Hiss Tracts is a Canadian experimental musical duo consisting of guitarist and sound engineer David Bryant and guitarist Kevin Doria. The pair have released one album, Shortwave Nights, by recording and combining instrumental and ambient sounds.
History
editBryant, of the bands Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Set Fire to Flames, and Doria, of Growing and Total Life, first met and began working together in 2004; Bryant was the recording engineer for three Growing albums released between 2006 and 2008.[1]
In 2008, Bryant and Doria worked together to create and record music for the Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival.[2][3] To identify music and experimental sounds recorded at this time and over the next several years, the duo began calling themselves Hiss Tracts.[4]
Because both men were busy with other bands and projects, the arranging, mixing and layering of the Hiss Tracts recordings took place over a number of years. The first release under that name did not materialize until early 2014, when the group released a track, "Halo Getters", to promote the release of the full-length album Shortwave Nights.[5][6]
Shortwave Nights was released by Constellation Records in May 2014.[7] The album incorporated an eclectic mix of sound collage, ambient music, and noise music.[8][9] The title track, "...shortwave nights" was eight minutes long and included post-rock guitar work as well as cello and electronic keyboard sounds.[10]
Discography
edit- Shortwave Nights (Constellation, 2014)
References
edit- ^ Review of Shortwave Nights Archived 2015-07-20 at the Wayback Machine. Drowned in Sound. by Tristan Bath. May 7th, 2014
- ^ "Hiss Tracts". Allmusic biography by Gregory Heaney
- ^ "Hiss Tracts: Signal transmitted, message received". Jordan Zivitz, Montreal Gazette, May 13, 2014
- ^ Shortwave Nights review, Music OMH Sam Shepherd | 12 May 2014
- ^ Godspeed You! Black Emperor + Growing = Hiss Tracts. SPIN, March 18, 2014.
- ^ Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Growing Members Team Up as Hiss Tracts for Constellation Debut. Exclaim!, March 18, 2014.
- ^ Premiere: Hiss Tracts, Shortwave Nights. Tiny Mix Tapes, May 6, 2014
- ^ Review of Shortwave Nights, The Line of Best Fit. by Chad Jewett. May 5, 2014
- ^ "Hiss Tracts: Shortwave Nights Constellation, 2014 ". Voir, André Péloquin 15 May 2014
- ^ "Instant Playlist". Georgia Straight, May 7, 2014.