Safe in the Steep Cliffs Out Now!
Today’s the day. ‘Safe In The Steep Cliffs’ represents the tightest, most unique, most organic beats I’ve made in the last three years. This album has a new palette of sounds and samples from around the world, including more original recordings (guitar/violin/mandolin/banjo) and new guest artists including Japanese jazz musician Uyama Hiroto. It’s ominous and overgrown, dense and ethereal. And epic. Always epic.
Hope you enjoy the album. Looking forward to seeing many of you on the upcoming tour!
Doug / Emancipator
safe in the steep cliffs - out Jan 19 2010
Emancipator’s new album “Safe In The Steep Cliffs” blends new instrumentation and organic samples with the signature Emancipator style of clean production, silky melodies and addictive drums. Dense layers of choirs, horns, American folk instruments such as the banjo and mandolin, violin and some distinct Asian influences make for a playful but refined album built out of intricate tracks listeners can enjoy on as many levels as they want. Dance to it, chill out to it, immerse your mind in it:
safe in the steep cliffs + free track
Excited to announce that my second album “safe in the steep cliffs” will be out January 19th 2010.
I will have alot more to say about it very very soon but in the meantime please enjoy this complimentary track entitled “nevergreen”
Pact Movie Trailer w/ "First Snow"
Here’s the trailer for the ski film “Pact” which used my track “First Snow”
Pretty Cool!
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soon it will be cold enough available now!
soon it will be cold enough is now available for download!
please click HERE to be taken to the download page.
Please spread the word and enjoy!
New Website / Album Release / Tour Dates!
Welcome to the new site! This is the new hub of all things emancipator so please check back often!
I am pleased to announce that my album “Soon it will be cold enough” is being released right here (as well as I tunes, Amazon, 1320records.com, and most major digital music sites) on Sept 8 2009.
Here’s a bit about it… Emancipator’s intricate, artful beats have earned him the kind of organic success 99% of artists only dream about. His debut album “Soon It Will Be Cold Enough,” was released only in Japan, but it filtered out into the rest of the world thanks to determined fans who got the music before the label did, ordered the expensive import or donated money in exchange for mp3s. But on September 8th 2009 the album will come out in the U.S. on STS9’s own 1320 Records. The re-release is timed with Emancipator’s first North American tour, 10 performances across the country including three stops with Pretty Lights in the southeastern U.S and appearances at Trinumeral Festival in Asheville and Symbiosis Gathering in Yosemite.
“Emancipator’s debut album ‘Soon It Will Be Cold Enough’ beautifully mixes hip hop beats with guitar feedback and a delicate piano melody,” Rolling Stone says. “You can feel his energy when he performs. His face lights up and you can see how much he enjoys the music.”
Other reviews call the music “chill but captivating,” “fresh, clean production and sweet melodies,” and “damn cool.” Because it’s impossible to pin Emancipator to a specific genre, his fans struggle to describe the music: “Um, it’s really pretty, but like with SICK beats.”
Lots of new tour dates posted so please check them out to the right and come and catch me live!