Noir, by Chris Russell

Noir

by Chris Russell

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Wayne Neverka Though melancholy at points this release is a beautiful and tranquil sound poem. Ethereal and entrancing. Favorite track: The Grey Chamber.

graham muttram Wow, first time I’ve heard Chris and I am blown away. Have it on loud at work and it’s helping clear my head already. I love this style of sound and look forward to the next one. Thank you Chris

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1.	Visible Light 05:51	buy track
2.	Scrying 09:33	buy track
3.	Drift of Mist 07:56	buy track
4.	Noir 06:14	buy track
5.	The Grey Chamber 07:40	buy track
6.	Forever In Blue 09:47	buy track
7.	Underneath It All 09:28	buy track
8.	Thin Veils 12:28	buy track

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Genres: Ambient, Electronic, Space Music

Since his 2009 debut ARALU, Chris Russell has released 29 electronic/ambient albums; NOIR is his 30th and first solo release for Portland-based Projekt Records. The textural moods are dark and intriguing, exploring the unfamiliar, dealing with loss and mortality. It’s an album full of mystery and phantasmic soundscapes enveloping the listener in 70 minutes of unearthly sonic moods. Russell's unanswered questions find glimmers of hope that someday all will be revealed.

"NOIR began after I Iost my father," Russell reveals. "Dealing with the experience of losing a parent was difficult. The artist in me wanted to express what I was feeling; often music has been the close friend that I rely on when things are complicated. I also wanted to pay a sort of tribute and introduce my listeners to the eclectic ways of my father and my upbringing. My dad was a long-time member of MUFON (The Mutual UFO Network) and had interests in the paranormal as well. I was raised with one foot firmly in the unknown which has been a major influence in my music and the art I create. This album has otherworldly themes and is at times melancholy. Though I didn't want this album to be too dark, in fact the opposite. Death is the next step in the journey, so what is behind the veil. What's next?”

NOIR's glimmerings, shadows, caresses, murmurs and specters contained in these slowly evolving soundworlds move from a velvety luminous quality to columns of smoke and dissonant sonic vapor. Don't let the title NOIR throw you off. The reference to dark shades is where the light may be. Dark to light, light to dark, and shades of grey encompass this album from start to finish.

Music by Chris Russell
Mastering and cover photography by Peter James

Dedicated to Paul O. Russell

Thanks to my family and friends, Sam & Shea at Projekt Records, Peter James, Hollan Holmes, Marco Billi, Native Instruments,
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released March 22, 2024

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Projekt is America's premier independent label specializing in passionately intense introspective music in the ambient, electronic, ethereal & darkwave genres. 40-year-old Projekt continues to nurture the careers of its select roster of artists. ... more

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