performances, visceral DJ sets and her recent opus
'waterhouse at the Little Girls Orchestra' for FBi Radio's
multi-award winning experimental show Ears Have Ears.
Empty Gallery EP is her debut release.
Selected feedback:
Gage: 'rly rly rly like this. a little sheep and song for a
prince in exile completely blew me away'
Glacial Sound: 'wow amazing'
Aspartame: 'my god empty gallery is beautiful. this sounds
like tears in your eyes being lifted up by angels and
turning to mist as you drift home at night'
BD1982: 'Will definitely be supporting on radio & in club
sets. Especially feeling 3415, Empty Gallery & Untitled 2.
Page 1 of 2 pages.
Really nice blend of processed vocals, ethereal
soundscapes & inter-dimensional soul.'
Angel-ho: 'stunning'
A Taut Line: 'Wow, what a beautiful yet unsettling
collection of tracks here. Love it. Fits somewhere in the
ether between ambient dreamscapes, beatless modern
instrumental grime, classic shoegaze and Lynchian
soundtracks. Great stuff!'
Null: 'Diiiiiiiigging this release. The last track killlllls me. So
good.'
Sam Elsewhere: 'This is really beautiful'
Jikuroux: 'sounds great!!! very on point/cohesive'
Sophia Lewis 'This is absolutely beautiful, waterhouse has
done an amazing job!'
Mastered by Sam John at Precise, pressed on 140 gram
vinyl and presented in a printed cardboard sleeve. Cover
artwork by waterhouse.
For fans of: Inga Copeland, Ana Caprix, Throwing Shade,
Elysia Crampton, Palmistry...