Reel LE

Runouts are machine etched. "Made In Canada" sticker on protective sleeve. The approach serves as a structure upon/through which the wind can blow--- and to move between these things. It's going headfirst into something both held and impossible to hold. As with most Water Damage music, Reel LE is an attempt to contrast how much syncopation (drums) an movement (bass) we could use against a steady drone (stringed instruments), and how that juxtaposition affects one's aural focus over an extended period of time. There are motifs and rhythms to hold onto, but also floating ephemeral sounds, voices that come out of the combination of tones everyone is playing, a sort of waveform detritus. An opportunity to lose focus and look through. An intro to a song that never starts. An outro to a song that never ends. Intent receding into the musi and just letting go. Durational music involves an alternative timespace...a lost sense of the minutes or hours that typically organize the day. Given that all of our performances / recordings land somewhere between 20-30 minutes, a particular piece at a particular time can feel to go by faster or slower than that. released February 3, 2025 Water Damage is Mari Maurice, Thor Harris, Nate Cross, Danielle Hils, George Dishner, Travis Austin, Jonathan Horne, Mike Kanin, Greg Piwonka and Jeff Piwonka. Engineered by Max Deems at Diseased Tapes Billion Dollar Studio. Mixed by Travis Austin. Mastered by Mikey Young. Vinyl lacquer cut by Carl Saff. Art and design by Greg Piwonka. Originally released October 16, 2024 on Longform Editions. Thanks to Andrew Khedoori, Mark Growing and Gerard Cosloy.