Chryse Planitia, by Steve Kilbey & Gareth Koch

Chryse Planitia

by Steve Kilbey & Gareth Koch

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audient_lang It's hard to choose a favorite track from this album. All of the tracks are great. Enjoying them all and the song order as well. Successful collaborative sound. Nice to hear Mr. Kilbey's voice in a different musical context from The Church. Sounds like new territories have been reached...new golden plains somewhere on distant planets, where the demigods have their retirement homes. Favorite track: Tears at the End of the World.

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1.	Fallen Crown 03:32		buy track
2.	The Fatal Hour 03:34		buy track
3.	Thylacine 04:04		buy track
4.	Tears at the End of the World 02:29		buy track
5.	Ophelia Without Wine 03:48		buy track
6.	Scattered Coins 04:41		buy track
7.	Stay Where You Are 03:24		buy track
8.	Heart Is Heavy 02:31		buy track
9.	Lady Ishtar In Her Garden 05:16		buy track
10.	She Moved Through the Fair 02:53		buy track
11.	Broken Toys 03:23	info	buy track
12.	Lost At Sea 04:33	info	buy track

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Foghorn Records

STEVE KILBEY & GARETH KOCH
CHRYSE PLANITIA

What unites the musical spheres of an Australian rock icon
and a Viennese-trained classical musician?

The answer lies in a shared aesthetic and approach to their craft. There is a wistful and haunting lilt to the Kilbey/Koch songs, as they float seamlessly through a narrative of fallen crowns, fatal hours, and enchanted gardens. To compliment the poignant lyrics is a delicious instrumentation, weaving and wafting, ghostly and waif-like, alternately brimming with rhythmic drive, present yet somehow elusive.

Hot on the heels of two critically acclaimed singles, the debut album Chryse Planitia pulses with a strong and immediately recognisable musical identity. Kilbey and Koch have forged an entirely new sound characterised by a fluid and elegant movement across genres. Their partnership draws inspiration from medieval music to post-modern psychedelia, as if it were the most natural thing in the world, with every imaginable influence in between.

Steve Kilbey, also known as the frontman of veteran rock band The Church, has generated a lifetime of beautifully crafted songs. His subtly esoteric lyrics create an aura of mystery, posing questions and teasing the listener with riddle-like answers. Kilbey’s words evoke a succession of images, half-remembered whisperings at the edge of our consciousness. He is a poet-master of unsaid things whose writing arouses the dreamer within us.

Gareth Koch is a European-born classical guitarist and composer who has recorded most of the major repertoire. His compositional style reflects a lifelong engagement with classical, folk and flamenco music. Although not easy to define, Koch’s music is often characterised by medieval gestures, influenced by the unrequited longing style of the French Trouveres (singer-poets) of the 12th century.

Expertly mixed by Russell Pilling of Damien Gerard Studios and superbly mastered by Grammy Award winning King Willy Sound, Chryse Planitia is a feast for the ears.

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released December 30, 2019

Features lush orchestrations, guitars, keyboards, kankles, didgeridoos, percussion, bells, drums and more....

CREDITS
released December 30, 2019

Produced by Steve Kilbey & Gareth Koch
Executive producer - Marshall Cullen
Co-producer - Glen Macready
Mixed by Russell Pilling
Mastered by King Willy Sound
Released through Foghorn Records
Special thanks to Sonic Consultants Glen & Pamela Mcready, Decompression Studios, Portland Oregon

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