{"title":"Vic Mars","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-beacons","title":"The Beacons","description":"\u003cp\u003eClay Pipe Music release \u003ci\u003eThe Beacons\u003c\/i\u003e by Vic Mars - the enigmatic producers third LP for the label. Since 2019s \u003ci\u003eInner Roads and Outer Paths\u003c\/i\u003e his music has found a new audience having been used as the soundtrack to the game I am Dead by British interactive studio Hollow Ponds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile his previous two albums were inspired by the pastoral landscapes of Herefordshire, \u003ci\u003eThe Beacons\u003c\/i\u003e, embarks on a journey westward into Wales, inviting listeners into the rugged terrain of the Brecon Beacons and the Black Mountains. Using a darker more ominous sonic palette, and pushing the sound of the Moog synthesizer to the fore, The Beacons captures the feel of mountains silhouetted against dramatic skies, craggy summits and the overall grandeur of the landscape and its rich folklore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStories of plane crashes, a monument honouring a missing boy, and legends such the mysterious door within Llyn Cwm Llwch lake— said to open to an invisible island - all helped shape the making of the record. With the addition of live drums, viola, a Juno 60 and field recordings alongside his distinctive Mellotrons and flutes, Vic has explored new ground, but still maintains the melodic interest and home spun charm of his earlier records.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough now based in London Vic grew up in Hereford, in winter time the distant ice capped peaks of the Beacons served as a childhood barometer, a hopeful indicator that the city might also be graced with snow. In better weather there were days out with family or friends, clambering up Pen-y-fan or visiting the beautiful waterfalls at Ystradfellte. All these formative experiences seep into the music on this record, weaving an enchanting spell that captures the vastness of the mountain ranges and the stories they tell.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clay Pipe","offers":[{"title":"CD.","offer_id":50388392345931,"sku":"2127459","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Turquoise LP","offer_id":50388393066827,"sku":"2127296","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/905b9229-fe85-8b06-585f-dcb639e072fc_d8528c98_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726341801"},{"product_id":"inner-roads-and-outer-paths","title":"Inner Roads and Outer Paths","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInner Roads and Outer Paths\u003c\/i\u003e is Herefordshire born Vic Mars’ third \nrelease on Clay Pipe Music. It follows 2018's \u003ci\u003eThe Soundtrack To The\n Hospice\u003c\/i\u003e commissioned by Gideon Coe for BBC 6 Music, and 2015s \ncritically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Land and the Garden\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\nInspired by in part by Alfred Watkins words and photographs of \nHerefordshire, the record also harks back to a period in Vic’s youth \nspent exploring the abandoned houses and factories on the fringes of his\n home town; the in-between places where nature either takes back, or \nloses its grip. On a recent visit home, he found a new road cutting \nthrough the fields he had played in as a child, and realised that some \nof the older pathways and lanes had become lost or overgrown. It is a \nrecord of trails, roads and holloways, that lead you out along the \nriver, through ruined arches and over railway lines, past crumbling \nstately homes and back into the centre of town.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nThe album was recorded with 1980s style ‘tracker’ software, and a \ncollection of instruments that includes alto recorders, school \nglockenspiels, a Roland Juno 60 and a Korg Monopoly. He manages to merge\n the wow and flutter of orchestral sounds from vintage British cinema \ndocumentaries, with Freddie Phillips style acoustic guitars and \nsequenced analogue synths.\u003ci\u003e Inner Roads and Outer Paths\u003c\/i\u003e is a lush \nbeautiful record that magically captures the Hereford landscape of Vic’s\n youth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clay Pipe","offers":[{"title":"Green LP","offer_id":50388433305931,"sku":"2127317","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Inner_Roads_and_Outer_Paths_c2570c19_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726341991"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/vic-mars.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}