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Northern Valentine is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based ambient/drone collective anchored by husband and wife, Robert and Amy Brown. Their music is largely improvisational and is often set to original films that the collective has created.
Coaxing sounds from electric and acoustic sources, they weave meditative drones and soundscapes with “barely there” post-rock instrumentation to create a tapestry that Phil McMullen (Terrascope Online) refers to as “minimalist ambiance at its best. Heartfelt, soulful and affecting, like gazing into a scrapbook of memories”.
Writing about their 2008 Silber Records release, “The Distance Brings Us Closer”, Jeff Penczak (Foxy Digitalis) says…”Northern Valentine’s music delivers a sense of floating in space or a communion with nature where the listener is enveloped in clouds of billowing sonics. The listener’s imagination can run wild creating images to accompany this ambient soundtrack…In sum, an awesomely hypnotic listening experience.”
They have drawn comparisons to a wide range of artists; from Labradford, Windy and Carl, Flying Saucer Attack, Fennesz and Eluvium, to Godspeed You Black Emperor! and Mogwai. They have been performing live and touring in the US and Europe as a collective since 2006.
Each live performances can vary depending on who is involved at the time, and the sound can range from quiet and meditative dronescapes, to loud and fuzzy instrumental post-rock elements, often within the same set. They have played clubs, bars, living rooms, basements, churches, restaurants and classrooms…
Coaxing sounds from electric and acoustic sources, they weave meditative drones and soundscapes with “barely there” post-rock instrumentation to create a tapestry that Phil McMullen (Terrascope Online) refers to as “minimalist ambiance at its best. Heartfelt, soulful and affecting, like gazing into a scrapbook of memories”.
Writing about their 2008 Silber Records release, “The Distance Brings Us Closer”, Jeff Penczak (Foxy Digitalis) says…”Northern Valentine’s music delivers a sense of floating in space or a communion with nature where the listener is enveloped in clouds of billowing sonics. The listener’s imagination can run wild creating images to accompany this ambient soundtrack…In sum, an awesomely hypnotic listening experience.”
They have drawn comparisons to a wide range of artists; from Labradford, Windy and Carl, Flying Saucer Attack, Fennesz and Eluvium, to Godspeed You Black Emperor! and Mogwai. They have been performing live and touring in the US and Europe as a collective since 2006.
Each live performances can vary depending on who is involved at the time, and the sound can range from quiet and meditative dronescapes, to loud and fuzzy instrumental post-rock elements, often within the same set. They have played clubs, bars, living rooms, basements, churches, restaurants and classrooms…
Featured Tracks
| Rue D'auseil | 6:16 | |
| FULL TRACK Grey Eminence | 0:59 | Free MP3 |
| FULL TRACK Escaping Light | 6:18 | |
| FULL TRACK Already Gone | 8:57 | |
| FULL TRACK Dies Solis | 6:28 | |
| FULL TRACK Born Yesterday | 15:15 |
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The Distance Brings Us Closer
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Fin De Siècle
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Distance Brings Us Closer
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PRSFender too underrated, why isn't there anymore listeners?
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redizork love this drone
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Events
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Jun
3
Northern Valentine
The Random Tea Room, Philadelphia, United States
1 going
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Jul
28
Popnoise Fest Philadelphia MMXII
Connie's Ric Rac, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States
2 going
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Aug
3
Northern Valentine
The Chris White Gallery (Shipley Artist Lofts), Wilmington, United States
1 going
News
"close/r" - collaboration with yellow6
24 Sep 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/northernvalentine
Northern Valentine are featured collaborators on a new disc
by UK artist yellow6 (aka Jon Attwood), entitled "close/r - parts
1-3", released in November 2010. The CD begs the question...how
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- "close/r" - collaboration with yellow6 24 Sep 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/northernvalentine
- Northern Valentine track featured on I Heart Noise Compilation 2 Aug 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/northernvalentine
- Northern Valentine track featured on I Heart Noise Compilation 2 Aug 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/northernvalentine
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