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Black Humor

by The Auricle

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Matthew This album means a lot to me (disclosure: I know this dude) & to see a final cut was a long time coming. I hope more people get a chance to enjoy it
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1.
Black Humor 05:08
2.
Blip 03:21
3.
Pastiche 03:53
4.
Reify 04:08
5.
Mayday 03:35
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Fatalist 05:02
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Afflatus 04:35
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Affection 04:03
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Lead Rock 03:06
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Outspoken 06:35
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Inheritance 03:09
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Krismass 03:40

about

Black Humor is essentially my first album. These songs were written in the years 2005 through 2008 (and are the A-sides to my album, The Curtain Window). I was recording this album at (the Grammy-nominated) Baker Studios in 2009. The project ended abruptly and was incomplete. Last year, however, I got those session files. And some of the things I've done to complete the album include rerecording most of the rhythm guitars and vocals and adding the guitar solos to the song Affection. But all the drums, strings, synthesizers (and more) that are on this album were recorded at Baker Studios - much of which written and performed by Joby Baker. All the Wurlitzer piano was written and performed by Casey van Wensem. Some of the bass parts were written and performed by Alan Anton (of Cowboy Junkies fame), who also contributed much in the way of ideas. There are even guest vocalists on the song Pastiche by two women who I only know as Marion and Sabrina because that's what their vocal tracks are labeled. The result is very much a collaboration. For their contributions, I thank them all.

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released May 23, 2020

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The Auricle Victoria, British Columbia

Dark 80s synth-pop, alternative post-rock, and cinematic, with Romantic themes of perceptual theory and the human condition.

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