Neurot Recordings will release Triptych: Part Three, the final installment of the trio of records from HARVESTMAN – the psych/ambient project of Neurosis’ Steve Von Till – with the rising of the Hunter Moon on October 17th. Everything Is Noise today unveils a visualizer for the LP’s new single, “Herne’s Oak.”
HARVESTMAN’s most exploratory and ambitious works to date culminate in the three-album Triptych series titled with each installment coordinated for release on specifically chosen full moons this year.
As with the prior two installments, Triptych: Part Three was recorded and mixed at The Crow’s Nest in North Idaho by Steve Von Till who creates the movements with guitars, bass, synths, percussion, loops, filters, and more, then mastered by James Plotkin (Khanate, KK Null, Earth), and completed with artwork and layout by Henry Hablak. Joining him on this chapter are guests Kevin Martin (The Bug), Douglas Leal (Deafkids), Wayne Adams (Petbrick), Dave French (Yob), and producer/musician Sanford Parker.
The second single from Triptych: Part Three, “Herne’s Oak” arrives through a new visualizer created by Steve Von Till, who reveals, “‘Herne’s Oak’ is the third track Dave French and I composed on the old torn open steel water tank I accidentally destroyed with my snow plow a few winters back. What began as a few simple beats accompanied by scraping the steel tank with deer antlers morphed into something entirely different and infinitely more atmospheric once we handed it over to our friend, Sanford Parker. He took the few elements we provided, recontextualized them, added his own and crafted an ultra-moody mix. The subsonic void moments get me every time I hear it.”
With “Herne’s Oak,” Everything Is Noise writes in part, “The first half of the track envelopes the listener in a growing sense of unease and tension as these elements intensify. Suddenly, they drop out into a slow synth arpeggio as new sounds begin to layer themselves over the track, relieving the tension for an otherworldly calm, the warmth of sun on an alien planet as its terrain of weird erosion patterns and the familiar clang of antler on steel returns as your mind drifts into the vastness of the natural world and your own fleeting insignificance in the passing shadows.”
The writeup continues, “‘Herne’s Oak’ plays Twister with your consciousness, warping dissonant, familiar, and pleasant sounds into a winding deer trail through the forest of synapses. The video reflects this, as we see a black and white buck braying soundlessly, the white snow of an old television and warping landscapes give way to deeper levels of surrealism and the LSD-tinged color palette of a western skyline.”
Watch HARVESTMAN’s “Herne’s Oak” visualizer exclusively at Everything Is Noise now at THIS LOCATION.
Triptych: Part Three will be released on October 17th, through all digital platforms and on LP pressed on Cloudy Clear/Black Galaxy Effect Vinyl in a dub style jacket. Find preorders where the “Clouds Are Relatives (The Bug - 'Amtrak Dub Mix')” visualizer is also playing HERE.
HARVESTMAN has also confirmed a listening party for Triptych: Part Three, five days ahead of the album’s release, Join Steve Von Till to discuss the album and hear stories behind the inspiration for and creation of each track by the creator this Saturday, October 12th at 3:00pm Eastern/12:00pm Pacific. Save the date and RSVP HERE.
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