scott Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 soo, glad this has finally surfaced. a lot of scottish people have known this producer for many years myself included so its a bit like looking at old photographs listening to the LP. His homage to the scottish coast and electronic music is clear from the offset, and has made a lot of people happy finally seeing it released. the press release was written buy an old friend. Letter from a villain (past collaborator): Dear Ghillie / Jim Coulter, Chase me, chase me. Tom and Jerry. Dick Dastardly and Muttley. My two dogs by the fire, contentedly asleep. I miss us, the spark of excitement, the thrill of the chase, the ancient rolls… but most of all I miss making music, our no man’s land. And that’s what makes it difficult at first to listen to your Haar. I hear the hills in it, I hear the sea in it, I hear whitewashed walls, wind and drizzle, shards of sunlight on Scottish sand, I hear the spark and click of a lighter, I hear you. When you left my life you took on a new name, a borrowed name, a name paying homage to a legend in folk circles buried deep in old songs and ancient bothy books. And that’s you through and through - the cryptic layers, the barely tangible stream of consciousness, the subtle fragility of an idea teasingly explored, the suggestion of a hook, the predictably unpredictable. Maybe a bloody genius but most definitely with something to say, a perfectionist but never a polisher or one to dwell too long on precious things. Am I talking about the music, Haar, or you? To me they are one in the same thing, the sea - you, the ghost-like memories of an old fashioned Scotland - you, the Joyce-esque suggestion of a thousand things without ever defining one - you. A rich tapestry from a strange and beautiful mind. This isn’t a vacuous collection of junk collected by some preening magpie but something real, something built with love, craft and tirelessly acquired skill. Referential yes, but only so as to pay respectful homage to tradition and culture. A precise execution on proper machines with big hands and pop-eye forearms, undeniably heartfelt. I miss you, but for now I have this. Yours, The Poacher catch it here- https://bleep.com/release/85482-jim-coulter-haar http://www.rubadub.co.uk/records/jim-coutler-haar https://boomkat.com/products/haar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extralife Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 soo, glad this has finally surfaced. a lot of scottish people have known this producer for many years myself included so its a bit like looking at old photographs listening to the LP. His homage to the scottish coast and electronic music is clear from the offset, and has made a lot of people happy finally seeing it released. the press release was written buy an old friend. Letter from a villain (past collaborator): Dear Ghillie / Jim Coulter, Chase me, chase me. Tom and Jerry. Dick Dastardly and Muttley. My two dogs by the fire, contentedly asleep. I miss us, the spark of excitement, the thrill of the chase, the ancient rolls… but most of all I miss making music, our no man’s land. And that’s what makes it difficult at first to listen to your Haar. I hear the hills in it, I hear the sea in it, I hear whitewashed walls, wind and drizzle, shards of sunlight on Scottish sand, I hear the spark and click of a lighter, I hear you. When you left my life you took on a new name, a borrowed name, a name paying homage to a legend in folk circles buried deep in old songs and ancient bothy books. And that’s you through and through - the cryptic layers, the barely tangible stream of consciousness, the subtle fragility of an idea teasingly explored, the suggestion of a hook, the predictably unpredictable. Maybe a bloody genius but most definitely with something to say, a perfectionist but never a polisher or one to dwell too long on precious things. Am I talking about the music, Haar, or you? To me they are one in the same thing, the sea - you, the ghost-like memories of an old fashioned Scotland - you, the Joyce-esque suggestion of a thousand things without ever defining one - you. A rich tapestry from a strange and beautiful mind. This isn’t a vacuous collection of junk collected by some preening magpie but something real, something built with love, craft and tirelessly acquired skill. Referential yes, but only so as to pay respectful homage to tradition and culture. A precise execution on proper machines with big hands and pop-eye forearms, undeniably heartfelt. I miss you, but for now I have this. Yours, The Poacher catch it here- https://bleep.com/release/85482-jim-coulter-haar http://www.rubadub.co.uk/records/jim-coutler-haar https://boomkat.com/products/haar Samples anywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 theres a track here, also u can get the preview clips on the sites. https://soundcloud.com/callum11robertson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARPA Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 https://studioesk.bandcamp.com/album/haar sounds pretty sweet to me, 90's bliss, straight in to my wish-list upon first listen, thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extralife Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Bought the digitals. This is very very good. Love the warm 90s vibes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickDastardly Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Agreed. Tried this after seeing this thread and have been enjoying it immensely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumi Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Lovely music. Are digital downloads available anywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extralife Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 See above bandcamp link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumi Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 See above bandcamp link. Ah, it was there all along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 great to see the support. we did a launch night in a tiny fishing village called Anstruther, he played an ace live set. hopefully I've got some audio although i think there was something funny with one of the channels on the mix out. if i can find it ill sort a link out. was a lot of hardware tinkering, live version of the album tracks and some jamming.http://<a href="https://ibb.co/fX720v"><img src="https://thumb.ibb.co/fX720v/18922169_10155513681823514_288930911845422641_n.jpg" alt="18922169_10155513681823514_288930911845422641_n" border="0"></a> not sure how to post pics, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 https://ibb.co/fX720v this link works i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extralife Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 great to see the support. we did a launch night in a tiny fishing village called Anstruther, he played an ace live set. hopefully I've got some audio although i think there was something funny with one of the channels on the mix out. if i can find it ill sort a link out. was a lot of hardware tinkering, live version of the album tracks and some jamming.http://<a href="https://ibb.co/fX720v"><img src="https://thumb.ibb.co/fX720v/18922169_10155513681823514_288930911845422641_n.jpg" alt="18922169_10155513681823514_288930911845422641_n" border="0"></a> not sure how to post pics, sorry. Would love to hear what this sounded like. Haar is one of my albums of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumi Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Very much enjoyed this album. Hadn't heard of the artist before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 Very much enjoyed this album. Hadn't heard of the artist before. He is one of those people who has been making music for years but just for himself,persuaded by friends to let them release it. hopefully there will be more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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