gmoney Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Inventions are the collaborative sum of longtime friends Matthew Cooper of Eluvium, and Mark T. Smith of Explosions In The Sky. Their 2014 eponymous debut album introduced an ambition to create music that was both challenging and comforting. Their new album, Maze of Woods, opens with a vocal sample declaring, "I wanted to do something that I don't know how to do." Using this as a mission statement, Inventions have crafted a complex and exuberant album from an array of instruments, samples, found sounds, beats, chants, and raw bursts of noise, with a much greater emphasis on strong vocal accompaniment in every song. Two albums released in the span of 11 months speaks to the drive that these two have felt since they started playing together. Much like on the first record, they again mixed the album in a house on the Oregon coastline, with final mixing and production all done by Smith and Cooper. Inventions have stated that much of the inspiration for Maze of Woods comes from the closing paragraph of Denis Johnson's novella Train Dreams. In that paragraph, Johnson describes the nonverbal howl of a feral wolf boy, a pre-language that is yearning and instinctual; a statement of wordless distress and love. Maze of Woods is the product of two masters of their craft getting lost in the wilderness, "doing something that they don't know how to do," and emerging with something wholly unexpected and beguilingly beautiful. MAZE OF WOODS+REMIXED COLORED VINYL BUNDLE (EDITION OF 300): For a very limited time, and while supplies last, we are offering a limited-edition colored vinyl bundle. This includes Inventions' stirring new album, Maze of Woods, plus a special additional bonus LP of remixes, featuring The Field, Leyland Kirby (Caretaker, V/Vm), and A Winged Victory For The Sullen (their first-ever remix)! This bundle is the ONLY way to get the colored vinyl of Maze of Woods, and the Remixed LP is not sold separately. Bundle: http://shop.temporaryresidence.com/trr248254 Single: http://shop.temporaryresidence.com/trr248 jack8urt0n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glass realms Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Ordered. Good to see that this wasn't a one-off project. The first album was one of my top 10 albums of 2014. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHerbalLife Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Indeed, good to see something further from them. But didn't not expect this at all though and my bank account is really not happy. I suspect these won't be around after the day is done. Oh, the coloured wax craze ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morfiend Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Loved the first one so I didn't hesitate grabbing the bundle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markwatson23 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Yeah i was really into the first lp. Will probably grab the coloured version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andables Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 exicited to hear they are releasing another album so soon! their first was incredi-good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmhmm Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Never heard these guys before...I like it. The EITS influence is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I'm surprised to see a new release so soon, but I'm happy about it. I thought the last album was very good. Went for the bundle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack8urt0n Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Great vibe. Melancholy and uplifting at the same time. Unpossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 The fact that AWVFTS and Caretaker are on the remix 12" makes me incredibly excited, and has me suspecting that the bonus LP will hardly be a throwaway. In for the bundle. And < $4 shipping, in 2015? Oh, TRL. You always know the way to my heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daegor Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Too bad the shipping to Canada is $20 :| Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shameful Dread Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 The s/t was easily the biggest disappointment of last year for me (don't shoot me for that) but I am willing to give this one a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 To each his own. I think that anyone expecting something that resembles EITS or Eluvium would probably walk away disappointed; not that this was necessarily the case for you, but I found that it worked best to put on with no real expectations. Outside of beatiful soundscapes, that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippielauryn Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I like what I heard. Grabbed a bundle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shameful Dread Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 To each his own. I think that anyone expecting something that resembles EITS or Eluvium would probably walk away disappointed; not that this was necessarily the case for you, but I found that it worked best to put on with no real expectations. Outside of beatiful soundscapes, that is.Yeah, it's more just personal taste and not that I think they are bad or anything. Just something about it that didn't do it for me and didn't have me coming back. I feel like the past couple Matt Cooper releases are like that for me though.Either way, not trying to derail too much. The new song sounds good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitterhappier Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Loved their s/t, love the new track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omik11303 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Love this. S/T was great; I expect this to be even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelso330 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 wow 2nd album...first was about a 6/10 for me...but this sounds promising...defiantly a no brainer for ambient geeks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azvd Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Thanks for the heads up, gkersey. BTW, there 72 remaining copies of the bundle at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHerbalLife Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Down to half of that, 34 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mmhmm Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 7 left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHerbalLife Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Caved in and got the bundle. Damn you TRR and your limited colours. Last few now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nelso330 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Wow that sold out way faster than I expected, so glad I grab it late last night...I saw that 2-3 were going in like a 10min period even late last night and had a feeling they'd be gone by early tomorrow... good for them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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