On and Off, by Parish / Potter

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	1.	On and Off 17:48
	2.	Here and There 15:06

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"As the architect of Athens, GA experimental tape and vinyl label Null Zone, artist Michael Potter is well acquainted with music that falls outside of normative genre convention. As both a creator of noisy constructs and an independent distributor of chaotic soundscapes, he seems well positioned to comment on the malleability and relevance of the more anarchic side of the rhythmic spectrum. Whether dabbling in droning cacophonies or guitar-based freakouts, his aberrant melodic impulses have led him on a path toward complete musical autonomy, free of the restrictions that dampen the wilder instincts of other performers.

He recently joined forces with Ahleuchatistas frontman Shane Parish to create an album consisting of two longform pieces of guitar improvisation, split between acoustic and electric variations. Entitled On and Off, this collection of twin tracks reveals the boundless creative spontaneity that both musicians have long cultivated and through which they are able to effortlessly draw forth noise that speaks to them in a primal voice, parallel identities lost in thoughtful conversation. Split between “On and Off” and “Here and There”, the former a treatise on electric fluctuations and the latter focused on acoustic pliability, these songs are intricate discussions between friends on the nature of musical collaboration.

Recorded live one year apart, these tracks are incredibly coherent in their emotional connections, sating their individual desires through an exploration of open-ended ambient soundscapes and crisscrossing fretwork. There’s something inherently compelling about these two songs, as if we’re witness to some grand cosmic complexity still in its infancy. Sounds emerge and recede, shiver and dissolve, all in service to Parish and Potter’s unique rhythmic dialogues. On and Off is a psychedelic maelstrom of droning tones and fractured rhythms, an oddly beautiful collage of emotional revelation and reciprocal imagination." -Joshua Pickard, The Southern Sounding

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released October 3, 2023

Shane Parish & Michael Potter - electric & acoustic guitars
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released September 15, 2023

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Shane Parish Athens, Georgia

Shane Parish devotes much of his time to developing his singular and expressive voice on the guitar. A self-taught musician, he communicates through emotion, unexpected melodicism, technical whimsy, a nuanced sense of form, and rich timbral variety. He is known for his work fronting the electric band Ahleuchatistas, as well as for his uniquely beautiful finger-style acoustic guitar work. ... more

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