common clearing

ross downes

Common Clearing is Ross’s second solo recording for Trestle records. A collection of atmospheric works that give more attention to melodic simplicity, gentle reduced guitar lines and lulling rhythms. Often built over repetitive looped guitar the tracks progress amongst reverb heavy synths and noise. Although primarily instrumental the addition of spoken word segments are provided by artist Laure Prouvost. The track titles are taken, at random, from the iso-types of Otto Neurath, as is the inspiration for the cover art. Dedicated to Thomas Downes 5/6/1930 – 13/4/2010

common clearing


©Trestle Records 2016