Mapping The Futures Gone By

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Release Date: 2015-11-17

Label: Hit+Run

"Mapping The Futures Gone By" furthers CONTACT FIELD ORCHESTRA's exploration of dubby broken percussion and haunting found sounds. Sirens and lasers accent plaintive woodwind arrangements set against mbiras and bluesy guitars. Fitting in a time and place that's uniquely it's own, MTFGB is a travelogue to a lucid dream, a mining expedition or a trip to space--somehow nostalgic and familiar, yet somehow not at all.

CONTACT FIELD ORCHESTRA is produced by Southern California musician & artist Damon Aaron. In 2008 he came across a box of 7" tapes at an estate sale in Altadena that turned out to be field recordings of a turn-of-the century orchestra of ex-miners; recorded almost entirely with hand-made instruments and contact microphones. This became the source material for this collection of celebrated releases with HIT+RUN.

Pick up this limited-edition slimline compact disc (only 100qty made!) that features all 6 tracks plus the bonus recording "Battle Of Fair Oaks". Each order comes with a FREE Contact Field Orchestra 1" round button featuring art by Cryptik.