A Little Night Music: Aural Apparitions from the Geographic North

by Geographic North

supported by

ggaston Cool collection of deep pieces from a superb label. Favorite track: Clarice Jensen - "GOM".

sylviechenard Superbe aventure musicale et solidaire

avery an impressive collection of incredible tracks. varied, never out of place, always moving Favorite track: Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - "For Mothers".

C://FNFN fantastic compilation, I cannot hear any flaws... each track is stirring, feels like a warm touch in a darkening world Favorite track: Like a Villain & Vantzou - "From Below".

Brent One of the most beautiful compilations I've ever heard. Favorite track: Like a Villain & Vantzou - "From Below".

more...

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$15 USD or more
Limited Edition Double-Cassette
Cassette + Digital Album
Includes unlimited streaming of A Little Night Music: Aural Apparitions from the Geographic North via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Sold Out
Limited Edition Double-Cassette (2nd Pressing)
Cassette + Digital Album
Includes unlimited streaming of A Little Night Music: Aural Apparitions from the Geographic North via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Sold Out

1.	Oliver Coates feat. Malibu - “Them (Prologue)” 03:06	buy track
2.	Geographic North House Band - "Chapter 1: The Fang of a Parting Mist" 01:51	buy track
3.	Zelienople - "Dense Cover" 04:18	buy track
4.	Carmen Villain - "Dissolving Edges" 06:51	buy track
5.	Meitei - "Okue" 05:41	buy track
6.	Michael Valentine West - "The Way of Five" 04:15	buy track
7.	Clarice Jensen - "GOM" 07:03	buy track
8.	Geographic North House Band - "Chapter 2: Howl at the Crypt's Entrance" 01:53	buy track
9.	Malibu - "Isle Of Us" 02:36	buy track
10.	Like a Villain & Vantzou - "From Below" 06:48	buy track
11.	Gregg Kowalsky - "Three Sisters Spring" 05:47	buy track
12.	Lotus Plaza - "Gossamer" 05:19	buy track
13.	Ki Oni - "Dream World" 05:11	buy track
14.	Fennesz - "Fortress" 04:19	buy track
15.	M. Sage - "Forking Paths" 03:29	buy track
16.	Geographic North House Band - "Chapter 3: The Phantom Penumbra" 01:48	buy track
17.	Mary Lattimore & Paul Sukeena - "Peach" 04:53	buy track
18.	Danny Paul Grody - "Elijah" 04:17	buy track
19.	Alex Zhang Hungtai - "El Khela" 05:00	buy track
20.	Ilyas Ahmed - "Without a Trace" 03:57	buy track
21.	Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - "For Mothers" 05:20	buy track
22.	Nick Malkin - "An Hour Pulled Lengthwise" 05:27	buy track
23.	Fit of Body - "Tracy's Toast" 03:00	buy track
24.	Algiers - "Spooks" 03:54	buy track
25.	Geographic North House Band - "Chapter 4: A Daunting Crescent Moon" 01:52	buy track
26.	Félicia Atkinson - "Sequoia" 02:41	buy track
27.	Louise Bock - "Flummox" 06:59	buy track
28.	Takagi Masakatsu - "April 18" 04:15	buy track
29.	Forest Management - "Eastbound, Sometime" 03:37	buy track
30.	JAB - "Save Room 5" 06:02	buy track
31.	Oliver Coates - "Then There (Epilogue)" 04:45	buy track

about

The midnight hour crept unto thee with hasty caution, revealing 'A Little Night Music: Aural Apparitions from the Geographic North', our third putrid prowl into Halloween-inspired sounds to torment and tantalize throughout the season. For this bout of distinguished dementia, we culled 31 brand new tracks of haunted hysteria conjured by some of the most alluring ambientists and outer auteurs from around the world.

Spanning over two hours across two cassettes, 'A Little Night Music…’ unfurls itself in a literary horror structure, appearing and disappearing through a stirring Prologue and Epilogue by London-based cellist Oliver Coates, with each side of the cassettes introducing its Chapter with a chilling dirge courtesy of the inscrutable Geographic North House Band.

