Mute Forest is the work of Kael Smith (Mombi, Khale) a US born singer/ songwriter who dabbles in highly atmospheric experimental and electroacoustic soundscapes. “Various Lake Contents” comes from his eclectic debut LP.
This from his label, Lost Tribe Sound:
“Painstakingly written, recorded and mixed at his home studio in Denver, ‘Deforestation’ (Out November 13th on Lost Tribe Sound) sprawls across nine sonorous and meticulously wrought tracks containing elements of minimal electronic, ambient and folk. Large cavernous beats, micro ambient deconstruction and nylon guitar all swirl into a coherent palate left for Smith’s poignant, intimate words. Zoom in further and one quickly hears Smith’s nuance at work. The frail techno skeleton of the track “Automatism” contains electrical pops and crackles captured from a spontaneous lightening storm through an amp. Following in order, the hall-of-mirrors piece “Back of Cave” conjures up the endless reflections of a racquetball court with it’s multi-taped percussion and Smith’s chilling vocal refrain, “Don’t be a labyrinth anymore.”
It’s released Nov 13th digitally and on deluxe 180 gram vinyl. You can pre order here.
