What There Is

Grainy sound-photos degraded by time and memory, lost loves, failed friendships.

“Love? What is it? Most natural painkiller what there is.” ― William S. Burroughs

A psychedelic, art-rock, electro-industrial concept album focused on the nature of love and loss.

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What There Is is available from Tryptophonic Records and on Mirlo.

Tracklist

1. Sometimes (2:26)
2. A Curious Thing (3:12)
3. The New Mathematics (2:18)
4. Dreaming (4:26)
5. What There Is (3:17)
6. If Not What Then (3:25)
7. There You Go (2:53)
8. More (1:53)
9. The Future (3:48)
10. Humans (2:00)
11. Nova (2:43)
12. Ghosts (3:40)
13. Light (4:07)
14. Would You? (5:16)
15. The Last Song (4:07)
16. Thankyou Note (1:32)

Credits

Maxwell Volume - guitars, synths, programming
Kavi Samut - flute & keyboards (9)
Chris Gillette - programming & keyboards (15)

All tracks written by Maxwell Volume, except -
9 with Kavi Samut
15 with Chris Gillette

Recorded between 2009-2011 at Novy Mir Studios, Brisbane, Australia & Gong Studios, Byron Bay, Australia.

File under: psychedelic, electronic, synthpop, art rock, electro-industrial
Date: 2011
CatNo: TRP025