{"product_id":"from-the-mouth-of-the-sun-sleep-stations-ep","title":"From the Mouth of the Sun - Sleep Stations EP","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFrom the Mouth of the Sun (aka Aaron Martin, Dag Rosenqvist) return with ‘\u003cem\u003eSleep Stations,’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ean EP of six new songs, out May 18th, 2018 on Lost Tribe Sound.  ’\u003cem\u003eSleep Stations\u003c\/em\u003e’ rests comfortably alongside 2017’s ‘\u003cem\u003eHymn Binding’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etheir third full-length album and their original score for Joshua Z. Weinstein’s feature film, ‘\u003cem\u003eMenashe\u003c\/em\u003e.’  With ‘\u003cem\u003eSleep Stations’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe duo assures us that their exquisite palette of classical leaning, electro-acoustics reaped from their previous albums still leaves much to be explored.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn fact, the pieces of ‘\u003cem\u003eSleep Stations’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewere composed during many of the same sessions as ‘\u003cem\u003eHymn Binding’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand ‘\u003cem\u003eMenashe\u003c\/em\u003e,’ yet they feel like a natural continuation of From the Mouth of the Sun’s sound, a stepping stone towards the next chapter, if you will.  The core sound will be instantly recognizable for those who’ve followed their previous endeavors, comprised of cello, piano, acoustic guitars, lap steel, banjo, ukulele, pump organ, soft humming electronics and warm layer of static.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe title track ‘\u003cem\u003eSleep Stations’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas originally meant to be included on the album ‘\u003cem\u003eHymn Binding\u003c\/em\u003e.’  It acted as a centerpiece and starting point for the music that From the Mouth of the Sun recorded later during the process of scoring the ‘\u003cem\u003eMenashe’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efilm.  The film ended up requiring an extremely spare palette, thus the ‘\u003cem\u003eSleep Stations’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEP represents a longing for a fuller and more controlled sound that exhibits the dynamic range that From the Mouth of the Sun strive for with their work.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThere is a softness and detachment to ‘\u003cem\u003eSleep Stations’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emore so, that seems to give the album an of aerial view of the landscape below.  Where ‘\u003cem\u003eHymn Binding’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efelt more grounded in the earth and soil, ‘\u003cem\u003eSleep Stations’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efloats high above, feeling weightless, suspended in slow motion flight. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eArranging ‘\u003cem\u003eSleep Stations’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas an EP,  has allowed Aaron and Dag to tell a shorter story, one that doesn’t have to be such a grand gesture, which is something they’ve wanted to explore for a while now.  It’s a beautiful reminder, that a collection of music can still be simple yet deeply affecting, without being overwrought and excessive.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. 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