Our Own Unknown, by Austin Rockman

Our Own Unknown

by Austin Rockman

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TheSlowMusicMovement Traditional use of the guitar be damned, Austin Rockman, uses his instrument, in various states of recognisability, as the main sound source on his new, mesmerising, meandering yet measured, self released electroacoustic ambient LP.

Ambientologist Austin's deft and highly communicative use of the guitar, coupled with intricate space and production, leave you hanging off every sound and syllable. While it's not obvious what it's trying to say, it nonetheless does so directly to the soul. Favorite track: Kissed By Her Witness.

pandaflare To feel is such a gift. To truly feel and let something take you away is rare. Every song on this record takes you on a journey and peels away a new element each time. <3

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2.	Phantom Vale 04:31	buy track
3.	Our Own Unknown 04:49	buy track
4.	Kissed By Her Witness 04:32	buy track
5.	Poly Umbra 05:11	buy track
6.	All Other Futures 04:34	buy track
7.	Halcyon Blush 04:37	buy track
8.	Sun Ink 06:24	buy track
9.	Muter 02:01	buy track
10.	Love Like A Second Chance 04:35	buy track

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‘“Our Own Unknown” is the sophomore release of experiential composer Austin Rockman and serves as a follow-up to his 2019 debut “Plum God”

Stepping aside from the largely synthetic and sampled based material present in his first release, Austin finds his foundation nearer to his roots as a multi-instrumentalist. “Our Own Unknown” utilizes the acoustic guitar for virtually all sound sources, each layer coming from a playful engagement with not only the harmonic and melodic aspects of the instrument, but the physicality itself. “Our Own Unknown” embraces the faculty of not knowing, as the album was composed through an improvisational conversation with the instrument and a small set of indeterminate software. As a result, the compositional process becomes more akin to freeform sculpting, responding to sounds and ideas as they arise, a largely visceral reaction with the medium.

Aside from aimless descriptions, as definitions often present limitations, “Our Own Unknown” is a statement of the artist in a modern era, grasping towards a personal silence and deep attention to not only the world of dreams, but the world around, of which there is no division, the one which we did not ask to belong to, but find ourselves inextricably linked to all events and purposes, all pasts and futures, across time.'

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released March 12, 2021

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Austin Rockman

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Taylor Deupree

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Our Own Unknown

Mar 2021
Plum God

Jul 2019
Light Lies Awake

Feb 2021
tape322

Jun 2020
Sonde Aim / Seek No End

Feb 2020
Perfect Dark

Sep 2020
Slowfield

Sep 2019

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