Delta Sands
by Opal Onyx
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital AlbumIncludes unlimited streaming of Delta Sands via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.ships out within 3 daysPurchasable with gift card
£10 GBP or more
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Record/Vinyl + Digital AlbumBlack 180g heavyweight vinyl.
Includes unlimited streaming of Delta Sands via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.ships out within 3 daysPurchasable with gift card£20 GBP or more
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Black & Crimson
03:45
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Personal
03:55
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Evaun
03:57
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Iron Age
04:32
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Fruit of Her Loins
05:01
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Desperate
04:52
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The Devil
05:33
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Arrows Wing
04:12
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Bright Red Canyons
02:46
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Delta Sands
03:52
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about
The music, itself, consists of slow, thick, and muddy layers of electronic ambient noise flowing beneath distorted guitar and graceful, yet, murky sounds of cello. On top of everything, captivating the air is a beautifully powerful and engrossing voice that leads us through a curious and comforting dream world where the surreal and hallucinatory are steadfast. Indeed, the world that Opal Onyx makes is one usually only experienced in a brief and fleeting encounter.
The songs are ambiguous, conceptually. But, within the ambiguity there is a curious sense of familiarity, as if the music is some kind of found relic, or pulled from a dusty archive, and yet it is entirely new. “Black & Crimson,” for example, is an atmospheric track built over a chopped sample from an old record. The sound is haunting and captivating. The vocals feel ghostlike and heavy as they lead listeners through a dark hazy dream world. “When doves release you can finally see. You don’t even need it. You’re caught in a feeling.” And indeed, listening to “Black & Crimson” is like lingering deeply into a feeling. And perhaps this is what makes the surreal and uncertain seem so close and at home when listening to Opal Onyx.
credits
Sarah Nowicki: Vocals, guitar, sampling and programming
Matthew Robinson: Cello, lap steel, synthesizer and programming
Rich Digregorio: Drums
Cedar Appfell: Bass, vocals
Produced by Cedar Apfell
Recorded in 2012 at Aligator Lady Studios, Brooklyn, NY
Cover Art by Seth Robinson
Graphic Design by Steven Probert
Thanks to Richard Guy, Steven Probert, Seth Robinson, Eden Sela, Baby Dee, Little Annie, Reginald M. Lamar, Mom & Dad
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Independent record label and publishing company. Here, you can buy everything from the vast collection of music we've released since our inception in 2007.
discography
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Feb 2021 -
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Sep 2020
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