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The North Valley subconscious orchestra (NVSO) -
"The Right Kind of Nothing"

Digital | Ghostly International | GI52 | Aug, 22nd 2006

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NVSO PRESS RELEASE (Summer 2006) :

Flössin's debut "Lead Singer"Guitarists Brad Laner (founder of Medicine, also known solo as Electric Company) and Christopher Willits (last seen on Ghostly's Idol Tryouts Two compilation) have come together as the North Valley Subconscious Orchestra to craft The Right Kind of Nothing, the first full-length on Ghostly to be released exclusively via digital download. Traversing a series of guitar noise sculptures and heavily processed pop songs, the album amounts to an exploration of the capabilities of the computer-treated six-string, the crux of which is an emphasis on diversity and dynamics.

The album's wide-ranging sonic palette is a natural result of combining the signature guitar sound that Laner developed as a member of dream-pop trio Medicine in the 1990s with Willits's melodic flair for both delicacy and intensity, which he has explored through accomplished solo work and collaborations with Kid606, Ryuichi Sakamoto and others. Balancing kraut-rock grooves ("Shimokitazawa Face") with all-out squalls ("Moving Through Wood", "Cardamom & Dad"), North Valley Subconscious Orchestra consistently pushes their experiments into the red to create a humbling and utterly absorbing debut.

Written, Performed, and Produced by Brad Laner and Christopher Willits in Granada Hills, CA.

Ghostly International "The Right Kind of Nothing" release page
Ghostly International NVSO project page
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