Chapter One: Abstractions

by Vessitt

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	1.	Fourteen Years 10:49
	2.	Night Owl 06:14
	3.	MOOD 05:12
	4.	Closet I 04:31
	5.	Look Up at the Sky 03:36
	6.	Closet II 03:25
	7.	Wax Seal 08:26
	8.	Haptic Feedback 08:20
	9.	Touch 08:20

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On his debut release, Los Angeles-based musician VESSITT delivers a collection of abstractions which blur the lines between ambient and noise. CHAPTER ONE: ABSTRACTIONS is a journey — guiding listeners through bliss, uncertainty, tension, and release, ultimately delivering them to a comforting resting place of peace and acceptance, however fragile.

CHAPTER ONE: ABSTRACTIONS takes inspiration from VESSITT’s struggle with a degenerative visual impairment, and represents the feelings he cycles through repeatedly. Tracks such as "Touch," "Wax Seal," "Look Up at the Sky," "MOOD,” and "Fourteen Years" swirl around an ever-pulsing center point, imparting sensations of ceaseless motion and effortless suspension. At times, they feel like massive, uncontrollable systems, while at others they’re infinitely small and contained. Each is a universe, a boundless body of water, an incomprehensible void unto itself. Moments of beauty are constantly in flux with a looming undercurrent of cold dissonance. In stark juxtaposition, tracks like "Closet” (I & II) and "Night Owl" are bare, amorphous, and raw, relying on the swell of chords, blasting overdrive, and the increasing tension of a single instrument wielded unconventionally. "Haptic Feedback" carves its own generative space on the album, fully formed yet completely undefined, akin to a spontaneous moment of fleeting serendipity.

The entire record hums with the care with which it was created — recorded live to tape, most songs in a single take. Each piece ebbs, builds, and collapses in stunning dynamic gestures, leaving the listener with a lingering sense of sought-after catharsis.

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released November 10, 2023

All tracks, with the exception of "Haptic Feedback", were recorded in closets. The sound was deadened with whatever was available. The album is mostly ambient, but doesn't really fit in as background music and lends itself to those who can endure or appreciate noise. I believe that it sounds best at higher volume so that it can engulf the listener.
A sheepish thanks to the neighbors who seemingly tolerated the hours of low rumble, alien sounds, and awkward encounters it took to make this album. I couldn't have made most of these songs without a guitar and two or three accompanying choice effects from chase bliss, the Acid Cat, cascading 4-track recorders, and a Korg Stage Echo, as well as my beloved Benson Vinny head/cab. Strangely, my wayward and eternally absent microKorg XL taught me how to make music with a guitar and a 1-second loop, as well as how to leave things alone so they become saturated and soft. Tape machines now rule my world.
A very special thanks to the people I love in my life, especially Lindsey and Audrey who continue to suffer through my incessant noisiness. This album would also not have been possible without the deep impression provided by all the interesting, experimental, and noisy music of the late 2000's and early 2010's. Randy Randall was a particularly huge influence. Everything Bradford Cox touches turns to gold. Merzbow's Pulse Demon, Boredoms' Vision Creation Newsun and Super ae, and OOIOO's Feather Float also changed my life in those years. Yves Tumor and Arca showed me that anything is possible. And where would I be without Ryuichi Sakamoto?
A massive thank you to Yann Novak for taking a chance on me and being as patient, kind, and encouraging as anyone can be throughout the process.
Mastered by the great Lawrence English at Negative Space.

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