The Watery Aftermath, by Darian Scatton

The Watery Aftermath

by Darian Scatton

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2.	Dissolved Solids 01:54	buy track
3.	Down to the Swings 01:07	buy track
4.	Descending Staircases 03:31	buy track
5.	Swether 02:59	buy track
6.	Shimmer Pool 02:50	buy track
7.	Blip 00:51	buy track
8.	Lost in Pelagic Foam 03:34	buy track
9.	Ice Forms Over Time 03:17	buy track
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Although he has been playing pedal harp for over 25 years, The Watery Aftemath is multi-instrumentalist and synthesist Darian Scatton’s first exploration of using his first instrument to create abstract music. Over the past decade, apart from his recent work in collaborative projects (Hallowed Bells and Tadzio) his solo output has been largely divided between harp-based chamber pop and sometimes spacious, sometimes gritty modular synthesizer soundscapes. The compositions on The Watery Aftermath finally explore the territory in between, traversing the spectrum from pensive, understated instrumental pop tracks to teeming textural collages.

The pedal harp is the only sound source, but Scatton uses an array of analog and digital effects to explore the outer limits of how much his instrument’s sound can be treated while still retaining its distinctive sonic character: at times gently smudged out and modulated, and at others pitch-shifted, cut up, resampled and layered to create a shimmering cacophony.

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released January 29, 2021

Processed pedal harp performed, recorded, and mixed
by Darian Scatton between 2016 and 2019

Mastered by Benjamin Schurr
Artwork by Alison Stout and Darian Scatton

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