Atlas is the latest album from Owls of the Swamp the experimental & atmospheric project of Australian singer-songwriter Pete Uhlenbruch. Featuring guest appearances from Markéta Irglová (The Swell Season), Ryan Karazija (Low Roar), Myrra Rós, Svavar Knútur and Phia. The album was recorded on his mobile studio across Germany and the UK, and mixed in Reykjavik, Iceland by Sturla Mio Thorisson.
As ever with Uhlenbruch, there is a sense of yearning intrinsic in the music, he has the ability to explore his environment and convey both the aching beauty and burning sense of loss that mans actions on his environment may lead to. The song Garden perfectly conveys this, with its dream like quality and elegantly poignant lyricism.
All that said, Atlas is an album of hope, and if you’re overwhelmed by the stresses and strains of the world, sit down, turn it up loud and let the lullaby qualities of Shapeshifter, or the elegiac warmth of Shelter take you to an altogether safer place.
The album concludes with Grandfather Clock, a deceptively bittersweet homage to the night, like the rest of the album ethereal and mysterious, but strangely accessible. Pour a glass of wine, put your feet up, close your eyes and immerse yourself in this warmly hypnotic album.
Atlas available from Bandcamp records from 6th May
www.owlsoftheswamp.com
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