Sunder by Benoît Pioulard & offthesky

Sunder is the first full-length collaboration between Brooklyn-based Thomas Meluch (aka Benoît Pioulard) and Denver-based Jason Corder (aka offthesky). After years of independent work amid a like-minded community of ambient experimentalists, the two were brought together by the collaboration-centric Laaps label, for whom Corder has previously worked with Craig Tattersall (aka The Humble Bee).

Across Sunder's eight chapters, we hear careful constructions of tape-tinged guitar, voice, and field recordings, as well as strings, flute, bells and myriad other elements that arise and recede organically. Best experienced as a whole, the album's subtle flow is imbued with an arc that balances melancholy with windswept drift.

Recorded at La Berceuse (Brooklyn, NY) and offthesky studio (Denver, CO) 2022-2023 with electric and acoustic guitars, voice, microcassette tape, field recordings, modular synth, strings and flute.

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Tracklist

1.	Fed On Lilies	5:08

2.	Memorize	4:34

3.	Saint Praxedis	5:51

4.	Seaside Nude / Suicide Note	4:52

5.	Stray Bullet	5:46

6.	Hyacinth Girl	4:50

7.	Whisper Down the Lane	4:32

8.	Guilt and Beauty	4:57

Credits

released January 22, 2024

Julie Slater: various string recordings
Shilpi Gupta: flute ("Guilt and Beauty")

Mastered by Taylor Deupree at 12k Studio | 12k.com
Released by Laaps | laaps-records.com

Thanks to Mathias, friends and family

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