Shrines, by Lachlan R. Dale

Shrines

by Lachlan R. Dale

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1.	Objects come in waves 04:01	buy track
2.	And I am struck by the light 04:04	buy track
3.	Shimmering over the sea 03:21	buy track
4.	And the trees swaying gently like flame 04:28	buy track
5.	Forms disassemble 04:32	buy track
6.	Revealing a silver stream 04:10	buy track
7.	Flowing ceaselessly through the air 05:27	buy track
8.	My mind vaporous 05:09	buy track
9.	Merely smoke ascending 04:11	buy track
10.	Dissipating in the sun 14:02	buy track

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Lachlan R. Dale returns with his debut full-length Shrines, a suite of transportive ambient explorations out 26 April on Art As Catharsis.

The album marks something of a change of pace for Lachlan. In contrast to his work with Hashshashin - whose emphasis on odd-time signatures, cinematic composition, and Central Eastern influences has marked them out in the world of post-rock - Shrines is a purely ambient affair inspired by artists like Loscil, Fennesz, and Rafael Anton Irisarri.

It’s also a deeply collaborative project, having been co-produced by Lachlan’s long-time collaborator Tim Carr (We Lost The Sea, Totally Unicorn), mastered by Becki Whitton, and featuring contributions from some of Australia’s finest experimental musicians - Aphir, Bonniesongs, Gelareh Pour of ZÖJ, Helen Svoboda, Joseph Rabjohns of Kodiak Empire, Peter Hollo of FourPlay String Quartet, and many more.

The album comes off the back of Hashshashin’s recent EP, Śaraṇaṃ (2023), and a split record in 2021 with fellow guitarist Joseph Rabjohns, Eclipsing // Orbs.

“This record is unlike any other I’ve been a part of,” comments Lachlan. “It began with a period of experimentation. I would disappear into my home studio for hours on end, trying to push my pedalboard into strange new territories. Gradually, I recorded a collection of loops and textures without any particular aim.”

“After wading through the collection, I started sending tracks to other musicians to respond to. From the results that came back, the idea of the album began to take shape. Tim and I then had to sit down and work out how to refine and re-arrange the material. It’s been quite a process.”

Shrines can be thought of as a collection of immersive sonic worlds - some of which floating by like works of luminous alien beauty, while others have a grounded, earthy feeling.

The opening song, ‘Objects come in waves’, conveys an ecstatic state, while the album’s final track, ‘Dissipating in the sun’, evokes a deep and silent meditation. In between, ‘And the trees swaying gently like flame’ suggests consciousness flooded with light and beauty, while ‘Merely smoke ascending’ flickers as low and lazily as incense smoke rising into the air.

Shrines is an explorative and introspective release, as much about inner experience as connection and communion. It’s a journey that's sometimes beautiful, other times disquieting, but always hypnotic and transportive.

credits

released April 26, 2024

Lachlan Dale - guitar

Co-producer & mix engineer - Tim Carr
Additional co-production on tracks 1, 5 and 9 - Josh Bowling

Cover art - Lachlan Dale
Original photo taken by Charlie Elizabeth in Taranaki, Aotearoa

Recorded across various locations in 2020 to 2024

Featuring:

Track 1: Aphir (vocals, loops, fx), Joseph Rabjohns (guitar, fx)

Track 2: Brendan Clark (electric bass)

Track 3: Simon Dawes (guitar / fx)

Track 4: Francisco Sonur (guitar, synth, fx), Migret (vocals), Andrew Mortensen (electric bass)

Track 5: Peter Hollo (cello)

Track 6: Bonniesongs (guitar, vocals, loops), Joseph Rabjohns (guitar, fx)

Track 7: Helen Svoboda (double bass), Brendan Clark (electric bass)

Track 8: Jatinder Singh Durhailay (vocals, dilruba)

Track 9: Gelareh Pour (vocals, kamancheh), Joseph Rabjohns (guitar, fx)

Track 10: Branan Silvius (vocals)

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Lachlan R. Dale Sydney, Australia

Lachlan's music explores ritual drone, hypnotic rhythms, and the Afghan classical rubab.

He plays in Hashshashin, Black Aleph, and runs Art As Catharsis & Worlds Within Worlds.

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