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By the Ash Tree / Upstream Dream - Grey on LP

This vinyl edition includes two EPs, one on each side: "By the Ash Tree"

and "Upstream Dream", originally recorded and released in 2020 and

2021 respectively. To connect these compositions, Matt Kidd (Slow

Meadow) composed new segues/crossfades from song to song, allowing

the pieces to be experienced in one cohesive and harmonious flow.

From Marc Weidenbaum's "Disquiet" review: "Slow Meadow's new

album, 'By the Ash Tree', opens with cascades of delays and proceeds

through three tracks of reflective piano". The title track of "By the Ash

Tree" is one of Slow Meadow's most popular and enduring

compositions.

"Upstream Dream" was composed around the time of 2019's Happy

Occident. Soft electronics, bearing otherworldly tones and, at times, a

sense of playful mischief, subtly shift expectations and bring discovery

and wonder at every turn. It bookends a period of creative output that

introduced Kidd's vision of calming and meditative ambient music. With

a foundation of piano, string orchestration, and an ever-evolving

electronic palette, Slow Meadow traverses the borders of neoclassical

and minimalist electronics and delivers a deeply personal and

transportive experience that speaks directly to the ebbs and flows and

mundanity and marvels of life.