Black Brunswicker - "Down at the Creek"

Drawing from a deep well of ambient and post-folk work the new project by Ethan Helfrich has created a truly stunning audio landscape that combines lapping vocal drones, heartstring-pulling melodies and rich field recordings. Fans of IKSRE, Julianna Barwick and Lake Mary should take note.

According to the press release, “Black Brunswicker creates rich ground for reflection with roaming instrumentals closely rooted in nature, casting a restful spell. The Bloomington, Indiana-born/U.K.-based artist grew up in the Midwest and brings the sweeping plains of the landscape into their expansive guitar-led sound, drawing you closer to something primordial, vast, and earthy. Been Around Here Before jells into a 10-track collection of DIY folk-brushed ambient that balances noise with beauty. Reunited with an old Tascam four-track, Black Brunswicker used field recordings and DIY cassette loops—also recording to tape for the first time in four years—to build a mellowed out, sun-glazed scrapbook of their past, finding a welcomed stillness through music as they grapple with present-day anxieties.”