Watersending, by Alex Crispin

Watersending

by Alex Crispin

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steena Alex Crispin is an artist that I religiously follow. He is such an amazing talent and this EP explains why. These three songs made 2020 something I don’t want to forget. Favorite track: Inconsi.

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Folk Funk & Trippy Troubadours Cor what lovely music I'll have to use this in a mix sometime soon - oh yes x Favorite track: Effert.

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1.	Inconsi 05:32	buy track
2.	Watersending 05:19	buy track
3.	Effert 06:03	buy track

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The greatest musicians have many facets to their talents. The recent output of Alex Crispin attests to this: from the haunting anthems on the last Baron LP, 'Torpor', to the blissful psychedelic prog of Diagonal's 'Arc' via several shimmering new age excursions as a solo artist. His new EP, 'Watersending' distills these elements into a dazzling triptych of songs.

The plaintive mathematical synth at the beginning of opener 'Inconsi' usher in Crispin's yearning voice, intoning that he feels like a child again. Indeed there is a playful languor to these recordings. With longstanding accomplice, Luke Foster, contributing precise and understated drums, the songs meander with sophisticated purpose. The title cut is lyrical and exotic, carried on a mercurial lyric and Foster's elegant cymbal washes. Crispin's metallophone is the quiet star of the show on it and the closer 'Effert', which conjures up the Blue Nile backed by a gamelan troupe. Joe Hollick formerly of pastoral-fuzz group Wolf People features on guitar here, his jazz-inflected phrases the perfect foil for Crispin's mournful meditations and blooming bass.

This collection demonstrates not just Crispin's eclectic taste and talent but the essential oneness of music. For all the endless categorisations of journalists, 'Watersending' is a sound world in which psych can sit next to sophisti-pop and ambient and new age share a bed with jazz.

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released February 19, 2020

Alex Crispin・Keyboards, Guitars, Vocals

Luke Foster・Percussion, Drums on 'Inconsi' and 'Watersending' ⋯ Joe Hollick・Guitars on 'Effert'

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