New Dandelion Council Release

I first posted about The Dandelion Council a little while ago, the Californian based musician even donated an mp3. It seems that Archaic Horizon Records, a netlabel, has released his brand new album, "The Mysteries of Bioluminescence", and its totally free.

Press Release

Pip Craighead lives in Altadena, California, in close proximity to mountains. This relationship to the natural world has shaped the music of the Dandelion Council. As mysterious and unknown as our world can be, Pip has bent light towards us and given us a guided adventure into the worlds phenomena.

"Waitomo Cave" is a trip through a prehistoric grotto where the glowworms dangle from the ceiling and flutter like the stars. The songs is structured like a journey to the cave, rhythmic and progressive from the start, fading into a dreamy, peaceful atmosphere. Also, hidden references to religion can be found in many of his songs like "Mystery Play" and "Driving Toward the Mountain" where a beautiful voice sings "zion".

Extra focus has been made on giving many of the songs a distinct lo-fi sound. Pip describes it as "tape decay" and it represents the sonic degradation over time. This fuzzy warm feeling can be a subtle reminder of mortality in nature.

Archaic Horizon proudly welcomes the Dandelion Council to the label with his intimate, thoughtful, and mastered exploration of sound. Download it here.


"Waitomo Cave" mp3 - The Dandelion Council

Points Of Interest

1. You may have noticed the slinky black Ipod at on the side bar of this site. I have been enjoying Philipp Weigl's track "Underwater Dancer" on it. Give it a listen and if you like it you can download the full album for free at Thinner/Autoplate.

2. Japanese Blog/Webzine/Record Label, Friend Of Mine, has a free compilation that features a few artists that havew been included on this site. Romance of Young Tigers, Roncatto Braathen and All Angels Gone, can be found on this compilation ,amongst others, which you can obtain here.

3. Boomkat are offering the entire City Centre Office's back catalogue for severely reduced prices right now. So you could pick up The Gentlemen Losers album for less than £6, for example.

4. You may remember The Dandelion Council, from this post. Well, he has a new track up on myspace and is also aiming to release some material in 2007.

5. Damien Rice has released details of his forthcoming UK tour in support of his excellent "9" album. The price of a ticket is a not-so excellent £23.50 though.

6. You can hear a podcast interview with Explosions In The Sky concerning their new album here.

7.Ambient conceptualists Charles Atlas will be featured on a split CDEP with Textile Ranch. This will be released some time in February through Static Caravan.