Golden Retriever - A Mixtape

Built on a foundation of altered/mutated bass clarinet and synthesizer, the sound of Portland’s Golden Retriever evokes vast expanses. Though the core of the project remains Matt Carlson and Jonathan Sielaff, those expanses get even wider with Rotations, the duo’s forthcoming album. Out July 28 via Thrill Jockey, it features a maximized approach, incorporating the playing of a full chamber ensemble, with strings, reeds, pipe organ, piano, and percussion in concert with the duo’s cosmic drones. Built from edited and collaged live sets from October 2015, commissioned by Portland’s Regional Arts & Culture Council, Rotations offers a patient and often ecstatic examination of the nature of existence. Their Aquarium Drunkard mixtape finds them exploring similarly beautiful terrain. Tracklist below.