Written by: Matthew McGuire

Emancipator has just released Seven Seas on Loci Records, and is now available to stream and download on Bandcamp.

The Emancipator Ensemble will be hitting the road this fall in support of the new album. Check out the tour dates below. Stream Seven Seas, and watch a video for Ocelot.

The producer from Portland has experimented with a wide range of styles in music. This album reminds me of his work on his first two albums. The downtempo emotional draw pulls me in like a moth to a flame.

Seven Seas sends listeners on a virtual walking tour of the steep cliffs in Portland, and puts them right on the edge. Just waiting for more from Emancipator.

Seven Seas – Credits

Asher Fulero (keys, fx); Ilya Goldberg (violin); Cedar Miller (percussion)
SEVEN SEAS: Madelyn Grant (lyrics, vocals) Ilya Goldberg (violin); Marley Carroll (moog voyager pad)
1993: Robin Jackson (clarinet); Mub Fractal (bass); Thacher Schmid (violin); Cedar Miller (percussion)
OCELOT: Ilya Goldberg (tambura, violin, keys)
VISION QUEST: Robin Jackson (clarinet, saxophone); Thacher Schmid (mandocaster); Asher Fulero (nord fx)
LAND & SEA: Molly Parti (lyrics, vocals); Gina Sobel (flute); Asher Fulero (keys); Fernando Bispo (keys)
CANOPY: Cedar Miller (percussion, didgeridoo, flute); Amy Obensky (vocals); Jamie Janover (hammered dulcimer)
DELTA TRANCE: Thacher Schmid (mandocaster, violin, viola); Asher Fulero (keys, fx); Fernando Bispo (keys, fx)
THE KEY: Ilya Goldberg (violin); Mub Fractal (bass); Jamie Janover (hammered dulcimer); Cedar Miller (percussion)
HONEY: Robin Jackson (clarinet, saxopohone); Asher Fulero (keys); Thacher Schmid (mandocaster)
OASIS: Asher Fulero (keys); Ilya Goldberg (sansula)
BARNACLES: Marc Sciglimpaglia (OP-1 synth)

Emancipator on the road

• Sep 29
  Republic
  New Orleans, LA
• Oct 02
  Concourse at the International
  Knoxville, TN
• Oct 04
  Music Farm
  Columbia, SC
• Oct 06
  Lincoln Theatre
  Raleigh, NC
• Oct 08
  Variety Playhouse
  Atlanta, GA
• Oct 09
  Georgia Theatre
  Athens, GA
• Oct 13
  Upstate Concert Hall
  Clifton Park, NY
• Oct 14
  Higher Ground
  South Burlington, VT
• Oct 15
  Paradise Rock Club
  Boston, MA
• Oct 16
  Theater of the Living Arts
  Philadelphia, PA
• Oct 17
  Best Buy Theater
  New York, NY
• Oct 18
  Town Ballroom
  Buffalo, NY
• Oct 21
  Beachland Ballroom and Tavern
  Cleveland, OH
• Oct 22
  The Vogue Theatre
  Indianapolis, IN
• Oct 23
  Intersection
  Grand Rapids, MI
• Oct 27
  The Ready Room
  St Louis, MO
• Oct 28
  The Blue Note
  Columbia, MO
• Oct 29
  Majestic Theatre
  Madison, WI
• Oct 30
  Miramar Theatre
  Milwaukee, WI
• Oct 31
  Mill City Nights
  Minneapolis, MN
• Nov 12
  Commodore Ballroom
  Vancouver, BC
• Nov 13
  Roseland Theater
  Portland, OR
• Nov 18
  The Catalyst
  Santa Cruz, CA
• Nov 20
  Regent Theatre
  Los Angeles, CA
• Nov 21
  Belly Up Tavern
  Solana Beach, CA

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