Composed over two years between Brooklyn and Stockholm, Youth is a meditation on coming to terms with our desires and shame. Negotiating elements of harsh noise with crisp passages of cello, the work balances the deft hand of classical training with the mysterious and often chaotic nature of modular synthesis. With the addition of ethereal vocals and unflinching electronic textures, the seven tracks skate between sub-heavy drone, loose pop song structures, and hypnotic synth textures.
All music composed and produced by Kirin McElwain Mixing, additional production Michael Beharie Mastering M. Geddes Gengras
Halldorophone recorded at Elektronmusikstudion in Stockholm SE Vocals and cello recorded by Jonah Rosenberg at Blueberry Farms Studio in Brooklyn NY Electronics, viola da gamba, and additional vocals recorded at home by Kirin McElwain in Brooklyn NY
Cello, halldorophone, synths, viola da gamba, voice performed by Kirin McElwain Contributing synth voice on Closer performed by Matthew Ryals Synth bass on Youth performed by Eric Sluyter Viola da gamba (bass line only) on Genius performed by Patricia Neely
Special thanks to EMS Stockholm, Michael Beharie, Omar Ahmad, Peter Walker, Scott Osgood, Ann Rodiger, and Crystal Daniels.
To Ellis Kim, Emily Casey, Greg Fox, and Omar Zubair– gratitude, daily.
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