Outshine Family is a musical collective centered around the vision of nomadic horticulturalist/ musician/composer/sound artist/producer Matthew Liam Nicholson, native of Melbourne, resident of London UK. With a penchant for uniquely devastating melodies and quietly powerful arrangements he has been widely lauded by key indie barometers from Pitchfork to Rough Trade. Galeria De La Luz sees Outshine Family deliver a collection of strange, remarkably organic songs that flourish with Nicholson’s transcendental vision.
Recorded and mixed across three continents over a period of four years, Galeria De La Luz is expansive without being invasive. Intricate production and composition techniques weave exquisite electronics with a full orchestra and a choir; a kaleidoscope of picked guitars, acid washed banjos, harmoniums, haunting piano lines and strings serve to unlock the natural beauty of Nicholson’s delicately beautiful songs.
Reducible to one and expandable to over eighty, whether touring as a straight up avant-rock band or recording composition pieces with a full orchestra, Outshine Family takes in the experimental, and classic - like a rose amongst the thorns - to form a strikingly beautiful sound of the heart, amidst the turmoil of urban extremes.
Galeria De La Luz will be released on blackmaps on 4 March 2011.
権威あるピッチフォーク・メディア、ブームカット、ラフ・トレードから賞賛を浴びる Outshine Family は、Lowと共にヨーロッパをツアーして回り、Fennesz や、Animal Collective 、Espersといった大物達とステージを共にしてきた。 創造性を完全に実現させたその野心と引き締まったソングライティングと圧倒的な遂行力によって裏打ちされたアルバム、「ギャレリア・デ・ラ・ルス」は、過去２０年間に発表されたどのインディーズクラシックにも劣らないといえる傑作アルバム。
２０１１年3月4日blackmapsからリリース。
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