Excepter “The Debussy EP” Out Now On Bandcamp
Excepter
The Debussy EP
1: Four Winds (4:49)
2: The Hotel (3:33)
3: Lake Effect (21:01)
Recorded Live To Stereo
September 16th, 2018
Ace Hotel Chicago
Courtesy the ACE AIR Program
Edited September 2018
North Beacon Studios Chicago
All music by Excepter
John Fell Ryan: Harmonica, Percussion, Programming, Synths
Lala Harrison Ryan: Flute, Harmonica, Programming, Synths
Produced by Lala & John Fell Ryan
Excepter moved to Chicago September of 2018. Upon our arrival, Matt Mehlan (Skeletons, Shinkoyo) — fellow vet of the Brooklyn 00s scene — invited us to an artist’s residency at The Ace Hotel Chicago. The conditions of the residency were simple: spend a free night in the hotel, make some art, and produce something the hotel’s marketing department could share on social media. A good excuse to get some recording in and maybe catch some “Shining” vibes, so the band accepted.
We checked in to our room and set up our studio on the windowsill, (which overlooked the local Google headquarters across the street.) We jammed on a track, and dubbed out into a drone, blowing harps in the shower. Shot a video. Took a band photo. Had a drink at the bar. Watched a movie. (Ken Russell’s “The Debussy Film” from whence we took the title.) Checked out at 11:00.
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