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Expanses (Teenage Synthstrumentals)

by Ethan Gold

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    Instrumental album of lo-fi inner landscapes.
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1.
Intro to Expanses 00:32
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2.
In Open Air At Last 03:50
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3.
Departure 03:45
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4.
Concrete Sweat 01:24
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5.
Aqua Petal 01:20
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6.
Corrosion 02:59
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7.
Lizards Enter the Rain Forest 03:09
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8.
On the North Sea 03:27
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High Clocks 04:25
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10.
The Newest Crazy Element 01:18
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11.
Zion Pools 03:40
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12.
Crossing the Bar 07:40
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13.
Missing 01:30
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“As a music critic, but moreover as a fan, I must say that it really doesn’t get much better than a record like Expanses (Teenage Synthstrumentals) when you’re looking for pure ambience that transcendentally takes us to somewhere unearthly and stunning. In 13 songs, we travel the distance of the entire globe within, and outside of, our own consciousness. I don’t know about anyone else, but records like these are my reason for getting into independent music in the first place…. This is about expressing the voice of God through the only means that we have to on this humble planet of ours.” – Skope Mag

“Charming stuff with an innocent, pre-sequencer, handcrafted feel…. sounding like lo-fi Vangelis pieces that push primitive analogue instruments to their sound-warping limits.” – Uncut

“There can’t be many musicians around whose teenage noodlings you’d need to hear this badly. These early miniature synth epics and exploratory vignettes are wildly diverting, coming over like Kid Carpet covering Fuck Buttons, or a John Carpenter soundtrack for kids’ TV. ‘Lizards Enter The Rain Forest’ is a three-minute joy, and the standout ‘Aqua Petal’ sounds like something off Kraftwerk’s ‘Radioactivity’ interpreted by some wide-eyed, sun and acid-baked LA wunderkind (which he kinda is). – Electronic Sound

“While mainstream audiences are just getting exposed to this approach to songwriting, giants like Ethan Gold have been dominating the underground for some time now…. I wouldn’t rule out Ethan Gold as being one of the major, unspoken influences in the future work of other artists in his medium…. If you think it’s absurd to even suggest that a devotedly experimental, avant-garde artist could have such a reach, I would encourage you to have a listen to some of Lou Reed’s earlier solo work and reassess your opinion…. I can say with complete confidence that I won’t hear anything quite as original as Expanses (Teenage Synthstrumentals) in all of 2018, and that is why it is my nominee for record of the year.” – Vents Magazine

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released July 1, 2018

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Ethan Gold Los Angeles, California

Ethan Gold was raised in San Francisco, during the long extended hangover after hippie times in that city. A childhood of constant change and chaos may have led Ethan to the unique way he approaches music. He’s willing to be quiet enough to paint in songs the delicate details of the modern age, and willing to be strong enough to fight for the world as it could be. ... more

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