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The transporting, artful persona (running the gamut between melancholia and euphoria) of "Forgive Them, For They Know Not What They Do" by Thistle Sifter, the ambient instrumental post-rock project by English musician Pete Barnes based in Utrecht, The Netherlands and as remixed by BRDN, is a crush of dark synthwave, progressive electronica, dream theater and post rock fusions. Both in form and function it feels so cinematic that, if it hasn't already, this remix of "Forgive Them, For They Know Not What They Do" should grace a darkly dreamy movie or the next Netflix or HULU binger. This is because as conceived by Barnes and re-mixed by BRDN is feels beautifully mysterious and the kind of sound that would be tailored for psychological storytelling or saturated in future places or even other universes.
LINER NOTES (bracketed):
[Instrumental post-rock project Thistle Sifter will release a new EP featuring a collection of remixes from second album Circles released on Thursday 19th September 2024.
Following the release of Circles in January 2024, Barnes was approached by a couple of friends offering to create new versions of tracks from the album. This led to the idea of collaborating with other musicians.
The result is a collection of seven songs, titled "Circles (Remixes)", and includes remixes by Thought Forms, Dotlights, Dawn of a New World, BRDN, The Glass Pavilion & Nick Rees.]
The result is a collection of seven songs, titled "Circles (Remixes)", and includes remixes by Thought Forms, Dotlights, Dawn of a New World, BRDN, The Glass Pavilion & Nick Rees.]
Dare to dream again.
-Robb Donker Curtius
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An ambient instrumental post-rock project by English musician Pete Barnes (Utrecht, NL).
New album Circles is the follow-up to 2022’s debut A Spectral Moon, based on a serious cycling accident that literally catapulted Barnes into disarray in November 2020.
Written during an extended recovery period and far from family and friends in England, Circles is inspired by personal struggles with health, acceptance and letting go of the past. Post concussion syndrome symptoms forced Barnes to live a secluded life out of necessity, and during this time music became the ideal therapy. The result is a powerful ambient instrumental record inspired by Brexit, Covid and the difficult, ongoing path to Barnes’ recovery.
The feeling of literally going around in circles is a recurring theme on the album; injuries arising from this accident forced him to put his life on hold and reassess, resulting in a somewhat dysfunctional existence, as well as a growing sense of dislocation from many aspects of his life which had previously been taken for granted. A primal pull to be in the UK furthered this sense of dislocation and isolation. Barnes was restricted by his physical inability to travel, a situation which was made even more untenable by a worldwide pandemic as well as Brexit.
Following the release of A Spectral Moon, Thistle Sifter played a handful of audiovisual concerts across the Netherlands in 2022, including AFAS Live in Amsterdam (with Sigur Rós) and Le Guess Who? festival in Utrecht. The live line-up features Pete Barnes (guitar & synths), Tom Broshuis (guitar), Rob Wickham (bass & synths), Koen Klarenbeek (drums).
Circles will be released on 26th January 2024. A full band audiovisual release show to celebrate this release takes place on Saturday 27th January 2024 at De Nijverheid in Utrecht (NL).
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM
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https://thistlesifter.com/
An ambient instrumental post-rock project by English musician Pete Barnes (Utrecht, NL).
New album Circles is the follow-up to 2022’s debut A Spectral Moon, based on a serious cycling accident that literally catapulted Barnes into disarray in November 2020.
Written during an extended recovery period and far from family and friends in England, Circles is inspired by personal struggles with health, acceptance and letting go of the past. Post concussion syndrome symptoms forced Barnes to live a secluded life out of necessity, and during this time music became the ideal therapy. The result is a powerful ambient instrumental record inspired by Brexit, Covid and the difficult, ongoing path to Barnes’ recovery.
The feeling of literally going around in circles is a recurring theme on the album; injuries arising from this accident forced him to put his life on hold and reassess, resulting in a somewhat dysfunctional existence, as well as a growing sense of dislocation from many aspects of his life which had previously been taken for granted. A primal pull to be in the UK furthered this sense of dislocation and isolation. Barnes was restricted by his physical inability to travel, a situation which was made even more untenable by a worldwide pandemic as well as Brexit.
Following the release of A Spectral Moon, Thistle Sifter played a handful of audiovisual concerts across the Netherlands in 2022, including AFAS Live in Amsterdam (with Sigur Rós) and Le Guess Who? festival in Utrecht. The live line-up features Pete Barnes (guitar & synths), Tom Broshuis (guitar), Rob Wickham (bass & synths), Koen Klarenbeek (drums).
Circles will be released on 26th January 2024. A full band audiovisual release show to celebrate this release takes place on Saturday 27th January 2024 at De Nijverheid in Utrecht (NL).
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