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Cover of Night Hatch

Album · 2022

Night Hatch

by Vanta Lux

Night-shift portraits: ticket offices, garages, pharmacy hatches and ferries, with the harbour as the common thread.

Tracks

  1. 1. Ticket Office, Last SailingA small window with yellow light and one ticket for tonight. The opener, because it's a promise of leaving.hopeful house, chicago-leaning3:27
  2. 2. Garage Radio, Wrench in HandOne lamp, one radio, a wrench in hand. The most confident groove I've recorded.groovy house, dub house3:56
  3. 3. Dock Cat, Midnight RoundsThe orange cat who owns the harbour wall. Playful, and he really does walk that slowly.playful house, smooth house2:25
  4. 4. Queue at the Pharmacy HatchThree of us waiting at the night bell, no one to match. A nostalgic little scene.nostalgic house, minimal house3:39
  5. 5. Mr. Okafor Left the Light OnYou stayed after class and saw me through. A thank-you I never said out loud, so I sang it softly.tender deep house, ambient house2:56
  6. 6. Fishing Lines Under the BridgeUnder the bridge, the water still. I recorded it with the window open to the river.hushed deep house, dub-tinged ambient3:13
  7. 7. Flour on My Hands, Grandma's DumplingsFlour on my hands and Sunday plans. The most joyful track here, a cousin of the spoon song.joyful house, soulful house3:08
  8. 8. Packed Bag by the DoorA packed bag by the door and too excited to sleep. Bright and bouncy, built for the early hours.bright house, chicago-leaning3:10
  9. 9. Ferry Café, Coffee Going ColdA little cafe on the boat with steam on the glass. The ferry is the engine of the beat.dreamy deep house, coastal house4:01
  10. 10. Paper Boats, Slow Gutter WaterRain on the street, folded paper, one two three. I closed with childhood because the harbour reminds me of it.nostalgic deep house, tape-loop ambient2:59

Liner notes

After Midnight Ledger I kept noticing the people who are awake when I am: the ticket seller, the mechanic, the pharmacist behind the night hatch. This record is for them. It's a little brighter and a little groovier than what came before, and I let the bass step out more. Still one take, still at night, still with the hiss.

Vanta Lux