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.Western Electric Sound System is a new trio formed out of the ashes of celebrated 1990s Epic Rock band This Picture.
An emotive and confessional collection of spacious, sonically vast songs recorded ‘in the moment’ over the course of three years, from the cinematic guitar-scapes and jolting lyrical content to the vulnerable baritone vocal, The Incredible Shrinking Man is an alt-folk-ambient-country-prog genre-flirting piece that sounds quite unlike anything else.
Stephen W Tayler
Thoughts on producing ‘The Incredible Shrinking Man’
"When I first heard a few of these songs I wasn’t expecting to have such an instant reaction.
What hit me from the start was a deep sense of storytelling in a very cinematic setting - reminding me of one of my favourite film and television genres - Nordic Noir.
I wanted to enhance the atmospheric backdrops which then led me to look for a way to present, sequence and thread them all together in such a way to create a unique listening experience.
Fascinating, frequently dark subject matter, along with superb, occasionally minimal compositions along with dynamic and unexpected arrangements.
A stunning album, not for the faint-hearted!”
Stephen Tayler is a mixing and recording engineer, music producer, musician, composer and sound designer who has contributed towards many albums for artists including Kate Bush, Suzanne Vega, Peter Gabriel, Underworld, Duncan Sheik, Howard Jones, Stevie Nicks, Rush and Bob Geldof.
An emotive and confessional collection of spacious, sonically vast songs recorded ‘in the moment’ over the course of three years, from the cinematic guitar-scapes and jolting lyrical content to the vulnerable baritone vocal, The Incredible Shrinking Man is an alt-folk-ambient-country-prog genre-flirting piece that sounds quite unlike anything else.
Stephen W Tayler
Thoughts on producing ‘The Incredible Shrinking Man’
"When I first heard a few of these songs I wasn’t expecting to have such an instant reaction.
What hit me from the start was a deep sense of storytelling in a very cinematic setting - reminding me of one of my favourite film and television genres - Nordic Noir.
I wanted to enhance the atmospheric backdrops which then led me to look for a way to present, sequence and thread them all together in such a way to create a unique listening experience.
Fascinating, frequently dark subject matter, along with superb, occasionally minimal compositions along with dynamic and unexpected arrangements.
A stunning album, not for the faint-hearted!”
Stephen Tayler is a mixing and recording engineer, music producer, musician, composer and sound designer who has contributed towards many albums for artists including Kate Bush, Suzanne Vega, Peter Gabriel, Underworld, Duncan Sheik, Howard Jones, Stevie Nicks, Rush and Bob Geldof.
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