The People's Forest, by Mount Maxwell

The People's Forest

by Mount Maxwell

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1.	The People's Forest 02:00	buy track
2.	Spong 07:19	buy track
3.	How I Met Them 02:53	buy track
4.	Un Oiseau 03:20	buy track
5.	Ring of Rushes 05:04	buy track
6.	Falling Mountain 02:54	buy track
7.	Green Assemblies 03:35	buy track
8.	See How Far 02:31	buy track

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Whether evoking the lost utopian communities of the Gulf Islands, eulogizing the socialist origins of the BC Ferries system, or exploring the aftermath of 60s idealism, Mount Maxwell albums have always arrived with an expansive backstory. On first listen, the narrative of 'The People's Forest' seems to be a kind of pagan celebration of British Columbia as it exists in the artist's imagination, but closer examination reveals enough ambiguous sonic references (to midwifery, whale research, communal living, ghosts) to keep any listener guessing.

Expanding on the approach of last year's 'Only Children', keyboards and drum machines are again complimented by a host of flutes, thumb pianos, hand drums and noisemakers, resulting in a distinctly playful form of electronic music. Clocking in at just under 30 minutes, this is a breathless EP - filled to the brim with glittering synth miniatures and bouyant electro-acoustic beats that bump and jostle against one another like toys in a bathtub. After a long and disheartening year, a much needed offering of light and warmth from the Mount Maxwell camp.

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released October 2, 2021

'...a disquieting ramble around rural British Columbia, with ‘Ring Of Rushes’ the haunted highlight. It’s easy to assume Boards of Canada lineage, but the actual Film Board of Canada feels a more appropriate comparison for an artist who expertly embodies the faded, 16mm ambience of unsettling childhood daydreams.'
-ELECTRONIC SOUND

'World music from an undiscovered world full of esoteric highlights, sonic delights & reticent flights of fancy.'
-PERFECT SOUND FOREVER

All tracks recorded by M. Maxwell at Hotham Sound Mobile Recording Studios, Vancouver, BC. 2020-21.

Mastering by Jesse Creed at Canmarc.

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Mount Maxwell Vancouver, British Columbia

Former member of MMR Collective, founder of Hotham Sound Recordings. Releases work under a number of aliases.
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