Veteran New York producer Martin Bisi is returning with his first solo album in five years. Having worked with the likes of Brian Eno, Bill Laswell, Sonic Youth, Swans, Helmet, John Zorn and more from his BC Studio in Brooklyn, Bisi now returns with his sixth full-length solo record, Solstice, which features a different backing lineup on Side A (summer) and Side B (winter).
"Most of the music was born out of improvisation, then developed from there," Bisi says from the making-of. Side A is more active whereas side B is more reflective in nature.
Bisi will be on tour in the US and Europe this fall. Solstice releases November 8 on Bronson Recordings.
Summer Solstice Side:
1) Let It Fall
2) You're Sun
3) Ode to Freddie Gray
4) Waves on My Mind
Winter Solstice Side:
5) Unbirth
Summer Solstice lineup:
Martin Bisi - vocals, guitar
Amanda White - soprano vocals
Diego Ferri - baritone guitar
Oliver Rivera-Drew - drums
Genevieve Fernworthy - keys, electric viola, vocals
Billy Atwell - drums, percussion
Winter Solstice lineup:
Martin Bisi - vocals, guitar, synth
Amanda White - vocals
Joan Hacker - flute
Sheila Bosco - drums
Mark E. Miller - drums
Tour:
Sep 12 - Washington, DC @ The Dew Drop Inn w/ Luna Honey
Sep 13 - Asheville, NC @ Static Age Records
Sep 14 - Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn w/ Moloq
Sep 15 - Raleigh, NC @ Slims w/ Wailin Storms, The Paul Swest
Oct 4 - Montreal, QC @ L'Escogriffe w/ Red Mass
Oct 5 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern w/ Mike Watt
Oct 6 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle w/ Mako Sica, Mark Shippy (US Maple)
Oct 7 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Collision
Oct 31 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Redwood Bar
Nov 1 - San Fransisco, CA @ Little Box Theater w/ Scot Jenerik
Nov 3 - Portland, OR @ Black Water w/ Scot Jenerik
Nov 5 - Seattle, WA @ LoFi w/ 2 Libras
Nov 13 - Prague, CZ @ Underdogs
Nov 14 - Zurich, CH @ Kontiki
Nov 15 - Busto Arsizio, IT @ Circolo Gagarin w/ White Hills
Nov 16 - Geneva, CH @ Lex Madone
Nov 17 - Ancona, IT @ Circolo Reasonanz w/ White Hills
Nov 21-22 - Ravenna, IT - Transmissions Festival (curated by Bisi)
Nov 26 - Berlin, DE @ Urban Spree w/ White Hills, Live Skull
Nov 28 - Hamburg, DE @ Schute
Nov 29 - Leipzig, DE @ Zoro
Nov 30 - Rotterdam NL @ Roodkapje
Dec 2 - Brussels, BE @ Magasin 4 w/ White Hills
