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- Date Released: May 27, 2008
- Genre: Electronic
- Style: IDM
- Label: Type / Morr Music GBR
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Peter Broderick's first solo full-length, done after a variety of collaborations and backing stints for other performers, is a short, quiet delight, ten songs just edging over half-an-hour that shows the Portland musician has an ear for the hushed and atmospheric, making his formal studio recording work sound like a recital in a Victorian parlor instead. The piano and strings that make up the opening "A Snowflake" set the tone of Float, which could almost be an understated soundtrack to a moody documentary, the soft echo of notes mixing with a room sound where disconnected noises and echoes function almost on the level of the similar sounds Martin Hannett gave Joy Division on Unknown Pleasures -- less dramatic perhaps, but still designed to leave the listener wondering a bit about what exactly is being heard. Piano is Broderick's primary instrument throughout, and if his compositions are working in a familiar vein -- more Harold Budd than Glenn Gould, say -- then it's all still very well done, with the flowing lyricism of a song like "Stopping on the Broadway Bridge" (the longest song on the album and the most accomplished in its feeling of living up to the title), making for a highlight. Calm instances of vocalizations, as on "A Glacier" and "Another Glacier" add a further layer of almost-clear interpretation that beguiles the listener without fully resolving into clear meaning.
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| 01. |  |
A Snowflake |
3:26 |
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| 02. | |
Floating / Sinking |
4:08 |
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| 03. | |
A Glacier |
3:17 |
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| 04. | |
A Simple Reminder |
1:15 |
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| 05. | |
Stopping On The Broadway Bridge |
7:28 |
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| 06. | |
Another Glacier |
3:51 |
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| 07. | |
Something Has Changed |
2:23 |
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| 08. | |
Broken Patterns |
3:32 |
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| 09. | |
An Ending |
4:30 |
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| 10. | |
A Beginning |
1:58 |
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10 Total Tracks, 35:48 Total Length
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Credits
- Skyler Norwood - Vocals // Skyler Norwood - Engineer // Skyler Norwood - Mixing // Skyler Norwood - Treatments // Skyler Norwood - Atmosphere // Amanda Lawrence - Cello // Amanda Lawrence - Viola // Amanda Lawrence - Vocals // Peter Broderick - Banjo // Peter Broderick - Bass // Peter Broderick - Piano // Peter Broderick - Trumpet // Peter Broderick - Violin // Peter Broderick - Accordion // Peter Broderick - Celeste // Peter Broderick - Cello // Peter Broderick - Drums // Peter Broderick - Guitar (Bass) // Peter Broderick - Keyboards // Peter Broderick - Theremin // Peter Broderick - Viola // Peter Broderick - Vocals // Peter Broderick - Saw // Peter Broderick - Producer // Peter Broderick - Liner Notes // Peter Broderick - Mixing // Peter Broderick - Field Recording
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