Split

VINYL FORMAT. Split record between Oakland's Inca Ore (Eva Saelens of Alarmist, Jackie-O Motherfucker) and Portland's Grouper (Liz Harris of Grouper, Krueger, Badgerlore). This split was a collaboration put together during the late winter of 2007 while both were living in Portland. Eva's material was made in Morelia, Mexico during and inspired by a journey through that part of the world earlier that same winter. Her side is a return to Eva performing solo, lonely and haunting. The sounds of feeling tried, and of exploring some dark realm of the spirit are apparent, and quite beautiful to listen to. A chorus of distorted cave- bound vocals, melodies that soar upwards and float back down into horror film loops. Grouper's side finds a return to the Wurlitzer keyboard, fragmented and layered. Songs separate and return to meet in uprooted refrains, at once disarming and soothing. Similar sense of some grey kind of journey rooted in both physical and ethereal worlds. Self- released by Eva and Liz.