“as life-affirming as it is bone-chilling” - Atwood Magazine
In Alaska from Saapato is out now digitally, on limited run cassette, and with an accompanying pocket tee.
In Alaska 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.
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
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