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Cultivating a singularly unique voice in the world of songwriting and composition is a difficult prospect for all but the mostnaturally gifted ofartists,
and Calgary-based songwriter Chad VanGaalen certainly belongs in that category. Infiniheart, an epictapestry of crunchy guitars,ethereal textures
and expressive hooks, exists as a selection of the hundreds upon hundreds ofintricate, visionary pop songs VanGaalen hascrafted and self-recorded
in his bedroom studio since 1994 with a Tascam 4-track,an Akai hard disc recorder and an assortment of analoggadgets. VanGaalen, a skilled
animato ...read more
Cultivating a singularly unique voice in the world of songwriting and composition is a difficult prospect for all but the mostnaturally gifted ofartists,
and Calgary-based songwriter Chad VanGaalen certainly belongs in that category. Infiniheart, an epictapestry of crunchy guitars,ethereal textures
and expressive hooks, exists as a selection of the hundreds upon hundreds ofintricate, visionary pop songs VanGaalen hascrafted and self-recorded
in his bedroom studio since 1994 with a Tascam 4-track,an Akai hard disc recorder and an assortment of analoggadgets. VanGaalen, a skilled
animator and illustrator, began his journeybusking Canadian streets and art events with a simple setup of drumsand guitar before critical acclaim of
his recorded materialgave way to subsequent opening slots with Stars and the Pixies. As prolific as he iscurious about the nature of sound and
themysteries of the heart, VanGaalen's mystical, highly sympathetic characters thematically exploreloss, passion and longingthrough sonic
constructions rich in simplicity and peppered with glitchy beats, plaintive, vulnerable vocals andhomemadesaxophones and violins whittled by
VanGaalen himself. Deeply moving and endlessly surprising, Infiniheart is VanGaalen's firstforSub Pop.
- taken from www.myspace.com/chadvangaalen « hide |
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