Volcanic Pinnacles is a Portland duo that creates dense clouds of ambient, melodic, and grooving sound. Drawing inspiration from the likes of spiritual jazz as well as avant-garde and post rock pioneers, the duo bridges the gap between free jazz, post rock, psychedelic rock, and world rhythms. Saxophone player Tony Mowe utilizes electronics to push his instrument into innovative territory, creating a deep droning wave of melody, while drummer Mark Musselman sculpts the sound into shifting polyrhythmic layers.
“Tablelands” is the fourth album to be released by Volcanic Pinnacles, and their first LP to be released on vinyl. Tablelands represents both an earthly place where one is elevated above the surrounding flatlands, but also a metaphysical and multidimensional space where one’s consciousness can be elevated above the physical plane and into the heavens. The music serves as the ceremonial gateway or portal where the earthly and otherworldly meet, and the physical world is transcended.
Tablelands was engineered and mixed by Justin Longerbeam at Iconica Studios in Hollywood, CA and mastered by Adam Gonzalves at Telegraph Mastering in Portland, Oregon.
https://volcanicpinnacles.bandcamp.com
