The Six Parts Seven
Casually Smashed To Pieces
$ 24.98
+ REPRESS LIMITED TO 500 COPIES WORLWIDE
+ FIRST TIME IN PRINT IN 15 YEARS
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+ INCLUDES ONE-SIDED INSERT + DL CARD
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Like the soundtrack to a heartbreaking film that never existed, the songs on Casually Smashed To Pieces are simultaneously beautiful and completely unpredictable. "Knock At My Door" features gorgeous, interwoven melodic playing, layered arrangements and a twangy undercurrent; "Confusing Possibilities" is full of the band’s characteristic dueling guitar lines, shifting dynamics, and sub-bass tones that help transport the band's music into uncharted territory; while "Stolen Moments" showcases singing horns and crescendos so gradual you'll wonder how you got from point A to point B. Let's be honest though, instead of mapping out each track for you, you're probably best off listening to it yourself... Like all great music, there's an undeniable amount of mystery in what the Six Parts Seven accomplish that can't be conveyed via adjective or analogy.
[6P7]
Allen Karpinski: electric guitar, mid-range bass, arrangements, Juno, samples.
Jay Karpinski: drum kit, percussion.
Tim Gerak: electric guitar, acoustic guitar.
Mike Tolan: low bass, sub bass, electric guitar, banjo.
[with]
Brian Straw: lap-steel.
Steve Clements: rhodes piano, fantom, toy piano, whistling.
Gabe Schray: pocket trumpet.
Keith Freund: cornet.
Jen Court: clarinet.
James Matthew Haas: electric guitar.
Jacob Trombetta: lap-steel, whistling.
Recorded and mixed at Studio Litho in Seattle by Matt Bayles.
Produced by Matt Bayles and The Six Parts Seven.
Additional recording by Tim Gerak and Jacob Trombetta at The Ice House in Akron, OH.
Additional mixing by Matt Bayles at Red Room Recording.
Mastered by Ed Brooks at RFI.
Artwork and design by Brett Holzworth.