Late Aster - Light Rail Session (2023) [Hi-Res]

Light Rail Session was recorded at Light Rail Studios in San Francisco, CA on June 9, 2023, including all of the effects on each instrument, from vocal delay to horn and trumpet filters to fuzz on the synthesizer. The EP offers an intimate listening of live performances and experimentation of colors and textures within the limits of two brass instruments, fx pedals, a drum machine/sampler, a Korg minilogue synthesizer, and a Moog subharmonicon.

Situated somewhere between jazztronica, ambient electronic, and chamber pop, San Francisco-based Late Aster’s music has been described as producing “unprecedented sounds” (SF Chronicle) that “on paper [] shouldn’t work, but it does.” (Tape-Op) Their first release, an EP called “True and Toxic” (2021), articulated a kaleidoscopic theory of music grounded in the electronic processing of trumpet and French horn and supported by meticulous songwriting, instrumentation, and sound-sculpting.

Live performances re-imagine the group's studio recordings as a duo, combining Anni's experience in classical chamber music with Aaron's poetry, video art, and environmental activism to create an atmosphere at once immersive and intimate.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Late Aster - It Never Entered My Mind (Live) (5:21)
1.02 - Late Aster - Safety Second (Live) (7:23)
1.03 - Late Aster - Play It As It Lays (Live) (3:39)
1.04 - Late Aster - Ripple (Live) (6:16)