Announcing Saapato 'In Alaska'
:: Announcing :: In Alaska from Saapato (AKP043) on digital and limited run cassette on November 14th. The first single “Salmon Run" is out now.
In Alaska, the latest effort from Saapato and first for AKP Recordings, is a sweeping study of abundance, grandeur, intrusion, and the weight of what may soon be lost. Weaving panoramic hydrophone recordings with supple synth melodies and textures, In Alaska renders seven site specific compositions that feel as vast as the land they came from.
Watch "Salmon Run" Official Video
Created during a residency with Alaska State Park Service in August of 2023, Saapato spent the days exploring and capturing field recordings around Juneau, the nights composing. “A lot of my process is following a thread of feeling and letting that guide me,” shares Saapato. “I would sit listening to the field recordings and improvising over them while looking out over the channel where the moon hung above the water. I wanted the music to breathe as widely as the landscape while maintaining the ongoing interruptions of cruise ships, helicopters, and tourists.”
Written, recorded and mixed by Saapato
Mastered by Ben Etter