What fills the ensuing pages is a mirthful tale concocted by an assembly exploring a realm all at once mournful and fatalist at its core. Entries from Clarice Jensen, Malibu, and the collaboration of Like a Villain and Christina Vantzou bring about endless glacial landscapes accented by pitch-grey skies. Conversely, transmissions from Michael Valentine West, M. Sage, Gregg Kowalsky, and Austrian ambient stalwart Fennesz explore richly textured mines of foreboding glee.

Suspicion is the word when considering Zelienople’s eerie horse-carriage clip-clop, Nick Malkin’s neon-lit noir-jazz, or Carmen Villain’s gripping dub excursion. Elsewhere Ki Oni, Takagi Masakatsu, and Mary Lattimore (joined here by Paul Sukeena) provide glimmers of warmth amidst a tortured chill.

Notable is the resurrection of Lotus Plaza and his solemnly hopeful piano composition, while barren hallucinations courtesy of Alex Zhang Hungtai, Ilyas Ahmed, and Danny Paul Grody set the stage for a third act confrontation from Atlantans Fit of Body and Algiers, providing a one-two serving of sensual unrest and cautionary homily.

With hope and resolve shimmering through the final moments of our journey, know that all proceeds from the digital and cassette editions go directly toward Feminist Women's Health Center, an Atlanta-based nonprofit providing safe, accessible, and compassionate abortion and gynecological care to all those who need it without judgement.

feministcenter.org

credits

released October 1, 2020

Chapter entries performed by the drifting spectre of the Geographic North House Band

Mastered by Sean McCann

Thank you to all of the artists who contributed to this compilation, and thank you to the adventurous listeners who supported.

license

about

Geographic North Atlanta, Georgia

Classy and sassy

contact / help

Contact Geographic North

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Geographic North, you may also like:

hybtwibt?
by Space Afrika

supported by 109 fans who also own “A Little Night Music: Aural Apparitions from the Geographic North”

the sobbing man sample (?) in 'craze' killed me giacomo
go to album
Sketch for Winter IX: Perlita
by Carmen Villain

supported by 109 fans who also own “A Little Night Music: Aural Apparitions from the Geographic North”

Muted, greyscale ambient that aptly mimics the introspective calm and leaden stillness of winter. Hushed pads rise and curl like frosted mists, brittle rhythmic elements crunch and crack, and there's a resigned sense of solitude that permeates every second. This isn't quite as vibey and whimsical as "Only Love From Now On," but it's still a worthy addition to Villain's growing discography. PannionSeer
go to album
Sketch for Winter VII - Abyss: For Cello
by Louise Bock

supported by 109 fans who also own “A Little Night Music: Aural Apparitions from the Geographic North”

i bought this because it appears in jeff tobias' (sunwatchers) bandcamp collection (right beside my first solo album)... i had been speaking with an artist on my label (cloud recordings) about our mutual love of avant-garde cello, and this album really appeals to me... if you are interested in layered, morphed cello, check out the sister sai album, extempore (which is available on bandcamp). sister sai played the festival i put on, called cloud recordings festival, and was extraordinary! cloudrecordings
go to album
绿帽 Green Hat
by Tzusing

The producer deconstructs Chinese masculinity through hard-hitting, industrial body music. Bandcamp Album of the Day Mar 30, 2023
go to album
Bird Hour [LP]
by 7ebra

Malmö-based twins Inez and Ella Johansson use minimalist instrumentation and close harmonies to make catchy, weird indie pop. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 30, 2023
go to album
Kukulkan
by UAY

Swirly tropicália-inflected psych rock from Guadalajara, Mexico's UAY sounds like Thee Oh Sees mixed with Caetano Veloso. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 30, 2023
go to album
Shade
by Grouper

supported by 103 fans who also own “A Little Night Music: Aural Apparitions from the Geographic North”

every single song brings something new to the table while simultaneously keeping the same ambient sound and feel. Pale Interior puts me in a trance every time I hear & ive loved to see her voice and music develop as shes made albums and side projects. 10/10 ilovemusicss
go to album