{"product_id":"windy-carl-with-optigan-conservatory-windy-amp-carl-meet-optigan-conservatory-pre-order","title":"Windy \u0026 Carl with Optigan Conservatory - Windy \u0026 Carl Meet Optigan Conservatory *Pre-Order","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date Friday 4th September\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll pre-orders will be dispatched\/made ready for collection on that day.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW129228526 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFirst collaborative work from longstanding friends from the Michigan independent scene.\u003cbr\u003eDrift and guitar-born ambient sounds meet electric piano and synth bedding.\u003cbr\u003eEchoes of early Windy \u0026amp;amp; Carl releases as well as early kranky catalogue.\u003cbr\u003eLISTEN : https:\/\/windyandcarl.bandcamp.com\/album\/windy-carl-meet-optigan-conservatory\u003cbr\u003eWindy \u0026amp;amp; Carl Meet Optigan Conservatory is a purposefully misleading title for the first collaborative\u003cbr\u003ework from four friends who met close to thirty years prior. All active participants in Michigan\u003cbr\u003eindependent music circles since the early ’90s, Windy \u0026amp;amp; Carl are well-known for their foundational\u003cbr\u003econtributions to drift and guitar-born ambient sounds, with songs characterized by deep connections\u003cbr\u003eto the natural world and a hard to pin down yet impossible to miss emotional vulnerability.\u003cbr\u003eOptigan Conservatory is another duo, made up of Frank Rotondo (leader of Detroit area free music\u003cbr\u003eensemble Laughing Gas) and Fred Thomas (songwriter and producer most often associated with his\u003cbr\u003eband Saturday Looks Good To Me), who have been making minimalistic and time-defiant electro-\u003cbr\u003eacoustic sounds since 2016. The album came together almost effortlessly in a very short timeframe,\u003cbr\u003ebut the idea had been building steam for many a year.\u003cbr\u003eIn the last days of 2024, Windy \u0026amp;amp; Carl and Optigan Conservatory got together, falling into a mode of\u003cbr\u003esound creation that was almost hyper-natural. Without any discussion outside of the usual stream of\u003cbr\u003ejokes and chatter, the quartet set up and started communicating. Added to Windy \u0026amp;amp; Carl’s hovering\u003cbr\u003eaugmented chord voicings and vaporous guitar drones were electric piano and synth bedding from\u003cbr\u003eFrank \u0026amp;amp; Fred. After the initial sessions, all involved parties took time to consider what they’d made,\u003cbr\u003eadding new layers and editing the pieces into more definitive articulations.\u003cbr\u003eA beautiful and hermetic energy larger than the sum of its parts is captured in the process. There are\u003cbr\u003eechoes of the earliest releases from Windy \u0026amp;amp; Carl as well as refractions of the same opacity that\u003cbr\u003esurfaced in the early kranky catalogue.\u003cbr\u003eTRACK LISTING\u003cbr\u003e1. Conductor 2. Coast Starlight 3. Alvin Loving 4. Vellum Paper 5. Apparition on 3rd Street 6. Time\u003cbr\u003eLines\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank you for looking at our listing, below are a few points to consider before making a purchase:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- All records we sell are Brand New - pre-orders will normally come sealed but if you are purchasing in stock items, please note the copy may have been unsealed for display in the shop. Please email straight after purchase to enquire if this is of importance to you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Orders won't ship until all items are released, so keep this in mind when purchasing multiple pre-orders or a mix of in stock and pre-order items.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- The 'Product' page will show the most up to date info we have with regards to the item and its release date, but this information is subject to change so check in with us if you have any questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- We unfortunately don't offer tax\/vat outside of the UK via the website so please keep in mind that when the items arrives in your country you may be liable to pay a further charge before delivery. (all UK orders the price you see is the price you will pay). 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