A Shifting Lightness

by Levi Patel

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Signals silent
2.
Her angled beauty
3.
03:44
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4.
04:00
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5.
Dusk draws away
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To shift in memories
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In ancient ways
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03:20
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9.
A landscape of her own
10.
04:14
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11.
All around us
12.
Crossing elsewhere
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Into a hidden place

about

A Shifting Lightness is an exploration of lightness and memory. When writing the music, I was living alone for 18 months near a small town in the North of New Zealand. Every morning I would go downstairs into my half-underground recording space, and from where I was writing I could only see through a single window above ground.

Spending so much time alone allowed me to take things slowly and to reflect on my past. It's strange what isolation can do to your thoughts, but it was rewarding to explore those aspects of myself through my music.

Not only did I have the opportunity to delve deep into myself, but later in the process I was also able to share the experience with others. This album features sensitive performances that truly take my breath away, technical dedication of the highest degree, and countless other generous contributions from friends old and new, making this my most rewarding project to date.

I hope you enjoy the music.

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releases March 20, 2020

Music written by Levi Patel
Produced by Levi Patel and Jeremy Reid
Recorded by Jacob Rush
Mixed by Simon Gooding at Roundhead Studios
Mastered by Howard Rogers at BringItOn Studios
Additional recording on tracks 10, 11, and 12 by Levi Patel
Additional production by Jacob Rush and Gala Morris

Pianos (tracks 10, 11, 12), acoustic guitars (12), keyboards (11, 12), and vocals (11, 12) recorded at LOT9 Studios, Auckland, New Zealand.
All other pianos recorded at the Leigh Sawmill Café, Auckland, New Zealand.
All other music recorded at Studio509, Auckland, New Zealand.

Artwork by Edgar Melitao and Corban Koschak

Performers:
Levi Patel - Pianos, guitars, keyboards, vocals (11, 12), percussion (12)
James Bush - Cellos
Rachel Grimwood - Violas
Pascal Roggen - Violins
Eric Scholes - Double bass (2, 9, 10, 13)
Henry Swanson - French horns (2, 9, 10)
Ben Sinclair - Clarinets (9, 10), flutes (9, 10)
Jacob Rush - Synth programming (2, 3, 9, 10)
Mike Newport - Programming (8)
Corban Koschak - Vocals (9)
Gala Morris - Vocals (9)
Giana Patel - Vocals (9)
Miller Yule - Vocals (9)

Special thanks to Jonathan Zsofi, Jolin Lee, Josh Allen, Mike Chunn, Suren Unka, Melina Rathjen at Peer Agency, Jonathan Pearce, Mike Newport, Sophie Faber, Shane Anderson, Jesse Woolston, Anna Loveys, Ben and Kevin at the Leigh Sawmill Café, Tom Adams, Mikael Lind, Gala Morris, and my family.

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Levi Patel Auckland, New Zealand

Music composer and producer from New Zealand.

I love to create music, typically combining acoustic recordings and electronic manipulation.

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