Padna – Sad Songs They Say So Much – Deluxe lathe cut vinyl – Available Now!

Available Now!

From NY artist, Padna, TRS105 is a release of pandemic infused, improvisational and somewhat minimalistic piano pieces with domestically referenced field recordings and industrially influenced soundscapes. Melancholic and introspective in nature and tone, these lovely tracks are a direct result of a year or more spent at home during lockdown with family, and instruments at hand. All the tracks were recorded on a phone. Pensive and thoughtful, yet with an undeniable lo-fi edginess at times, this album should speak to us all who have been there and back.

"This is most purely collage in approach collection I have ever made. I’ve historically lacked the discipline to create a song cycle with such consistency. Since I’ve become a parent, my recording practices changed dramatically. And maybe for the better? I no longer have the time to second guess or over cook. Which makes the songs cleaner, purer."

This release is physically available only in an edition of 53, 12” lathe cut records. Each copy comes in a uniquely collaged and repurposed vintage 50’s easy listening record jacket, incorporating and merging with the original vibrant colored jacket cover designs a lovely, enlarged, archival printed and appropriately torn image of a young Victorian woman seated pensively at her piano. Each jacket comes with a modified, hand stamped and textual back cover, with an original 100 year old piano-centric antique corner mounted postcard on it (some with the original 100 year old message on the back). Also, tucked inside is a vintage, informative hand written repair card from a long gone piano repair business.

The 12” clear lathe cut records were cut as usual at Bladud Flies, in Wales, UK, and come with high quality printed color labels.

This is a pre-order and it will ship at the end of June.

More Info about the deluxe packaging and Sound Clips!