Darjeeling Wireless by DC Sound Collective

"NP: Hybrid worldtronica from Daniel S. Crommie and his DC Sound Collective. Brings back the glory days of such fourth-world pioneers as Green Isac, O Yuki Conjugate, Steve Shehan, et al, while throwing disparate elements of Oregon, Deep Forest, and Sheila Chandra into the mix. Elegiac sound poems to soothe many a troubled soul—some kind of wonderful." - Darren Bergstein

"With its combination of psychedelic, jazz, world, electronic, new age and rock, Darjeeling Wireless is quite an eclectic and diverse offering from a band that has given me lots of enjoyment through the years." - Sea of Tranquility

"On Darjeeling Wireless he is joined by regular DC collaborators Eldon Hardenbrook, Bruce Hazen, and Colin Henson, with Dave Thatcher adding bongos on one track. Both are instrumental albums, with the only vocals being on three of the DC tracks, and these are more of the spoken, heavily-treated or whispered variety.
The music can be loosely described as laid-back, ambient, and free-form. Crommie and his collective set out to explore the sound potential of their instruments, favouring the musical painting of colours and textures over melodies.
Darjeeling Wireless features a wider range of instrumental textures, with guitar, flute and electronica taking turns to lead the way in and out of various jazz and avant-garde stylings. I'd recommend the former for those seeking a more tranquil musical experience, and the latter for those in need of a more experimental adventure."
- DPRP, Andy Read

Tracklist

1.	Mizuna	5:13

2.	Skulls	5:20

3.	Buddha Stamp	4:14

4.	Sabre	4:16

5.	Tsuki no Usagi	6:14

6.	Maze @ Xebec	7:34

7.	The Gift Horse	5:44

8.	Gravitas	10:16

9.	Freed (for Fred)*	6:08

10.	In White Ashes	4:10

Credits

released April 20, 2020

Eldon Hardenbrook played bass, keyboards, electric guitars, drums, samples and sang on "Mizuna" and "The Gift Horse".

Daniel Crommie played flutes, keyboards, electric dulcimer, percussion, drums, samples, bulbul tarang, harmonica and whispered/sang on "Gravitas".

Bruce Hazen played electric guitars on tracks 4 - 8 & 10 and synth on "Tsuki no Usagi".

Colin Henson played electric guitars on tracks 1 - 3, 7 & 9.

Dave Thatcher played bongos on "Maze at Xebec".

* In memory of our dear friend Fred Chalenor.

Engineered by Daniel Crommie, Eldon Hardenbrook and Colin Henson. Mixed at Digitalis by Daniel Crommie. Mastered by Jamie Haggerty. Location recordings: Daniel Crommie. Executive producer: Daniel Crommie.

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