Adam H. turns in a dueling view of the climate terror we humans are facing. Elements is a two track focus. Taking an almost Carpenter-ian approach to the horrors of mass wildfires, specifically the Paradise blaze, and a more muted existential view of the power of the oceans currents and the impact if they suddenly change course in our lifetime. Adam Hocker and his collaborators create a soundtrack to our new normal. While the fear of failure and insurmountable odds is present here, there is a twinge of motivation hiding behind the rolling waves of strings effects and piano.
Recorded at Menegroth / The Thousand Caves in Queens by Krallice's Colin Marston, Elements is the first of two release coming soon from Adam H. and Debacle Records.
Adam on Elements:
"These pieces are humbly intended to serve as spaces for meditation on two instances of environmental catastrophe. Like climate change itself, they are slow-moving, vast, open, borderless, and capable of sizable destructive power. As representation can sometimes provide the illusory consolation of control, they are meant to both comfort and motivate the listener."
credits
released November 26, 2021
Adam H. - Vocals, Piano, Loops, Creative Direction
Tim Dahl - Bass Guitar, Effects
Bob Bellerue - Electronics, Effects
Mark McAdam - Loops
Marion Duvert - Vocals, Firestarter
Music composed collaboratively. Lyrics by Hocker.
All rights reserved
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered
Colin Marston - Menegroth / The Thousand Caves in Queens, NY
Additional recording by Mark McAdam
Ocean Storm Photo by Matt Hardy
Burning Forrest Photo by Matt Howard
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