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No surprise, then, that his profile as a producer has raised significantly since the Resavoir debut, and that the years since have seen him operating the controls and guiding the ship on tracks for Eryn Allen Kane, Whitney, Knox Fortune, and SZA’s recently-released album SOS (which spent 10 weeks as the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the backdrop for Resavoir’s second self-titled effort, a more polished and focused presentation of Miller’s evolving skills as a studio producer. His compositional touch is more articulate than ever. The short but sweet album features a massive list of contributors including Elton Aura, Whitney, Akenya, Matt Gold, Eddie Burns, Lane Beckstrom, Jeremy Cunningham, Irvin Pierce, Macie Stewart, Peter Manheim and many more. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"International Anthem Recording Co","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50389453242699,"sku":"2055274","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grey LP","offer_id":50389453341003,"sku":"2055275","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50389453046091,"sku":"2055273","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Resavoir_24ebbc90_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726360812"},{"product_id":"resavoir","title":"Resavoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eRiding the ripples of their debut single \u003ci\u003eEscalator \u003c\/i\u003e(which BBC’s Gilles Peterson called “a winner,” and Supreme Standards’ Tina Edwards likened to “Radiohead on a Jazz trip”), Chicago collective Resavoir return with their first full length effort. The self-titled album presents a juicy suite of elegantly-orchestrated lo-fi jazz instrumentals germinated from home recording experiments by the group’s producer \/ arranger Will Miller. Applying a compositional approach attributable to his experience producing hip-hop beats as much as his studies at Oberlin Conservatory, Miller built melodic sketches on foundations of samples and loops before bringing pieces to the group for collective development. After integrating recordings of the full band into his home-produced impressions (not unlike IARC predecessors Jeff Parker and Makaya McCraven), he overdubbed another dozen friends into the mix (including Brandee Younger, Sen Morimoto, Carter Lang, Knox Fortune and Macie Stewart) before finalizing the arrangements. In Miller’s modest editing room, Resavoir grew from experiment into epic opus recalling the lush, psychedelic soul jazz orchestrations of David Axelrod and Charles Stepney… but in the sampled-laden style of Yesterday’s New Quintet, Broadcast, or Thundercat, with a lyrical affinity for minimalism and texturalism, like trumpeter \/ composers Jon Hassell and Justin Walter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"International Anthem Recording Co","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50485665857867,"sku":"1065013","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a2abe9ef-6b97-4b80-8038-79d0d6d20c6d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727601901"},{"product_id":"life-before-1","title":"Life Before","description":"\u003cp\u003eResavoir are back with new (old) music, sharing a reflective miniature that stirs the haze of a distant memory. Originally commissioned by Chicago's Public Media Institute for their 2020 real-time history-writing publication Quarantine Times, \"Life Before\" goes wide today in the wake of Resavoir's 2023 self-titled LP Resavoir (which followed their 2019 debut LP, also titled Resavoir).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Life Before\" was composed by Resavoir bandleader Will Miller in collaboration with graphic designer and illustrator Crystal Zapata. Drawing inspiration from the works of 1960s and 70s Italian film composers like Piero Umiliani, Piero Piccioni, and Alessandro Alessandroni, the track blends piano and synthesizer by Miller with double bass by Lane Beckstrom and drums by Peter Manheim.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"International Anthem Recording Co","offers":[{"title":"Clear 7\"","offer_id":50945165984075,"sku":"2232850","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/IARC0094_IARCS194_Artwork_2134d12e_thumbnail_4096_faf58ae7-6d2d-43ec-acb0-d5db7159a560.jpg?v=1733573561"},{"product_id":"themes-for-dreams","title":"Themes for Dreams","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThemes For Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e marks another left turn, finding Chicago-born and based musician, composer, and producer Will Miller at his most meditative, patient, and intentional. Across 13 gorgeous and strikingly cohesive tracks, the album eschews drums in favor of immersive melodies that float, dissipate, and linger. It's an album meant for rest, with arrangements so welcomely enveloping they feel like a warm blanket. 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