Memory Loops by Ruah
Memory Loops, is an exploration of memory, loss, and grief by the Philadelphia based experimental song project Ruah. Led by Benjamin Schurr, Memory Loops sees the project focusing on fragility and the significance of memory to navigate loss. Over the past few months, since returning to his hometown of Philadelphia, Benjamin recontextualized old cassettes and forgotten field recordings from the past 15 years to transform them into new pieces. "After setting up my studio in West Philly I found myself compelled to digitize old cassettes, microcassettes and field recordings I had made with friends at the beginning of my start as a producer/songwriter. I found snippets of magic from a friend who since passed and a song began to reveal itself, the more i dug the more revelations, this is a collection of that process, focusing on loops that had significance to me as a sonic mantra and a way to keep these fleeting memories alive"
All Proceeds go to Doctors Without Borders
Tracklist
| 1. | Immolation | 3:33 |
| 2. | Specter | 3:59 |
| 3. | Time To Go | 2:51 |
| 4. | Hopechest | 3:24 |
| 5. | Graveyard Hymn 06 | 2:05 |
| 6. | Atomization | 2:32 |
| 7. | Cloudless | 3:55 |
| 8. | Convalescence | 4:40 |
| 9. | Vernal Pool | 11:00 |
| 10. | Magenta Halo | 7:24 |
| 11. | Antechamber | 8:34 |
Credits
Benjamin Schurr - Voice, Dictaphones, Tapes, Bass, Electronics, Synths, Guitar
Specter is a from a recording of SF playing the piano, Graveyard Hymn 06 is from a dictaphone recording of NM and myself in the graveyard. Hopechest is from a recording of Tim Jordan and me playing harpsichord and Piano in a church in Lorain Ohio. Atomization and Cloudless feature Levi Flack on ebow bass vi, and cloudless is a dictaphone loop of viola performed by Hana Burris
Mastered by Peter Larkin
