A History of Distance, by bvdub

A History of Distance

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Μaπ Β Do you find yourself connecting with people at the right time in the wrong place? Have you waited patiently until the tension was too much? Have you struggled to make it a reality? ..Was it what you thought it would be? Brock is here for you.

EBYaM is a personal favorite and at a point my life was a song I'd listened to at least 100 times in 100 days, completely taken hold of by the monolith of sound and spirit. Favorite track: Everything Between You and Me.

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	1.	Everything Between You and Me 20:06
	2.	Silver Altars Run To Rivers 22:44
	3.	Ghost of What We Once Were 20:06
	4.	A History of Distance 15:05

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Those familiar with Brock Van Wey's music know his work is as visceral as it is prolific. While his current home base of China could easily be assumed to be more socially distant from the western world, this distance which Van Wey chooses to live might not only allow for the bountifulness of his output, but more ironically, might have something to do with the emotive longing that his music is often blanketed in. His new album, the aptly titled, "A History of Distance" embodies this longing. It waxes and it wanes with it. "A History of Distance" has a far more aching undercurrent than any of his previous bvdub works. Each of the four narrative length tracks beg for your attention then envelop you in their dreamy arc. There are even a few moments sprinkled about its near 80 minute run-time where Van Wey takes bvdub into new territory, most evident in the title track with its contorted Garage shuffle and gauzy Shoegaze epilogue. "A History of Distance" is bvdub spreading out, encasing you in waves of sound even more than before - all while projecting the pragmatic nature of distance, whether it be by geography, or that empty feeling of isolation that some of us deal with everyday, no matter how many people surround us...

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released September 2, 2014

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n5MD is an independent record label based in Oakland, California . The label primarily releases electronic music which focuses more on melody and emotion but also now releases music in compatible genres such as shoegaze, post-rock, IDM and electro-acoustic. ... more

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