What will happen when two bass players and ambient producers from opposite sides of the globe work together on music?
Probably something like this new ambient instrumental piece: "Leaving Space". Composed and recorded by Crows Labyrinth and Willebrant: the artistic monikers of Theo Tol (the Netherlands) and Karl Willebrant (Australia).
The music starts off as a simple drone, but fairly quickly develops into an ambient piece, then gradually changes into ambient post-rock towards its climax. The track features bass guitar, piccolo bass and additional sampled sound design.
About Willebrant:
Willebrant is the ambient field drone project of Naarm/Melbourne bassist and producer Karl Willebrant. Willebrant creates immersive textures and emotive expanses that allow the listener to conceive a visual experience through the mind's eye, traversing soundscapes and drones utilizing bass guitars, found instruments, synths, and field recordings.
About Crows Labyrinth:
Crows Labyrinth is an ambient project, conceived by Theo Tol from the Netherlands. The aim of the project is to create ambient cinematic soundscapes. Originally by using solely bass guitars and effects processing. Lately also by using other sound sources like synths, piano, field recordings and generative systems. The soundscapes preferably have to be created in one take, one improvisation, one flow of sound.
Crows Labyrinth is inspired by many artists. These names are a small selection: Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, Tangerine Dream, Steven Wilson (with his Bass Communion and I.E.M. projects), Tom Heasley, Loscil, Clem Leek.
This single may also be interesting for fans of Atrium Carceri, Raison d'Être, Lustmord and Biosphere.
credits
released September 15, 2023
Written by Karl Willebrant and Theo Tol.
Piccolo bass, bass synth groove and additional sound design by Karl Willebrant.
Ambient bass guitar, bass groove and bass harmonics by Theo Tol.
Mixed by Karl Willebrant and Theo Tol.
Mastered by Theo Tol.
Cover design by Theo Tol.
Crows Labyrinth is an ambient project, conceived by Theo Tol from the Netherlands. The aim of the project is to create
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