2009, kranky
The sixth album from Mark Nelson's longtime solo project Pan America follows his Quiet City album on Kranky.
'There is a lot of space in this album, both in terms of the music being uncluttered and the imagery conjured up by the titles. The track titles make up an extract from a letter from Dr. Robert Goddard to H.G. Wells and concern the idea of space travel which brings to mind the album’s title and images of glistening white space shuttles hurtling through space. However, this is not cosmic music but music made from the ground looking up, earthly and hopeful. Other artists have explored the psychedelic aspects of space and music but Nelson has created something different, something reassuringly human. Due to this, White Bird Release is one of the strongest albums that Nelson has contributed to.
Simple and wonderful is the best way to sum up White Bird Release. It feels so completely relaxed and comfortable, as if the music just fell out of a dream.' - John Kealy, Brainwashed
'There is a lot of space in this album, both in terms of the music being uncluttered and the imagery conjured up by the titles. The track titles make up an extract from a letter from Dr. Robert Goddard to H.G. Wells and concern the idea of space travel which brings to mind the album’s title and images of glistening white space shuttles hurtling through space. However, this is not cosmic music but music made from the ground looking up, earthly and hopeful. Other artists have explored the psychedelic aspects of space and music but Nelson has created something different, something reassuringly human. Due to this, White Bird Release is one of the strongest albums that Nelson has contributed to.
Simple and wonderful is the best way to sum up White Bird Release. It feels so completely relaxed and comfortable, as if the music just fell out of a dream.' - John Kealy, Brainwashed
Tracklisting
Disc 1
| 1 | there can be no thought of finishing |
| 2 | for aiming at the stars |
| 3 | both literally and figuratively |
| 4 | is a problem to occupy generations |
| 5 | so that no matter |
| 6 | how much progress one makes |
| 7 | there is always the thrill of just beginning |
| 8 | Dr. Robert Godard |
| 9 | in a letter to H. G. Wells, 1932 |
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