Paint the Stars Tonight

by Ian Cat

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Matt DeMello (himself) Both a sci-fi side mission of the highest order and a broad compositional streak of Ian's most thoughtful melodies, spirits, and yes, virginia: vibes. Focused and driven by a subtle and deliberative vision in a way the oft traveled "meditative" solo primitive electric guitar record can barely fathom. Favorite track: Spirit of the River.

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1.	Moonrise 14:33	buy track
2.	Way to Clouds 09:02	buy track
3.	Blue and Green (For Kayleigh) 09:31	buy track
4.	Gentle Flame 09:40	buy track
5.	Spirit of the River 09:40	buy track
6.	Firefly Dance 13:35	buy track
7.	Paint the Stars Tonight 22:03	buy track

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Paint the Stars Tonight is a series of improvisations for electric guitar, featuring use of delay (echo) and reverb effects similar to how Brian Eno and Robert Fripp began experimenting with tape loops when creating the technology referred to as "Frippertronics." While the systems of delay, reverb, and loops I created and explored here are not "true" Frippertronics, the music included in this album is wholly inspired by these sonic concepts.

The performances featured here are largely unedited, as I wanted to preserve the integrity of the improvisations. You may notice that "Blue and Green (For Kayleigh)" has two guitar tracks, however. For this piece, I combined two similar performances recorded some days apart, originally intending to edit them together into one seamless track. When listening back to the two performances played simultaneously, I discovered curious interplay between the two performances, as if they were having a conversation.

In listening to this music, I hope you find time to reflect, relax, breathe, and reach a place of calm.

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released June 17, 2022

Performed, produced, mixed, and mastered by Ian Laczynski.

Special thanks: Kayleigh Wanzer, Stephen Bailey, Matthew DeMello, David Himmel, Tom Larney, Ben Swartz, Harrison Hartley, Lee Neikirk

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