Automatically when an artist lists influences as diverse as Japan, Pink Floyd, Tim Hecker and Miles Davis in their songwriting aesthetic, you know there’s something here that may be worthy of your time and exploration. Before you simply direct your attention to every artist dropping off a wide spectrum of names like that, let us save you the time by telling you that the new self-titled album by Texas electronic music crafter Paris Music Corp. is definitely worth your time. This release, while broad in terms of the sub-genre of electronic music covered, ought to especially appeal to fans of Mick Karn, 4AD artist Dif Juz, Tortoise, Boards of Canada and Fennesz, including their wonderful collaboration with David Sylvian.
Paris Music Corp. is actually the sole project of long-time Austin-based music veteran John Andrew Paris. In this release, he has delivered an enchanting, mainly uplifting collection of tracks that flow together well and are full of chill to invigorating atmospheres. Original and unique, this ‘Paris Music Corp.’ album creates a universe of its own – one that we definitely urge you to experience for yourself.
Based in Austin, Paris has spent decades creating music and collaborating with numerous artists, including Arthur Brown (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, perhaps best known for his hit single ‘Fire’), as well as DJ Rev Kathy Russell, DJ Lucas Ray, Catastrophe Ballet, Le Reve, Life’s Eyes, Beast of Eden, OBOYO and Don Wigwam. He has also scored 2 independent films – the historical documentary ‘Andy Paris: Bubble Gum King’, also released as an album, and the short horror film ‘Spectral Wind’. He has also created a clever electronic rework of ‘Lord of the Dance’ for the Austin Christmas Collection Album
“I wrote, recorded, and mastered this album in my home studio in Austin. While I have since relocated to Brownsville, this IS an Austin, TX record. Most of it was conceived during the pandemic. Some pieces pre-dated the pandemic in an embryonic state, but 2020 is when I got down to the business of getting those early pieces completed and the new ones written. My inspiration for these pieces is that you never really know when you will pass on so you best be doing your greatest now,” says John Andrew Paris.
“There is a certain haunted feeling in some tunes and others just reflect the ambiguity I like in my writing style. It is a body of work I am very proud of. A lot of the ambient works are a result of on the spot improvisation. I am influenced by a lot of jazz musicians’ approach to music.”
Cinematic and ethereal, Paris Music Corp. music is sometimes ambient and sometimes spacey instrumental electronica. Often with elements of 80’s darkwave and ambient soundscapes, his trademark sound includes heavily processed guitar and bass instruments locked into layered loops and further manipulated using software.Also employing live hand percussion, these dense soundscapes take the listener on a sonic journey to otherworldly places.
The ‘Paris Music Corp.’ album, the artist’s first record in 5 years since 2017’s ‘Rewind’ LP, is available everywhere digitally, but why not support the artist with intention by ordering it via Bandcamp? https://parismusiccorp.bandcamp.com/album/paris-music-corp
Enter the sublime and fascinating world of Paris Music Corp.
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