NEW (sorta) NEWS from NEW Zealand:
New Zealand artist Roy Montgomery’s debut solo album, 1995’s stark Scenes From the South Island, is set to be reissued on vinyl via Liz Harris’ Yellow Electric label.
Per Harris’s notes, the album was “recorded on both coasts on a pair of Tascam 4-tracks” and is “alternately wistful, windswept, skeletal, shredded, and strange. Solo guitar figures flow and fray through echo and empty space, evoking loss, long roads, and low-lit landscapes.” Sounds about right for Harris’ purview, yes?
The album was originally released by experimental west coast label Drunken Fish Records, and the makeover will include additional tracks not included in prior releases. Pre-order it here ahead of its November 28 release — and have a listen to the tracks “Along the Main Devide” and “Norwester Head On” down below:
Scenes From the South Island tracklisting:
01. Along The Main Divide 03:26
02. Clear Night Port Hills
03. Twilight Conversation
04. Rainshadow Near Christchurch
05. Rain Receding
06. Escape Velocity
07. Downtown To Vesuvio
08. The Road To Diamond Harbour
09. Winding It Out In The High Country
10. Norwester Head On 04:23
11. The Last Kakapo Dreams Of Flying
12. Hollyford Valley Day 1
13. Hollyford Valley Day 2
14. Hollyford Valley Day 3
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