Different Horse Same Cloud [Going In 001]

by Leisure Muffin

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joebelknapwall A wonderful, long-form listening experience that melds the pure synthetic with the raw edges of organic sounds, bringing in surprising elements like the accordion and recorded sounds with the breath and pulse and EEG traces of an organism emerging from the signal. It can hover in the periphery as a color to the room you're in, or bear the scrutiny of deep listening without shying away from the complex texture of both sweet and sour.

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The first release for Going In, Leisure Muffin’s “Different Horse Same Cloud,” is a visceral, textured arrangement. Filled with droning synth and thoughtful instrumentation, this piece, at nearly an hour long, is meditation music for deep internal diving. The title, a reference to accordionist Pauline Oliveros’ work “Horse Sings from Cloud” is fitting, as abundant accordion characterizes the piece’s latter half. Moreover, the work sonically and conceptually seems to relate to the movements of the natural world: namely — horses and clouds. Throughout the piece, there’s the sense of expansion and contraction; everything is breathing and alive.

“Different Horse Same Cloud” is, essentially, composed as two halves that complement one another. The piece ranges in mood, but is firmly situated in a contemplative—almost mournful—arena. The first half, created using a eurorack synthesizer, is interspersed with elongated moans of electric guitar. Sonically, this brings to mind clouds, infinitely changing and recreating themselves, forming and reforming imperceptibly. A purposeful transition leads us into the new sonic territory of the second half. Here, Leisure Muffin places the accordion in the forefront of the work, wringing dynamic emotion from it: both somber tones and high notes, as well as sounds that bring to mind horses whinnying or branches creaking in the wind. “Different Horse Same Cloud” ends with a powerful marriage of the two segments, braiding accordion with gorgeous, precise arpeggiation that almost emulates a horse’s gallop. The end is worth the wait, and yet the piece, on the whole, is not about end; it’s about finding deep presence along the way.

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released June 14, 2020

Written, produced and performed by Michael Hopkins
Mastered by Keith Fullerton Whitman
Art Direction by Loveland Studio of Design (L.S.D.)
Liner notes by Taylor Bratches

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Leisure Muffin New Orleans, Louisiana

Leisure Muffin is Michael Hopkins, an electronic musician and synthesist who focuses on live performance and improvisation.

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