Label News: German Art Label Denovali to Release Prairie’s Sophomore LP After the Flash Flood

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Label News: German Art Label Denovali to Release Prarie’s Sophomore LP After the Flash Flood

The German art label Denovali is getting set to release Prairie‘s sophomore LP After the Flash Flood on April 27th. The independent label has had a prolific existence since 2005 with non-genre specific offerings in varying fields like ambient, post-rock, electronica, drone, jazz, modern composition, and sound art. Combining their emphasis on the unique musical experience, with close attention paid to the album’s art and packaging, Denovali’s records stand in stark contrast to the experience offered by the digital age. Seeking a coherent art statement in object and sound, the label combats the easily disposable nature of digital music by crafting the kind of album experience worth owning.

Prairie is the solo project of multi-instrumentalist/producer Marc Jacobs. The Brussels-based musician released an EP in 2012 called I’m So In Love I Almost Forgot I Survived A Disaster, as well as the 2015 Cormac McCarthy-inspired LP Like A Pack Of Hounds via the legendary German label Shitkatapult. On After the Flash Flood, Jacobs combines guitar, field recordings, programmed drums, and synth into an apocalyptic maelstrom. Like witnessing ancient glaciers slowly melt and surveying the subsequent disaster, across the album’s nine tracks Prairie’s bombastic textures, snippets of rhythm and nascent melody combine with a visceral intensity. Jacobs’ vision is cinematic throughout, and he paints his music in the kind of vivid and gripping colors you’ll soon not forget. Even at its’ harshest, After the Flash Flood is a supremely emotive experience, and already sounding like a record you’ll likely hear on Live Eye Tv’s Best of 2018.

You can check out the album art and track listing for Prairie’s After the Flash Flood LP below. Created by the artist Khristine Gillard, who also provides film manipulations during Prairie’s live performances, the cover’s striking photograph more than sets the stage for this post-apocalyptic sonic adventure…

Prairie ‘After the Flash Flood’ LP (Denovali)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Flash Flood
2. Raindeaf
3. Sisters
4. A Permanent War Economy
5. Rabid Ibrahim
6. Underwater Body Hunting
7. Elephants Will Rise Again
8. Hard WaterCracked Ice
9. Hayashi Clock

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