Psychology Today, by Leisure Thief

Psychology Today

by Leisure Thief

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1.	Forgiveness Divided by an Atom of Truth 08:05	buy track
2.	Emotion Proof 04:59	buy track
3.	The Kingdom of Magical Thinking 09:42	buy track
4.	Fortress Vows 04:07	buy track
5.	Psychology Today 09:36	buy track
6.	Maybe Tomorrow 07:22	buy track

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Written and recorded at the Birdhouse (Vancouver, Canada) during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, April 12 - 27 and mixed/mastered thru to May 23, 2020. Each piece started tracking improvised "performance" beds using a Prophet 6 sync'd with a Tempest, MFB Tanzbär and a free floating Digitakt for field recordings and electroacoustic textures. From about 30 takes I chose to work on these 6, and they became the foundation of Psychology Today. The first overdub was a 1973 Roland SH3 monophonic synthesizer (plus a Knas Ekdahl Moisturizer - an exposed spring reverb unit coupled with a nasty resonant filter). From there a flood of instruments came down from shelves and out of closets, literally gushing forth to complete the work. Perhaps as a result of being cooped up inside so much I found myself craving outdoor sounds, taking several trips out to record bird in Stanley Park (Magical Thinking), percussion outside of Science World (Emotion Proof, Fortress Vows and Maybe Tomorrow), and recording a snare drum in an architectural echo chamber (Fortress Vows). Playing the cello was a particularly enjoyable hour, as was patching together a couple different guitar FX chains - and the Framus! First electric guitar I bought back in '91. Sounded awesome - maybe it's those flat wound jazz strings. Coco (Martin 000-15s) on Maybe Tomorrow recorded DI with an LR Baggs Session preamp and then run through an old reel to reel and split between left and right channels - that was a nice surprise. All overdubs recorded in one or two takes.

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released May 27, 2020

Maybe Tomorrow Video: youtu.be/5FRjKf2eVvM

Sequential Circuits Prophet 6 + Strymon Big Sky | MFB Tanzbär + EHX Tube Zipper & Russian Big Muff Pi | Elektron Digitakt + Strymon Flint | DSI Tempest + Strymon El Capistan | Roland SH3 + Knas Ekdahl Moisturizer | Yamaha Reface CP | Cello | Framus E. Guitar + EHX Platform / Digitech Whammy / Strymon Flint / El Capistan / Moog MF104M Delay & MF103 Phaser / Devi Ever Soda Meiser | Martin 00015s A. Guitar + Sony TC 570 reel to reel | Farfisa Fast 3 + Moog MF102 Ring Mod / EHX Polychorus | Field Recordings | Frying Pan | Triangles | Brass Beads | Turntable | Scrub Brush | Wind Chimes | Telephone Bells | Snare Drum | Assorted Percussion installations outside Science World in Vancouver | Tissue Paper | Bow | Suzuki QC-1 Q-Chord + EHX Platform / Stereo Memory Man w/ Hazari | Korg MS20 mini & Roland VP03 + Strymon Big Sky | Wurlitzer 140B electric piano | Violin | Bug Brand Weevil (2012 ed.) | Screaming Kids || Mixed and mastered in Ableton Live 9, w/ iZotope Ozone 5.

Session Videos
Snare Drum (Fortress Vows)
youtu.be/Rc0pr_sNJBE

Turntable Textures (Kingdom of Magical Thinking)
youtu.be/fCp0EurGi00

All instruments and sounds: Leisure Thief
Cover painting: leehutzulak.com

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Leisure Thief Vancouver, British Columbia

Bent electricity, musique concrète, pillowy beats, sci-fi FX, fluid situations and surprise >> beauty : Lee Hutzulak plays synths, samplers, guitar pedals and sometimes sings. Some of his other projects include:
Zen Escalator, Moth Mouth, Dixie's Death Pool, Hot Towers ... more

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