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Capricorn

by Trevor Powers

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    The project is releasing alongside a book and cassette with artwork designed by Los Angeles' Collin Fletcher whose practice is based on experimentation and collaboration with musicians and artists across a variety of fields including his work with Warp Records, Hood By Air, and Halcyon Veil. The book releasing alongside the album also features a collection of photographs Trevor has taken over the last few years. Only 100 copies available. Hand Numbered 2nd Edition.

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  • Capricorn Cassette + 36 Page Book (1st Edition)
    Cassette + Digital Album

    The project is releasing alongside a book and cassette with artwork designed by Los Angeles' Collin Fletcher whose practice is based on experimentation and collaboration with musicians and artists across a variety of fields including his work with Warp Records, Hood By Air, and Halcyon Veil. The book releasing alongside the album also features a collection of photographs Trevor has taken over the last few years. Only 100 copies available. Hand Numbered 1st Edition.

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First Rain 03:36
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The Riverine 03:53
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A New Name 03:29
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Blue Savior 03:08
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Pest 03:14
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2166 03:57

about

Recorded somewhere near the Sawtooth Mountains, Trevor Powers’ Capricorn plays like a fairy tale or alien quest. Fragmented and full of grace, it serves as a meditation on the passage of time — existing both in the past and future.

After a severe panic attack made his legs numb for a week, Powers knew something had to change. “Control is our god,” he says. “But it’s an illusion. We think we can dictate every day of our lives but that’s like playing chess during an earthquake. Sometimes the pieces move themselves.”

Drawing influence from Keiichi Koike’s Ultra Heaven, Richard Teschner’s puppets, and ancient folklore, Capricorn surfaced. After finding a cabin near the Sawtooths with an old piano, Powers filled his back seats with instruments, cassette recorders, and a computer, and left for a month alone. “We’ve forgotten how bizarre our planet is,” he explains. “Insects are their own gospel choir. Rain is a fucking fever dream. The more Earth I included, the more alien it felt.”

Capricorn paints a world of melancholia and unsettling beauty. Powers’ field recordings, classical motifs, and software sculptures don’t stop time; they examine it like a beetle under a microscope — exposing that the extraordinary is often hidden in plain sight. “From the minute we wake up, we’re in a trance,” he says. “This is music for our digital coma.”

credits

released July 29, 2020

All songs written and produced by Trevor Powers.
Mixed by Jason Kingsland.
Mastered by Heba Kadry.
Art direction and design by Collin Fletcher.
Sigil by Baptiste Bernazeau

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