Horse Follows Darkness

Horse Follows Darkness is the second record by Delia Gonzalez, her follow up to the album In Remembrance. Horse Follows Darkness is essentially a modern electronic soundtrack for the Revisionist Western. Even the idea for the record cover is inspired by one of the most well known modern Westerns, Robert Altman’s McCabe and Mrs Miller. The album was recorded with Abe Seiferth at Transmitter Park studios. Abe became an integral part of the recording, playing guitar and helping to suggest experimenting with different synthesizers, something Delia was keen to do. The music that emerged from these recording sessions combines a range of influences - from the compositions of Erik Satie to Salon De Musique, the solo piano record by Su Tissue (of the LA punk band Suburban Lawns). The record also took on a much different shape and sound with the introduction of the Sequential Circuits Prophet VS, as well as a vintage Korg Poly synth and the Roland SH-101. The golden era Krautrock recordings of bands like Neu!, Cluster and Harmonia were touchstones as well, the repetition, swirling soundscapes and locked-in rhythm tracks.