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Aphantasia

by Noveller

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Paul McAlpine
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Paul McAlpine NOVELLER
Magnificent landscapes painted layer upon layer for your mind…
William Boyle
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William Boyle
Full of tension and shadows. Heavy noir vibes. The musical equivalent of John Alton’s cinematography. Dark poetic swelterings that build and breathe, whisper and bleed. Favorite track: Rune (for Silent Guitar).
kevinryan56
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kevinryan56 This album is so psychologically deep, sonically rich. Depth of being, height of feeling. A soundtrack of the subconscious. Expansive and moving.
nmcr01
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nmcr01 What do these broken sounds mean?
I am crushed
Separated, shifted
Blown, transported, uplifted.
Distributed like dust
I am carried
And cast down
Black ash falling
A haunted man broken
On broken ground
Spread across a fractured landscape
But soothed to wholeness
And laid to rest. Favorite track: Ghostline.
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jazzman2 Hypnotic, trance-like, seductive.
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Analemma 02:12
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Vanishing 01:44
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Black Ash 01:04
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Ghostline 01:12
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Early Dawn 01:36
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The Gatherer 02:10
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In Tandem 02:26
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Meridian 01:50
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Tunnelblind 01:05
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Aphantasia robs those afflicted of the ability to create mental imagery and associations, literally translated it means without imagination.

Noveller paints intense miniature memories through sound.

In the past, Sarah Lipstate has often created albums that, while instrumental, told vivid stories that stretched across multiple tracks. Following the release of Arrow, she had a year planned with touring and promotion, both as a member of Iggy Pop’s band and as a solo artist. We all know what happened to those plans. Suddenly surprised to be at home indefinitely, she set about moving to a new creative space in Los Angeles, setting up a studio, and challenging herself daily. Those explorations of sound and technology inevitably led to new songs. Only this time, the songs were self-contained. A short sharp flash. If her usual process brought about cinematic results, these were something new - something swift and intriguing.

If Arrow was a gripping novel, Aphantasia is a collection of divergent poems.

The 22 songs dart about. Some bubbling with curiosity, while others are thick with tension. Each one unique - a sudden visual that disappears before you can wrap your arms around it.

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released August 6, 2021

Noveller is Sarah Lipstate
Artwork and Design by John Foster
Photography by George Griffith
Recorded, mixed and mastered in Los Angeles

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Noveller Los Angeles, California

Noveller is the solo project of Los Angeles-based guitarist and filmmaker Sarah Lipstate. Handling the electric guitar as her muse, Lipstate summons a sonic palette so rich as to challenge the listener to conceive of how it’s housed in a single instrument manipulated by a solitary performer. ... more

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