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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…
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Featured Tracks
| FULL TRACK 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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Distance Brings Us Closer
Northern Valentine Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $4.95
- 7digital Search
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $17.13
- eBay Search
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PRSFender wrote:
too underrated, why isn't there anymore listeners?
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redizork wrote:
love this drone
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bufoalvarius wrote:
love it...northern valentine forever!
Events
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Feb
11
Still Life series
First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia PA, United States
1 going
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Mar
10
New Jersey Festival of Electronic Arts
Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ, United States
1 going
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Mar
24
Northern Valentine + Mia Zabelka
Highwire Gallery, Philadelphia, 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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2 Aug 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/northernvalentine
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Recent Activity
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CloudPhilly added Northern Valentine to CloudPhilly’s library. yesterday afternoon
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bufoalvarius added Northern Valentine to the lineup of Northern Valentine + Mia Zabelka at Highwire Gallery. Wednesday afternoon
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bufoalvarius added Northern Valentine to the lineup of Still Life series at First Unitarian Church. last month
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mighty_sloth and LiberationACW added Northern Valentine to their libraries. December 2011
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bufoalvarius added Northern Valentine to the lineup of New Jersey Festival of Electronic Arts at Grounds for Sculpture. December 2011
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Maerhyn, squirrel_17, musinum and 1 other person added Northern Valentine to their libraries. November 2011
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bufoalvarius uploaded _MG_8168 to Northern Valentine’s images. September 2011
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bufoalvarius linked Northern Valentine to _MG_8168. September 2011
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bufoalvarius uploaded _MG_8174 to Northern Valentine’s images. September 2011
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bufoalvarius linked Northern Valentine to _MG_8174. September 2011
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