Music (Windsor Airlift album)

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Music
Music album art (Windsor Airlift).jpg
Studio album by Windsor Airlift
Released September 23, 2013
Recorded 2013
Genre Ambient, post-rock, instrumental rock
Length54:17
Label Independent
Producer Andy Johnson
Windsor Airlift chronology
Live at the Varsity Theater
(2012)		Music
(2013)

Music is the fifth studio album by American ambient post-rock band, Windsor Airlift. It was released on September 23, 2013. [1] [2] [3]

Ambient music is a genre of music that emphasizes tone and atmosphere over traditional musical structure or rhythm. A form of slow instrumental music, it uses repetitive, but gentle, soothing sound patterns that can be described as sonic wallpaper to complement or alter one’s space and to generate a sense of calmness. The genre is said to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual", or "unobtrusive" quality.

Post-rock is a form of experimental rock characterized by a focus on exploring textures and timbre over traditional rock song structures, chords or riffs. Post-rock artists are often instrumental, typically combining rock guitars and drums with electronic instruments. The genre emerged within the indie and underground music scene of the 1980s and early 1990s. However, due to its abandonment of rock conventions, it often bears little resemblance musically to contemporary indie rock, borrowing instead from diverse sources including ambient music, jazz, and minimalist classical. The individual styles of bands that have been described as post-rock differ widely, making the term controversial among listeners and artists alike.

Windsor Airlift is an American ambient post-rock band formed by brothers Andy Johnson and Tony Johnson, and Adam Young. The band, to date, has released six studio albums, eight extended plays, one live album, and multiple singles.

Contents

Background

In August 2013, Windsor Airlift started a kickstarter for their up-and-coming album Music. [4] [5] Around this time, they also announced that they would be having an album art contest for the album. [6] [7] After approximately 220 entries came in, [8] the band announced the winner on September 6, 2013. [9] The kickstarter was also a success and the band was able to release a quantity of physical copies for the release which are currently still available. [10]

Kickstarter crowdfunding platform

Kickstarter is an American public-benefit corporation based in Brooklyn, New York, that maintains a global crowdfunding platform focused on creativity and merchandising. The company's stated mission is to "help bring creative projects to life". Kickstarter has reportedly received more than $4 billion in pledges from 15.5 million backers to fund 257,000 creative projects, such as films, music, stage shows, comics, journalism, video games, technology and food-related projects.

On October 13, 2013, the Johnson brothers did an interview with Flux9.com about the release and Windsor Airlift in general. [11]

Track listing

All tracks written by Andy and Anthony Johnson.

No.TitleLength
1."This Is Music"5:45
2."Grateful Goodbyes"7:53
3."Cold October"2:36
4."Togetherness"3:02
5."Rope Bridge, Windy Day"4:02
6."Music Through the Window"1:39
7."Party Like It's 1988"1:43
8."Music With Words"2:05
9."Anchorage"3:20
10."Midnight Sea Divers"3:56
11."Exploring a Shipwreck"7:08
12."Skyward Sweet Song Bird"3:30
13."Silhouette Harbor"5:18
14."White"2:20
Total length:54:17

Music videos

Notes and miscellanea

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References

  1. ↑ "Music on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Music on Amazon.com". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Music on Bandcamp". Bandcamp. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Music Kickstarter info". Tumblr. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Music Kickstarter". Kickstarter.com. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Music album artwork contest info". Tumblr. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Music album artwork contest". Facebook. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Music album artwork contest entries". Facebook. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Congratulations to Colton Jensen & Kara Searcy's WINNING album design for Music". Facebook. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Physical copies of Music on Windsor Airlift's official store". Storenvy.com. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Windsor Airlift interview with Flux9". Flux9.com. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Flames Pond the movie". YouTube. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
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