Cate Kennan // The Arbitrary Dimension Of Dreams LP
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This is the debut record released by LA-based ambient artist Cate Kennan in October 2022 from LA's experimental/pop label Post Present Medium.
Contains 12 experimental synth-ambient tracks that sound like BGM playing in a dream. Comes with DL code.Mastered by Sean McCann.
Below is a commentary by the label.
"The Arbitrary Dimension of Dreams" is Cate Kennan's oblique exploration of memory, night and story.The resulting 12-song composition is refreshing, evocative, and lingering. Cate Kennan's sonic palette is vast yet harmonious, deftly matching spectral synthesizers to hazy lap steel guitars and watery analog effects.Present in the sparse world of early melodic electronic music, her songs recall the soundscapes of Malcolm Cecil, Hans-Joachim Roedelius and De Fille.Each track builds an amorphous landscape of surreal musical vignettes.Boats tethered to the wharf are rocked by waves and fog obscures visibility.This is the vague space of "The Arbitrary Dimension of Dreams," an enveloping and persistent realm that feels both familiar and profoundly otherworldly.
The album sustains the tension between dream, fiction and reality, thanks to Cate Kennan's investment in the contradictions of these states.She points out that the fundamentally absurd and arbitrary nature of dreams does not free us from the domination that daydreams, fantasies and aspirations have over our lives.Likewise, the understanding that dreams are all ours, the product of our individual minds, does not remove the suspicion that they came from somewhere else. In The Arbitrary Dimension of Dreams, Cate Kennan combines the grand gestures of film music with the intensely personal idiosyncrasies: abrupt endings, muddy subharmonic resonances, ghostly This tension is expressed by combining fragments such asHer sense of timing, steadfastness, and boldness make even the smallest details in this story compelling, poignant, and expressive. "
Labels and other worksplease use this form. ///Click here to see more Post Present Medium releases available at Tobira.
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Includes DL code. 12 "black vinyl.
Post Present Medium:
"'The Arbitrary Dimension of Dreams' is Cate Kennan's oblique exploration of memory, nighttime, and narrative. The resulting 12 compositions are brisk, evocative, and lingering. Kennan's sonic palette is vast yet harmonized, deftly matching spectral synthesizers to hazy lap steel guitars and watery analog effects. Existing in the sparsely occupied world of early melodic electronic music, her songs call to mind the sonic landscape's of Malcolm Cecil, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, and Deux Filles. Each individual track sculpts a setting, constructing an amorphous landscape of surreal musical vignettes. Picture a boat tied to a dock, bobbing with the waves, wisps of fog refusing the complete vision. This is the nebulous space of 'The Arbitrary Dimension of Dreams,' an enveloping, insistent realm that feels both intimately familiar and profoundly otherworldly .
The album sustains the tension between dream, fiction, and reality thanks to Kennan's investment in the contradictions of these states. She notes that the fundamentally absurd and arbitrary nature of dream does not free us from the dominion that daydreams, fantasies, and wishes have on Similarly, the understanding that our dreams belong entirely to us, products of our individual mind, cannot undo the suspicion that they somehow come from somewhere else. For 'The Arbitrary Dimension of Dreams,' Kennan expresses this tension by pairing the grand Gestures of film scores with intensely personal idiosyncrasies: abrupt endings, murky, subharmonic rumbling, and ghostly fragments. Kennan's sense of timing, her steadfastness, and her daring ensure that even the slightest detail in this narrative is gripping, poignant, and expressive.
Cate Kennan is a Los Angeles native. 'The Arbitrary Dimension of Dreams' is her debut LP, following appearances on the compilations 'Succession Sounds, Vol. I' (2019, Post Present Medium) and 'Clay Bodies' (2021, Objects & Sounds)."
Artist: Cate Kennan
Label: Post Present Medium
This is the debut record released by LA-based ambient artist Cate Kennan in October 2022 from LA's experimental/pop label Post Present Medium.
Contains 12 experimental synth-ambient tracks that sound like BGM playing in a dream. Comes with DL code.Mastered by Sean McCann.
Below is a commentary by the label.
"The Arbitrary Dimension of Dreams" is Cate Kennan's oblique exploration of memory, night and story.The resulting 12-song composition is refreshing, evocative, and lingering. Cate Kennan's sonic palette is vast yet harmonious, deftly matching spectral synthesizers to hazy lap steel guitars and watery analog effects.Present in the sparse world of early melodic electronic music, her songs recall the soundscapes of Malcolm Cecil, Hans-Joachim Roedelius and De Fille.Each track builds an amorphous landscape of surreal musical vignettes.Boats tethered to the wharf are rocked by waves and fog obscures visibility.This is the vague space of "The Arbitrary Dimension of Dreams," an enveloping and persistent realm that feels both familiar and profoundly otherworldly.
The album sustains the tension between dream, fiction and reality, thanks to Cate Kennan's investment in the contradictions of these states.She points out that the fundamentally absurd and arbitrary nature of dreams does not free us from the domination that daydreams, fantasies and aspirations have over our lives.Likewise, the understanding that dreams are all ours, the product of our individual minds, does not remove the suspicion that they came from somewhere else. In The Arbitrary Dimension of Dreams, Cate Kennan combines the grand gestures of film music with the intensely personal idiosyncrasies: abrupt endings, muddy subharmonic resonances, ghostly This tension is expressed by combining fragments such asHer sense of timing, steadfastness, and boldness make even the smallest details in this story compelling, poignant, and expressive. "
Labels and other worksplease use this form. ///Click here to see more Post Present Medium releases available at Tobira.
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Includes DL code. 12 "black vinyl.
Post Present Medium:
"'The Arbitrary Dimension of Dreams' is Cate Kennan's oblique exploration of memory, nighttime, and narrative. The resulting 12 compositions are brisk, evocative, and lingering. Kennan's sonic palette is vast yet harmonized, deftly matching spectral synthesizers to hazy lap steel guitars and watery analog effects. Existing in the sparsely occupied world of early melodic electronic music, her songs call to mind the sonic landscape's of Malcolm Cecil, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, and Deux Filles. Each individual track sculpts a setting, constructing an amorphous landscape of surreal musical vignettes. Picture a boat tied to a dock, bobbing with the waves, wisps of fog refusing the complete vision. This is the nebulous space of 'The Arbitrary Dimension of Dreams,' an enveloping, insistent realm that feels both intimately familiar and profoundly otherworldly .
The album sustains the tension between dream, fiction, and reality thanks to Kennan's investment in the contradictions of these states. She notes that the fundamentally absurd and arbitrary nature of dream does not free us from the dominion that daydreams, fantasies, and wishes have on Similarly, the understanding that our dreams belong entirely to us, products of our individual mind, cannot undo the suspicion that they somehow come from somewhere else. For 'The Arbitrary Dimension of Dreams,' Kennan expresses this tension by pairing the grand Gestures of film scores with intensely personal idiosyncrasies: abrupt endings, murky, subharmonic rumbling, and ghostly fragments. Kennan's sense of timing, her steadfastness, and her daring ensure that even the slightest detail in this narrative is gripping, poignant, and expressive.
Cate Kennan is a Los Angeles native. 'The Arbitrary Dimension of Dreams' is her debut LP, following appearances on the compilations 'Succession Sounds, Vol. I' (2019, Post Present Medium) and 'Clay Bodies' (2021, Objects & Sounds)."
Artist: Cate Kennan
Label: Post Present Medium
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