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Fog Lake
Aaron Powell, known professionally as Fog Lake, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Powell began writing and recording songs in his hometown of Glovertown, Newfoundland. In 2014, he moved from cassette label Birdtapes to become part of the New York City-based label Orchid Tapes. Powell's recordings have been described as "a complex collage of nebulous angst and heartfelt nostalgia". History Powell began experimenting with writing music during his high-school years in Glovertown, Newfoundland. The project began as ambient experiments, sampling and covers to "highly introspective, original recordings". Powell's music is crafted in DIY format, on shoestring budgets. Powell's first release was a compilation entitled ''There's a Spirit, There's a Soul'', composed of pop/ambient songs recorded in high school. The project began to develop a following after the release of Fog Lake's first full-length album, ''Farther Reaches'', which was released independently in January 2013. Powell relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Park (album)
''Victoria Park'' is the third full-length studio album from lo-fi experimental music project Fog Lake. Entirely self-produced by Aaron Powell in both his parents' home and his apartment in St John's, Newfoundland, the album was released June 30, 2015 on cassette format through Orchid Tapes. Background Upon garnering a larger following after 2014's ''Virgo Indigo'' and 2013's ''Farther Reaches'' and working with cassette-based DIY labels Birdtapes and Orchid Tapes, Powell worked on ''Victoria Park'' in both the city of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St John's and Glovertown, Newfoundland. Heavily featuring piano-styled folk songs, it mostly abandons the ambient, dream-pop songs that accumulated ''Virgo Indigo'' for a more singer-songwriter like approach. The album takes its title from the park located in downtown St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's in which Powell ''"spent two years as its neighbor".'' It spawned one single ''Bury My Dead Horses'' and a music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |