the old capital, by Claire Deak & Tony Dupé

the old capital

by Claire Deak & Tony Dupé

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1.	from a rooftop 04:42	buy track
2.	overland 04:04	buy track
3.	the rain 04:28	buy track
4.	before dark 06:27	buy track
5.	we crossed the lake 05:56	buy track
6.	for bernadette 02:47	buy track
7.	procession 04:11	buy track

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The Old Capital is the debut album from Melbourne composers Claire Deak and Tony Dupé.

The duo describes themselves as a home orchestra well-suited for late night rambling. Much like traveling in the dark of night, the sound explorations found throughout The Old Capital come into view seemingly out of nowhere. Headstrong rhythms of shuffling organic debris and lumbering stomps help light the path with some brief success, only to be swallowed up by a slow moving fog of droning organs and dampened strings. However with the proper guides, finding ones footing in this shadowy landscape doesn't have to be difficult. Claire and Tony echo this sentiment throughout with a fine balance of both playful and haunting passages. Their confidence reassures us that once our eyes adjust to the dark, it need not be a frightening place.

A wide variety of acoustic instrumentation weave their way into the music, including: pianos, accordion, harp, harpsichord, pump organs, pipe organ, recorder, flute, trumpet, euphonium, clarinets, stroh violin, viola, wulf fidel, cello, double bass, guitar, charango, mandolin, baritone ukulele, banjo, xylophone, glockenspiel, gamelan, drums and voices.

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released October 9, 2020

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"This is an intimate and yet expansive multi-instrumental recording, and sometimes it’s hard to believe that it’s evoked by only four hands of these Australian composers." - HEADPHONE COMMUTE

"the old capital is a quietly stunning debut and full of the kind of rustic charm that makes for fine company in the still hours of the evening." - STATIONARY TRAVELS

"There is this raw honesty that comes across in the pieces that at times reveals a vulnerability and fragility and at others this full orchestral flourish. There is also an Australian feeling the sound which touches on the countries affinity to folk music be it avant-garde or traditional, in a similar fashion to that of a band like The Dirty Three can only come from those shores." - DRIFTING, ALMOST FALLING

ALBUM OF THE WEEK - "The Old Capital” constitutes the combination of two uncommon creative sensibilities and both extremely multifaceted, light years away from neoclassical mannerism and environmental homologations. Not to be missed." (translated from Italian) - MUSIC WON'T SAVE YOU

"Deak and Dupé are astonishingly skilled composers and arrangers, piecing together intricate, dusty instrumental tableaux that become more mesmerizing and moving the more time you invest in them. Focus in and marvel at the grain of each layer, or step back and admire the elegance of the whole." - (Tim Clarke) DUSTED MAGAZINE

"Each track yields its own tone and conjures its own associations, but the whole holds together surprisingly well. Lost Tribe Sound’s hardback book package is another bonus, lending the release an air of the pristine." - (Richard Allen) A CLOSER LISTEN

"an organic, brightly coloured collection of acoustic think pieces. Not experiments; these are more fully formed than that. But sufficiently open to the listener’s interpretation as to be both a reflection of the artists and their audience." (Kevin Press) THE MODERNS

"The mysterious inde/folk/postrock creations of Saddleback grown up and augmented with the widescreen arrangement & composition skills of Claire Deak. Not to be missed!" - (Peter Hollo) UTILITY FOG

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Total run time: 33 minutes

Written, performed and produced by Claire Deak & Tony Dupé
Mastered by Calyx
Cover art by Kurt Sorensen (www.kurtsorensen.com)
Layout and design by R. Keane
© Claire Deak / Tony Dupé / Lost Tribe Sound LLC
℗ Settled Scores LLC (ASCAP/APRA)
Originally released on losttribesound.bandcamp.com

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