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T.G. Olson Releases New Album Quicksilver Sound

Posted in Whathaveyou on January 19th, 2016 by JJ Koczan

The new solo outing from T.G. Olson of Across Tundras arrived with what’s become the customary amount of fanfare — which is to say none. Quicksilver Sound follows in the footsteps of the recent Across Tundras EP, Home Free (discussed here), and Olson‘s last solo album, 2015’s The Boom and Bust (discussed here), in being release via Bandcamp with no prior notice. A physical edition may or may not follow — as a fan, and dug well into the countrified psychedelic folk of “Children of the Gun,” I’m hoping one surfaces — but the download is name-your-price, and as ever, worth much more than the cost of admission.

Prolific and comfortable in fleshing out raw singer-songwriter form with elements like tape loops, synth, theremin and so on, Olson never ceases to add an exploratory feel to what’s essentially the most established American musical form, and even as he takes on “Silver Raven” by Gene Clark, he does so refusing to cede his sonic individuality. There are moments where Quicksilver Sound seems to bridge the gap between his work under his own name and the drone/noise experimentation that’s been given the moniker Inget Namn, but whether it’s the sweet melodic layering of vocals and organ on “Fleeting Moments in the Sun” or the harmonica-meets-theremin ramble of closer “Sweet Breath,” there’s a human sensibility beneath that remains true in all of Olson‘s work, regardless of what project or band it might actually be.

Info and the full stream follow here. Take time and dig in:

t.g. olson quicksilver sound

T.G. Olson “Quicksilver Sound” available now for free/name your price download!

CDR/tape’s with bonus tracks coming real soon and maybe vinyl a bit further down the road.

1. Roosevelt (Down the River of Doubt) 03:22
2. On the Primrose Path 04:27
3. Children of the Gun 04:23
4. Thirsty Blues 03:38
5. Silver Raven (by Gene Clark) 04:33
6. Fleeting Moments in the Sun 04:19
7. Pennies For Change 04:01
8. Take a Walk Down 03:50
9. Sweet Breath 04:52

Recorded and mixed by T.G. Olson. Released January 14, 2016.

T.G. Olson: Guitars, Harmonica, Vocals, Words, Organ, Synth, Theremin

“Silver Raven” written by Gene Clark.

Samples repurposed from public domain sources at archive.org.

https://www.facebook.com/ACROSS-TUNDRAS-67862323857/
http://acrosstundras.bandcamp.com/album/quicksilver-sound

T.G. Olson, Quicksilver Sound (2016)

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