Cracked bucolic ambient-folk via Siberian artist Foresteppe from one of Europe’s most consistent DIY imprints Vrystaete.
As we’ve said on numerous occasions, the Dutch Vrystaete label is one that rarely misses.Introducing us to the likes of Brannten Schnüre / Diamantener Oberhof, Teahouse Radio and countless others whilst carving out a distinctive sonic aesthetic that exists in a world where ambient music and folklore collide.Foresteppe’s debut now over 10 years ago was an almost non-existent digital self-release dispatched from deep within the taiga, but it couldn’t be a better fit for the label.It’s a distinctively wooly cast of nostalgic homegrown recordings humbly set around close-mic’d acoustic guitar, toy instruments, field recordings and warbling tape loops.It’s an instantly charming set that evokes images of childhood summers spend playing in the woods, the smell of pine trees and the bittersweet memories of times gone by.It’s beautifully sentimental without the soppiness, laced heavy with a strong sense of foggy deja.The delicate toy-box melodies remind us of the endlessly endearing lo-fi charm found in the Humble Bee’s Cotton Goods releases, Memotone or Blod, whereas on the longer B-side title track is where the tape loops are stretched and the cosiness begins to rupture, leaving a stretched-out pastoral expanse perfect for projecting onto those fragmented, half-remembered images of yesteryear.Genuinely special music that burrows its way deep from the very first listen.(Mint / New - with printed cover and insert - Super limited supply of only 150 copies so only 1 per person pls).
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The sound of Vrystaete is not limited to one specific sound… but the music of Foresteppe comes quite close to a “typical” Vrystaete sound… a perfect blending of folklore and ambient sounds… in a way very much what for example Diamantener Oberhof (see Vrystaete04) and Brannten Schnüre (see Vrystaete06) are doing…
Foresteppe creates beautiful ambient-folk based on field recordings, acoustic elements and tape loops. Part of the signature sound of Foresteppe are his North Eurasia roots which are maybe most present in his older work… “No Time To Hurry” is one of these older works but was never released on any physical format before…
For this vinyl LP version of “No Time To Hurry” two extra pieces from the same era were added… and together with the fitting artwork of images of Russian pastoral home interiors by Dutch visual artist Roosmarijn ten Hoopen makes this record so much more as just revisiting this early digital release by Foresteppe…
Tracklist A1 Goodbye Lalaland 1:10 A2 Little Bird Cherries 7:49 A3 Radonitsa 4:06 A4 Pink Shorts 1:16 A5 Veselka 4:12 A6 Homewood 4:54 B1 No Time To Hurry 9:30 B2 Sedniv 3:23 B3 From The Storm 10:18
