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EP · 2016

Harbour Lamps

by Odalys Fern

Five songs of cranes, tanks and beach huts, the sleeping machinery of a harbour town in the rain.

Tracks

  1. 1. Water Tank on the Roof, Rain DrumsA water tank on a roof, drumming in the rain. I leaned into the low end here and let it ring.melancholy psychedelia, drone folk4:23
  2. 2. Harbour Crane, Red Lamp SleepingA tall steel arm with a red lamp blinking slow and shy. The arpeggio is the lamp, counting.analog arpeggio, dream pop3:24
  3. 3. Beach Huts, Slow Tide at NightA row of beach huts sleeping while the tide goes out. I wanted it to feel like walking past them on tiptoe.hushed psychedelia, coastal ambient4:19
  4. 4. Hot-Air Balloon, Before the Wind WakesA balloon folded on the grass like a sleeping sky, waiting for the wind to wake. The most hopeful thing on the record.pastoral psychedelia, choral pop3:51
  5. 5. Signal Box, Snow on the LeversSnow on the roof of a signal box, one lamp and a kettle on. I imagined the signaller humming along with the harmonies.winter folk, ambient pop2:42

Liner notes

I spent a rainy month near a harbour, writing about everything that stays up while people sleep. Red lamps, silver tanks, folded balloons and a signal box with a kettle on. I recorded the rain on the roof as a percussion track and never had to touch the drum machine.

Odalys Fern