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Oscillating Forest

by Tangled Thoughts of Leaving

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    CD in gatefold cardboard case.
    Artwork by Caitlin Mkhasibe.

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    A map of the Oscillating Forest. Black print on white tee.

    Designed by Caitlin Mkhasibe, who also designed the cover art for our album Oscillating Forest.

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    A map of the Oscillating Forest. White print on black tee.

    Designed by Caitlin Mkhasibe, who also designed the cover art for our album Oscillating Forest.

    Printed on AS Colour shirts.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Oscillating Forest via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 7 days

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    Forest Design for Oscillating Forest Pre-Order.
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Sudden Peril 03:40
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Seep Into 01:51
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Bush Wallaby 04:11
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Folded Into 06:09
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The Mantle 03:33
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about

Inspired by the sounds, intensity, emotion and life-cycles of the bush of the south-west of Australia, Oscillating Forest is a reconstruction of the harsh and varied landscape in audio form. As with the sounds and seasons of nature, the textures and tones captured here oscillate, pulse and modulate in a way that is not linear, predictable or safe; Tangled Thoughts of Leaving guides the listener through a terrain where danger and beauty are found and contrasted around every turn.

Tangled Thoughts of Leaving composed the album in the mould of an hour-long live set - a free flowing piece of music, ignoring the constraints of standalone songs and traditional structures. Instead, each track is complementary to what comes before and after it, a constant transfer of searing energy and emotion, a cycle of constantly building and destroying itself.

TToL recorded Oscillating Forest in 2021 and 2022 at Studio Sleepwalker’s Dread in North Dandalup, Western Australia. This was a period of intense inspiration for the band, the first album written with Gracie Smith on drums - and second with Paul Briggs on guitar. There is a telling shift in energy and dynamics captured here - the chemistry and cohesion between Smith, Briggs and founding members Ron Pollard and Luke Pollard presented the opportunity to push further down the path of improvisation than previously captured on other Tangled records. Large swathes of the album were recorded live, with sections of improvisation punctuated by more purposefully layered movements.

The artwork by South African artist Caitlin Mkhasibe further explores these themes of chaotic energy and space in the form of a conceptual view of Oscillating Forest, marked in map form. The lines, contours, terrains, textures, detail and intersections of trails echo the intertwining tracks of the record.

credits

released August 4, 2023

Oscillating Forest by Tangled Thoughts of Leaving

Ron Pollard - Piano, Synth
Gracie Smith - Drums, Trinkets
Paul Briggs - Guitar, Flute, Recorder
Luke Pollard - Bass

Produced & Mixed by Ron Pollard at Studio Sleepwalker’s Dread.
Mastered by Simon Struthers at Forensic Audio.

Recorded in 2021 & 2022 at Studio Sleepwalker’s Dread on Pindjarup Noongar Boodjar - except for
some piano on Sudden Peril & Twin Snakes and all piano on The Mantle, that was recorded
at Rebecca’s Piano Parlour, on Whadjuk Noongar Boodjar, in April 2022.

Artwork by Caitlin Mkhasibe.

Thanks to: Phil & Kathy Pollard, Maria and Ryker, Isabel and Francisco, Nat Pollard, Rebecca Hills, Caitlin Mkhasibe,
Simon Struthers, Rhonda & John, Lenny, Maisey's, Lake family, Mitchell Woodblock, Himmy, Muzj & Dadager,
Hayley Moore, Mike Solo, Maarten Lammers, Luc & Wout at Dunk!, RTRFM.

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Tangled Thoughts of Leaving Perth, Australia

Tangled Thoughts of Leaving are an instrumental band from Perth, Western Australia.

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