True & Toxic by Late Aster
Late Aster's debut EP True and Toxic is a collection of musical sketches on the modern human condition. Focused on relationships, politics, science, and digital society, the songs string together disparate mediums and influences—digital and analogue, silicon and brass, composed and improvisatory—to create a soundtrack for the polarizing present. Each song is paired with visual accompaniment created in collaboration with Four/Ten Media, Deadeye Press, Harrison Atkins, and Kelsey Boncato.
TRACK LIST
1.) The True and Toxic View
2.) Can't Say No
3.) Dichotomy
4.) A Minor Fantasy
5,) Hole in the Wall
6.) Potomac
7.) *Dreams (Fleetwood Mac)
8.) *It’s Okay (Land of Talk)
*Vinyl Only
Tracklist
| 1. | The True and Toxic View | 3:58 |
| 2. | Can't Say No | 4:11 |
| 3. | Dichotomy | 3:50 |
| 4. | A Minor Fantasy | 3:37 |
| 5. | Hole in the Wall | 5:59 |
| 6. | Potomac | 4:19 |
Credits
Late Aster is:
Aaron Messing, Trumpet, Vocals, Keyboards
Anni Hochhalter, French Horn + Vocals
Charles Mueller, Guitar, Synthesizers
Cameron LeCrone, Drums, Beats
CREDITS:
PRODUCED BY LATE ASTER + LOUIS LEVITT
MIXED BY CHARLES MUELLER
MASTERED BY MIKE TIERNEY
COVER ART BY Four Ten Media
PHOTOGRAPHER: Four Ten Media
PACKAGE DESIGN BY MARIAN C. HOLMES
TRACKS RECORDED IN 2020
@ TINY PANTHER STUDIO/LANDS END LAB
License
All rights reserved.
Situated somewhere between jazztronica, ambient electronic, and chamber pop, San Francisco-based Late Aster’s music has been described as producing “unprecedented sounds” (SF Chronicle) that “on paper [] shouldn’t work, but it does.” (Tape-Op)
Their kaleidoscopic style is grounded in the electronic processing of trumpet and French horn and supported by meticulous songwriting and sound-sculpting.