Canvas by Goodparley

Using a number of lilting, jazz-inflected chord progressions sampled on acoustic guitar by long-term collaborate Il Bradipo as a canvas, this is the most clearly structured Goodparley record to date.

Collecting more expressive improvised guitar melodies and juxtaposing them with long-form drone pieces, this record contains wistfulness, nostalgia and moments of wonder.

A more colourful palette than previous records, Canvas draws on the separate whimsical styles of F.S. Blumm and the lo-fi community, with sporadic bursts of experimental delay work explored on previous Goodparley releases.

The guitar pieces here present a fractured memory space, whilst the ambients slip into the realm of dreams. Sometimes the two intersect and bridge, sometimes they stand apart, together.

This is, of course, only one reading of the music within. This record is a canvas, not quite blank, presented to you with space for whatever you bring to it.

“‘Canvas’ finds Richards working his inner Django Reinhardt with clusters of exploratory Latin-inflected guitars passages and matching those with intricately-structured drones and tones... On ‘Canvas III’ you’ll hear reverb soaked blues that shimmer like a psychedelic sunrise, while ‘Canvas II’ feels like you’re listening to a discarded demo tape found outside a studio that has gone out of business. A very good parley indeed.”
-- Mat Smith, Electronic Sound Magazine

Tracklist

1.	Canvas I	6:24
2.	Canvas II	6:24
3.	Canvas III	10:33
4.	Canvas IV	8:59
5.	Canvas V	7:01

Credits

released January 15, 2021

All music written, recorded and mixed by Goodparley, May 2020

Acoustic guitar samples kindly provided by Il Bradipo

Mixed by Charlie Francis

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