Future Hopes
Label | The Laser's Edge – LE1078 |
Format | CD, Album |
Barcode | 0763232107823 |
Country | US |
Released | 31 Mar 2017 |
Genre | Rock |
Style | Prog Rock |
WHITE WILLOW's first album since 2011's well-received Terminal Twilight sees the outfit exploring some of the most"progressive" territory the band has ever ventured into, with several lengthy tracks and more instrumental passagesthan they are usually known for. Musically the album builds upon the foundation of its predecessor, with a modernapproach to production. Future Hopes also features a heavy use of synthesizers, including the unique textures of thefamed Blade Runner synth, the Yamaha CS80.The Future Hopes lineup, which as always is a loose constellation of musicians with multi-instrumentalists JacobHolm-Lupo and Mattias Olsson at the core, sees the return of several WHITE WILLOW stalwarts, including flautistKetil Einarsen (Jaga Jazzist, Motorpsycho), keyboardist Lars Fredrik Frislie (Wobbler, Tusmrke), and bassist EllenAndrea Wang (Pixel, Manu Katch Quartet). The singer is however a new arrival. Venn hernative Norway froject, The Opium Cartel. Guesting on several tracks and putting a clear stamp onthe album is Norway's trailblazing guitar hero Hedvig Mollestad, known from her own Hedvig Mollestad Trio. Holm-Lupo felt the material needed a soloist who could both navigate the tricky, almost jazz-influenced chord and timechanges on the album while at the same time retaining a rock edge, and Hedvig fit the bill perfectly.
1 | Future Hopes | 4:30 |
2 | Silver & Gold | 4:04 |
3 | In Dim Days | 11:07 |
4 | Where There Was Sea There Is Abyss | 1:59 |
5 | A Scarred View | 18:16 |
6 | Animal Magnetism | 7:15 |
7 | Damnation Valley | 3:16 |
Mastered By – Bob Katz
Mixed By – Christian Engfelt (1 to 6)
Mixed By – Lars Fredrik Frøislie (7)
Painting [Cover Painting], Artwork [Lettering] – Roger Dean
Photography By [Band Photo] – Dagfinn Hobæk
Producer – Jacob Holm-Lupo
Recorded By [Additional Recordings At Eusonia Studios] – Scott Jacoby
Recorded By [Additional Recordings At LFF Studios] – Lars Fredrik Frøislie
Recorded By [Additional Recordings At Roth Händle Studios] – Mattias Olsson
Recorded By [Recorded At The Dude Ranch By] – Jacob Holm-Lupo
Animal Magnetism (track 6) and Damnation Valley (track 7) are bonus tracks.
Cover painting and lettering © Roger Dean 2016
Mastered at Digital Domain.
Recorded by Jacob Holm-Lupo at The Dude Ranch, Oslo.
Additional recordings by Lars Fredrik Frøislie at LFF Studios, Oslo, by Mattias Olsson at Roth Händle Studios, Stockholm, and by Scott Jacoby at Eusonia Studios, New York.
On back of digipak:
℗ The Laser's Edge; © White Willow 2017
Barcode (Text) – 7-63232-10782-3
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1) – 01/12/2017 02:12:28.PM #170385 3122046 01
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2) – 03/30/2017 10:43:25.AM #173107 3122046 01
Mastering SID Code (Variant 1 & 2) – IFPI LN08
Mould SID Code (Variant 1) – IFPI JI24
Mould SID Code (Variant 2) – IFPI JI03