Alternate Place by Ernie Francestine
WH074
Ernie Francestine - Alternate Place
CDs limited to 100 copies
01. If It's A Flower
02. The Color of Glass
03. The Stone & The Evergreen Pt. II
04. Red Eyes, Blue Skies
05. Blue Skies, Red Eyes
06. Raspberry Rock
07. Alternate Place
08. Tired of the Sun
09. Pre-Crest
10. Crest
Tracklist
| 1. | If It's A Flower | 3:24 |
| 2. | The Color of Glass | 3:33 |
| 3. | The Stone and The Evergreen Pt. II | 8:12 |
| 4. | Red Eyes, Blue Skies | 4:10 |
| 5. | Blue Skies, Red Eyes | 3:19 |
| 6. | Raspberry Rock | 2:46 |
| 7. | Alternate Place | 9:16 |
| 8. | Tired of the Sun | 4:32 |
| 9. | Pre-Crest | 3:54 |
| 10. | Crest | 3:20 |
Credits
released June 20, 2025
All songs written, arranged, performed & recorded by Ernie at his home studio in Pittsburgh PA
Mixed & mastered by Rob Dobson at Hear Garden, Los Angeles CA
Photography by Ernie
Layout by T. Warren Parker
A portion of each sale will be donated to FreeRide, a volunteer run donation driven bike co-op in Pittsburgh. People donate their used bicycles and FreeRide utilizes their network of volunteers to ensure that they are roadworthy and get them out to where they're needed the most. freeridepgh.org
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These sublimely orchestrated guitar instrumentals drift with bucolic ambience, like a cloudscape unfolding across a golden afternoon reverie. Touching on new-age, minimalism, the cosmic pastoral, Alternate Place is what it sounds like gliding down out of the wild blue yonder.
- Aquarium Drunkard
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If I had to define the perfect 2025 record, this might be it. Francestine’s music taps into a kind of musical Mandela effect, evoking memories that feel deeply familiar yet impossible to place. Alternate Place functions like a warm blanket, offering comfort, nostalgia, and emotional grounding. This is my default album of the year, a rare record that fits any mood and feels instinctively reachable. A true care package.
- Mike Horn, Seawind of Battery
All songs written, arranged, performed & recorded by Ernie at his home studio in Pittsburgh PA
Mixed & mastered by Rob Dobson at Hear Garden, Los Angeles CA
Photography by Ernie
Layout by T. Warren Parker
A portion of each sale will be donated to FreeRide, a volunteer run donation driven bike co-op in Pittsburgh. People donate their used bicycles and FreeRide utilizes their network of volunteers to ensure that they are roadworthy and get them out to where they're needed the most. freeridepgh.org
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These sublimely orchestrated guitar instrumentals drift with bucolic ambience, like a cloudscape unfolding across a golden afternoon reverie. Touching on new-age, minimalism, the cosmic pastoral, Alternate Place is what it sounds like gliding down out of the wild blue yonder.
- Aquarium Drunkard
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If I had to define the perfect 2025 record, this might be it. Francestine’s music taps into a kind of musical Mandela effect, evoking memories that feel deeply familiar yet impossible to place. Alternate Place functions like a warm blanket, offering comfort, nostalgia, and emotional grounding. This is my default album of the year, a rare record that fits any mood and feels instinctively reachable. A true care package.
- Mike Horn, Seawind of Battery
License
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Ernie Francestine is a Pittsburgh-based guitarist and multi-instrumentalist whose work explores the intersection of psychedelic and acoustic music. Known for his thoughtful approach to instrumentation and recording, Francestine crafts a unique sound that reflects a deliberate and experimental sensibility.