for a long time i went to bed early, by still life

for a long time i went to bed early

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treehandthingy A post-minimalist joy which is as enchanting as it is gentle.

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1.	dancing / new phases 05:24	buy track
2.	uneven surfaces 01:02	buy track
3.	for a long time i went to bed early 03:44	buy track
4.	ANOTB 02:57	buy track
5.	effect of sunlight 03:24	buy track
6.	when i begin to leave 04:57	buy track
7.	mistaken memories of manhattan 02:36	buy track
8.	turning / after parting 03:50	buy track
9.	living space 02:12	buy track
10.	the only thing i can see is the sky 03:35	buy track
11.	MONUMENT 02:58	buy track
12.	dreaming, etc. 01:55	buy track
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Hush Hush Records is honored to welcome Providence, RI-based composer/producer Daniel Fine aka still life to the family to help present his sophomore full-length album and label debut, 'for a long time time i went to bed early.'

The stories and settings woven into ‘for a long time i went to bed early’ are bound to feel familiar. They are loss and love and city streets, and a yearning for these things to be something more than just events and places and feelings.

These dots on life's map are spun into vibrant, cinematic detail through still life's use of textures, samples, and found sounds, placed gently on an always shifting bed of instrumentals. This potent mixture of grounded and effervescent sounds allows the songs of ‘for a long time i went to bed early’ to feel like memories of the stories they tell, ever flitting between stark realism and phantom realities.

The disconnect between lived and felt experience is the core of still life's work. A walk around your city is very different if you have headphones on. Soundtracking moments multiplies them into something greater. This album spins soundtracks directly from moments, barely taking the time to untangle them and instead romancing them as they are. The rawness this offers ‘for a long time i went to bed early’ is unique and stunning. It exists as a bank of memory, and a trip through it feels like losing yourself in your own remembrances, where colors are bright and skin is soft, and you wonder if it all really was just how you remember it.

credits

released January 10, 2020

All songs written, performed, mixed and produced by Daniel Fine
Engineering, additional mixing, mastering: Ben Schmitz
Violin (all tracks except 2, 4, 7): Molly Robins
Trumpet (tracks 1, 5, 6): Tom Borchert
Drums (tracks 3, 6, 8), Guitar (track 10): Ben Schmitz
Poetry and artwork: Emilee Brecht
Concept, design, and layout: Daniel Fine
Coordinated by Alex Ruder for Hush Hush Records.

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Run by KEXP DJ Alex Ruder, Hush Hush Records is dedicated to curating an emotional and introspective sound that's free of specific genre boundaries and ideal for headphone sessions, late-night travels and intimate encounters.

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Chapel

Nov 2021
III

Oct 2021
Critical; Mass

Jul 2021
Swimming

Jun 2021

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