Interview by www.cheeseontoast.co.nz

SCR015
Glass Vaults - Into Clear EP
Released November 2011.
Glass Vault’s Into Clear is a pale blue sky. Half awake / Half asleep. Humming incantations. Richard Larsen and Rowan Pierce - now with the help of Signer & Skallander legend, Bevan Smith - using their usual mishmash of electronics, voice & guitars, have cast forth a new EP; This one more consistently ambient than the last, gently rubbing at your ears like a good friend (for a solid 28 minutes). Each song is a wide open space but extremely delicate; for the most part moving at a slow, almost changeless hover and then shifting subtly as if guided by a gentle hand.

Richard’s singing voice, at times breath-taking, earnestly sets the scene for each track, floating through dream-state electronics singing songs of light and fading memories. Glass Vaults give the listener three choices; engage, submit or ignore. These are hymns for no One but Everyone.

Stoner Gospel anyone?

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Thanks heeeeeaps to Chris at thebigcity.co.nz for these lovely photos! I used to live in Christchurch so it was rad to be back and see how things are going post-catastophic earthquake. The central city remains a no-go area so there are seemingly no landmarks with which to navigate but the people of the ‘burbs are stepping up to provide some very hopeful signs! An encouraging place to be.

THE BREWERY

Valdera @ The Brewery

Glass Vaults @ The Brewery

Seth Frightening @ The Brewery

DARKROOM - So coooool! As Chris put it “The Archive (Darkroom’s parent building which also houses Galaxy Records and the new RDU permanent studio) is quickly becoming one of my favorite places, with great shows, warm hosts, fantastic drinks, home-made snacks and brilliant events.” Enough said.

Seth Frightening @ The Darkroom

Glass Vaults @ The Darkroom

Rowan of Glass Vaults @ The Darkroom

Disasteradio @ The Darkroom

What an excellent place and time! We started an affair with Port Chalmers and Chicks Hotel and Hector who runs it. More pics of the show and miscellaneous explorations below… Please note I was too captivated by the Radio Cegeste performance to remember to take a photo of her! AND for some reason I have no pics from Christchurch, but I will track some down! Thanks to everybody we met and who came along to shows and made the trip a general sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet as time all round! We will be coming back as often as we can.

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Can’t wait!