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Moving by In One Wind
I'm excited to announce that In One Wind is releasing our first full length album, How Bright A Shadow! on the Primary Records label.
Working with In One Wind for almost 3 years has taught me how essential it is to practice your musicianship with others. Crafting yourself as an artist is important, but there comes a point where practicing singing by yourself--playing and singing alone in your room--doesnt push you enough. The same way that a new language is best learned by conversing with others, singing with other instrumentalists or vocalists can expose you to new styles and musical ideas you might not have had to approach on your own. The members of In One Wind all come from different parts of the country (from California to Milwaukee to Pittsburgh!), and have varying musical backgrounds. Some of us studied classically, some of us played lots of different instruments growing up, some of us just plain sang with the radio. Getting a chance to exchange musical ideas with these individuals has opened my ears to new methods of approaching creativity in general, and the music, being a product of 6 peoples' different but converging styles, emerges as something unique and genre-bending.
The band is comprised of vocalist and guitarist Angelo Spagnolo, vocalists Mallory Glaser and Samantha Rise, bassist Robert Lundberg, multi-reedist Steven Lugerner, and drummer Max Jaffe.
How Bright a Shadow! draws on folk, indie rock, avant-garde, and pop influences. Anthony LaMarca (St. Vincent, Dean and Britta) produced the album, and played a critical role in its coming-to-be.
"My role as producer was a pretty easy one as the band already had incredible songs and arrangements," says LaMarca. "My main job was to be an external set of ears; I applaud the band for being comfortable with having someone not in the band help make some changes. This freedom allowed us to experiment with layering voices and woodwinds and adding some collage elements without holding the previous versions of the songs as precious."
The characteristic sound of In One Wind is defined by its instrumentation and the sudden rhythmic and dynamic shifts of the songs on How Bright a Shadow! While Spagnolo is the primary composer for the group, the songs take on their own lives within the band.
"The typical writing process begins with me writing the song in its basic form. I normally work with each individual on their parts and together we sculpt the music," says Spagnolo. "What I really enjoy about this is that it gives everyone some freedom to create within certain parameters and the sound of the band is the sum of six personalities. I'm continually surprised that we are still currently changing songs we've been playing for a long while."
Each section of musicians takes turns at the forefront of How Bright a Shadow! The album's use of space within a sometimes dense ensemble contributes to its special character. Along with Spagnolo's guitar processing wizardry and some minimal electronic manipulations, the pastoral blend of woodwinds, strings and voices is disrupted.
In One Wind's How Bright A Shadow! is available online and in select physical retailers on CD and vinyl. You can catch more of In One Wind at http://www.inonewind.com
Mallory Glaser teaches Voice, Vocal Technique and Improvisation at Brooklyn Music Lessons.
