The Right Kind of Nothing, by Laner + Willits

The Right Kind of Nothing

by Laner + Willits

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1.	A Lifetime of Temporary Relief 01:01	buy track
2.	Neutral Buoyancy 04:46	buy track
3.	Infantile Jargoning 05:08	buy track
4.	Ceiling Transition 03:01	buy track
5.	Plus Size Ladies In Peril 04:39	buy track
6.	Napali Passage 02:48	buy track
7.	Otitis 02:01	buy track
8.	Shimokitazawa Face 04:25	buy track
9.	The Song For Trainables 01:13	buy track
10.	Moving Through Wood 02:06	buy track
11.	Water Table Manners 01:56	buy track
12.	Himnos Suburbanos 01:51	buy track
13.	Cardamom & Dad 04:44	buy track
14.	Hotel Margerine 01:56	buy track

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Guitarists Brad Laner (founder of Medicine, also known solo as Electric Company) and Christopher Willits (last seen on Ghostly's Idol Tryouts Two compilation) have come together as the North Valley Subconscious Orchestra to craft The Right Kind of Nothing, the first full-length on Ghostly to be released exclusively via digital download. The album's wide-ranging sonic palette is a natural result of combining the signature guitar sound that Laner developed as a member of dream-pop trio Medicine in the 1990s with Willits's flair for both the delicate and the abrasive, which he has explored through accomplished solo work and collaborations with Kid606, Ryuichi Sakamoto and others. Balancing kraut-rock grooves ("Shimokitazawa Face") with all-out squalls ("Moving Through Wood", "Cardamom & Dad"), North Valley Subconscious Orchestra consistently pushes their experiments into the red to create a humbling and utterly absorbing debut.

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released August 22, 2006

Christopher Willits - Guitar, Voice, Production
Brad Laner - Guitar, Voice, Production

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Artist, guitarist, producer. One of the most diverse and prolific catalogs in ambient music, including collaborations with Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Tycho. “I believe that music and art can catalyze inner change, and those changes within ourselves can influence changes in the world”. Also the director / co-founder of Envelop, uniting people through immersive listening experiences
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