Since 2013 I’ve played with a trio called Hotel Neon, and we make generally “atmospheric” ambient music. We’ve released a new album called “Moments” and it’s out now digitally, and also in the form of a CD package on Sound in Silence Records (Athens, Greece).
The majority of the sounds on this album were made by sampling acoustic instrumentation like pianos, strings, and guitars. These samples were then stretched and heavily processed with iOS apps and modular equipment, arranged into something resembling a live performance, and then finally pushed through cassette tape recorders for extra saturation. The end result is a collection of hushed, melancholic pieces with lots of static noise and texture.
It was an extremely therapeutic experience to create this album, and I hope it can offer a few moments of calm for you. Thanks to Taylor Deupree for mastering the album and to Benoît Pioulard for the moody polaroid SX-70 cover photo.
