Stretches of Concrete (2010)

by Matt Reischling

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1.	Hungover Love Ramble 02:33	buy track
2.	Kid Ghost (original) 02:30	buy track
3.	Eucalyptus 02:54	buy track
4.	Fragments to Protect 03:14	buy track
5.	Light Now Fading 02:03	buy track
6.	Useless Space Junk 04:20	buy track
7.	Ghosts in the Blue 02:36	buy track
8.	Tato and Me 02:10	buy track
9.	Nothing Matters 02:45	buy track
10.	Stretches of Concrete 03:21	buy track
11.	Mind Made Up 02:33	buy track
12.	Darkness of the Drain 03:47	buy track
13.	Swim Alone 02:03	buy track
14.	Summertime in the Future 02:53	buy track
15.	Solid Escape Plan 02:58	buy track
16.	Where The Money Goes 02:29	buy track
17.	Way Down (original) 03:01	buy track
18.	Steven Brady (a live prayer) 03:32	buy track

about

All songs written, produced, and mixed by Matt Reischling
Cover art design by Juan Pacheco, Greg Lucas, & Mychela Sevven
Cover concept by Matt Reischling

After my previous album, 'All Things Pink,' the material got a little darker on this one, but there are also moments of joy. So it's a mixed bag, sonically. I played around with more keyboards, fired up some beats, laid down my first electric guitar riffs, brought in more talented friends, and tried to make a loose concept album, which leads to the title itself.

I named it 'Stretches Of Concrete' because LA is the land of concrete. It makes up the bones of the city. At any one time it's above or below you, or to your left or right, which provides a weird sense of comfort and protection. I also felt that hard, non-emotional concrete contrasted well with the emotions that perpetually stir inside human beings. So it was this juxtaposition of a fixed, cold thing against warm, alive things that inspired me. There's also some melancholy baked into the title too, as in, here we all are, living a brief, fragile life, searching for connection inside a vast network of concrete that's doing everything it can to keep us physically apart.

The album is wide-ranging, stylistically, which was a new thing for me. There's bouncy piano (Eucalyptus), dramatic space vibes (Useless Space Junk), a dance-y meditation on death (Light Now Fading), a video game instrumental (Summertime In The Future), beat-driven indie pop (Fragments To Protect), and quirky folk (Ghosts In The Blue), among others. One song, Nothing Matters, even got placed in an animated cable commercial that ran for a while on the East Coast, which was surreal.

I hope you like what you hear and as always, I'm honored you're paying attention, whoever you are, wherever you are. Peace. xo -Matt

credits

released June 15, 2010

MATT REISCHLING: Vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitar (#6, #9, #11-13), piano, chord organ, keyboards, beats, xylophone, percussion

JUAN 'TATO' PACHECO: Drums, congas, pan flute, low keys on 'Tato'

DANIEL SPREE: Bass

GREG LUCAS: Back-up vocals

MIKE LOCKE: Electric Guitar (#2-3,#6, #10, #12, #15, #17)

DAVID HURLIN: Tabla (Useless Space Junk)

DOMINIC CARRILLO: Drum pad finish (Eucalyptus)

MYCHELA SEVVEN: Indian Nursery Rhyme (Useless space Junk)

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Matt Reischling California

Matt Reischling & The Black Box is a solo project w/ talented musical guests. After 20+ years living & performing in San Diego, LA, San Francisco, & Northern Italy, Matt has carved out a unique sonic territory that is strong on melody and rich in imagery. His new album, Swimming Through The Pulp, will be out in spring '23, and his new nonfiction book, Almost Weightless, is out now on Amazon! ... more

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