cloaked light / pale blue sky “split” long playing record

• cloaked light - clear of,
  
  
• pale blue sky - someday
  
• pale blue sky - sometime

arbor press release...

arbor 145 cloaked light / pale blue sky split 12"ep working together, but differently. clear of, shows cloaked light working within a new mode; an expanded temporal sensitivity through field recording and discrete static chords. slow movement- revealing growth and decay at the subtlest thresholds; disappearing music with a heavy presence, a shifting sense of space, not in the room, but of the room.  pale blue sky’s someday, sometime approaches a similar expansion of perception and unobscuring blur. through tape manipulation, the inner workings of tonal relationships are placed under focus; extending time to reveal new moments; widening the view.  distorting to understand; a reorienting pause. originally conceived to coincide with the cloaked light / pale blue sky california tour with pedestrian deposit, infinite body, earn, and mirror to mirror in january 2010; a testament to a common point and it’s different trajectories. approaching the possibility. mastered by pete swanson; cut at 45 rpm. in an edition of 400 copies with glossy jackets and inner sleeves.

pale blue sky “shades of grey” long playing record

• fleece
  
• luring movement
  
  
• green tint
  
• interlude (drift)
  
• attempt

arbor press release...

arbor 137 pale blue sky shades of grey 12” ep pale blue sky is the new project from mike pollard (formerly treetops). shades of grey is the project’s genesis; a long considered transition uniting the organic drone-work of the former project with compositional structures. the recordings embody a delicate sense of distance; staring out at the moving landscape obscured by the mediation of the window. through blurred fidelity the origin of melody is placed under microscopic inquiry; an exploration into the moment of tonal interaction. pale blue sky utilizes repetition and non-linear movements, attempting to reconcile simplicity, form, and sentiment through modes of difference. placing focus on spatial concerns, as well as emotive potential, the five songs contained within are each different embodiments of the possibility of the transformative decay of remembrance. an ephemeral glimpse; the moment has already passed. for quiet, distanced listening. in an edition of 400 copies with full color glossy jackets, printed inner sleeves, and printed labels.

cloaked light “creek” c31 cassette

• nor yet
  
  
• a lonely painter
  
• repose

monorail trespassing press release...

[mt70cs] cloaked light creek c-31  a glimpse into the other side; only the most necessary of elements. a dim light shines; a singular focus turns. by the end, the pieces are inside out. edition of 125, color covers and labels.

treetops “eternal sky” c30 cassette

• hope always
  
• arrogant youth
  
• voice of man
  
  
• only in dreams
  
• remember

monorail trespassing press release...

[mt60cs] treetops eternal sky c-30 big mike makes an important step forward; his deepest, most focused and personally regarded effort yet, first of many. slowly building tracks, with clear keyboard tones resting beneath distant background chords and textures. submerging. edition of 125, full color covers and glossy labels.

“before, after” c24 cassette

• accent
  
• reflection across water
  
  
• seperate
  
• light breaks through the darkest clouds

monorail trespassing press release...

[mt82cs] before, after c-24 pollard / borges collaborative sessions; recorded over a year's time, titled in three hours. most representative of the late treetops + emaciator sides of their personalities. delicate synth tones underneath layers of guitar and tapes; each person's contributions bringing out the best qualities of the other's.