Ample Habitat, by Shabason / Gunning

Ample Habitat

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1.	Barbeau Peak 05:57	buy track
2.	Sea Ices 06:13	buy track
3.	Parkette 03:16	buy track
4.	Measures of Fog 06:55	buy track
5.	Crystal Fake 05:54	buy track
6.	Ample Habitat 00:40	buy track
7.	Is Jubilee 05:17	buy track
8.	The Shore Instead 04:53	buy track

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Sophomore release from Toronto dream-duo Joseph Shabason and Ben Gunning, this time a more cosmopolitan affair, mapping fragmented cityscapes from bent electronics and late-night FM jazz transmissions.

The boys are back in town. After recording their debut in a remote cottage in Northern Ontario, the duo relocated their jams to Shabason’s Toronto studio where they gained unlimited access to a virtual cornucopia of analog and digital gear and had the time to really push those instruments to the brink. In the crisp autumnal sessions the duo consciously set out to make Ample Habitat with a fresh slate; not a single melody or patch was smuggled in on a USB stick. Fuelled with off-brand club soda, the ethos was to infuse the sessions and the music itself with a sense of discovery. Another perk of the new locale was being closer to friends and neighbours; TO music-scene luminaries Kieran Adams, Bram Gielen, and Thom Gill dropped in, rounding out a full jam band for the convivial B-side surprise “Is Jubilee.” Although the album calls on a wild menagerie of digital voices, the heart is warm and human, favouring performance and play over presets and quantization. If J Dilla was able to teach an MPC jazz, Shabason / Gunning aim to teach their hardware the ECM version.

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released March 8, 2024

Ben Gunning: Sampler, Drum Machine, Synthesizer, Guitar, Vocal, Percussion
Joseph Shabason: Flute, Ewi, Saxophone, Synthesizer, Piano, Percussion
On "Is Jubilee" - Drums: Kieran Adams,
Bass: Bram Gielen, Piano: Thom Gill.

All compositions by Ben Gunning and Joseph Shabason
Recorded and Engineered by Joseph Shabason at Aytche studio, Toronto
Mixed by Ben Gunning
Mastered by Brandon Hocura
Design by Alan Brand

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