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Travel By Sea "Days Of My Escape" (Autumn Tone, 2008)

Melody, harmony and a place for reflection

What makes this a slightly different proposition from the millions of other band who cite Buckner, Adams and Oldham as a reference point, is that Travel By Sea make music over the phone, by email, or whatever other medium is possible in communicating sounds from Colorado to California. Essentially Kyle Kersten and Brian Kraft approach the making and recording of these songs from many hundreds of miles apart. That they are so obviously intrinsically linked in their ideas of melody, harmony, and the very essence of their reverb-driven americana is one of space and reflection, makes the whole exercise something to both applaud and cherish. Following up a 2006 self-released album 'Days Of My Escape' is a record of real worth. I can see why they choose to highlight the mighty threesome as a reference, as, yes, I can hear the brutal honesty of Buckner, the painful self-antongising of Adams, and the wistful, almost ethereal Oldham melodies, but for me you can throw the intelllect and lyrical languidity of Will Johnson's South San Gabriel. These are songs that unfold slowly to the ear, like little aural treasures unearthed. It's a glorious record that becomes more poingnant and necessary the more you play it, sitting their in the back of the mind eating away at your senses until you once again succumb to its charm. Kerstan and Kraft are made for each other. Both adopt a 'less is more' apprach, both are masters of the understated. Between them they create a mood – a reflective chasm – that allows for these songs to resonate and breath. It's a skill that only a few can achive, and, given this is record that was essentially put togther on the net, its all the more impressive.

$5 tickets

Evan Way (Parson Red Heads) 9pm

Olin 10pm

Travel by Sea 11pm

Western States Motel 12am

No idea what it says but we love the Dutch. 

http://www.hanx.net/recensieimg/juni08/travel.htm

Travel By Sea  - Days Of My Escape
Een liedje van hun nieuwe album, Days Of My Escape, is ook te vinden op het bijzonder fraaie Folk Music For The End Of The World. Het tekent de twee mannen van Travel By Sea. Een paar jaar geleden bespraken we hier op Hanx het debuut van het duo. Kyle Kersten komt uit Tustin, Californië en Brian Kraft uit Denver, Colorado. Ze bevinden zich op voornoemd verzamelalbum in goed gezelschap: O'death, Elephant Micah, Hayden, Hezekiah Jones en anderen. Days Of My Escape treedt in de voetsporen… Nee, dat is niet goed. Volgt in de boeggolf of kabbelt in het kielzog van het onlangs opnieuw uitgegeven Shadows Rise. Opnieuw op afstand, dus via kabels, tot stand gekomen. En ook nu sijpelt de muziek langzaam maar zeker door alles heen. Een kier in de romp meer dan de opening op links. Meer opstelling dan lange pass. Een mengeling van slo-core, postrock en country. Waarbij moet worden opgemerkt dat de liedjes aanvankelijk met enige schroom de luisteraar tegemoet treden. Wie ze niet met open armen ontvangt ziet ze later als muurbloemen weer terug. Plukken is er hier niet bij. Kyle Kersten is zelfverklaard liefhebber van Mark Kozelek's Sun Kil Moon. Ben benieuwd wat hij van het magistrale nieuwe album, April, van Kozelek vindt. Je hoort wel iets terug van deze grootmeester trouwens. Het tekent de klasse van Travel By Sea. Maar ook het verschil in klasse. Net iets minder ook dan Hanxfavorieten Great Lake Swimmers. Al hoeft Travel By Sea zich met een album als Days Of My Escape daar absoluut niet voor te schamen. (Wim Boluijt)

Hey- for anyone who wants to listen to the new entire album for free- Paste Magazine has the whole thing streaming at their website for the next few weeks. Look for it on the right hand side in the "Paste Station" player and look under "Album Streams." http://www.pastemagazine.com/

Enjoy!

Album is on Itunes and Amazon....

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=279255167&s=143455

http://www.amazon.com/Days-of-My-Escape/dp/B0018AZWNQ/ref=dm_ap_alb1?ie=UTF8&qid=1209500667&sr=8-1

Probably on emusic too.

Check it...one - two.

http://www.thetripwire.com/reviews/2008/4/24/days-of-my-escape

Travel By Sea's second LP, Days Of My Escape, is another lesson in the power of less is more. Kyle Kersten and Brian Kraft return to our headphones with 11 tracks and 44 minutes of what is now a signature sound of hushed lullabies and midnight crackles. Put out by Autumn Tone, the band's sophomore effort is full of the kind of the country music that creeps around at night ("Too Much Too Quickly") and walks through the woods ("Shake You") just to find a seat on a train ("Let It All Die Down") from Denver to California.

Kersten's soft vocal attack is the highlight on Days Of My Escape. He wants you to listen, but is afraid to ask. Ever had an overwhelming feeling to get out of the silly city or town you're in? Get away from the honking horns, the homeless asking for just one more dollar, and the bongos in the subway? That quiet is his voice. Even on the "rocker," "When It Slowly Fades," Kersten's anti-twang finds a way to sound like a rainy day vacation. It's a hard skill to stumble upon, but he seems to have found it pretty early on in his days.

Days of My Escape is just where you and I want to be..."20 miles to the Blue Ridge."

Building on the bones of their 2006 debut, Shadows Rise, Travel by Sea return Spring of 2008 with their sophomore LP Days of My Escape. Once again crafted over the wire - separated by the wilderness between California and Colorado - Travel by Sea’s Kyle Kersten and Brian Kraft use the distance to their advantage. The space and airiness of the opening notes put the wheels in a slow motion descent down the San Diego highway, setting off an eleven song post-folk soundscape replete with hopeful melancholy and longing melodies. From pulsed hush to sparse country singe, Kraft provides a seemingly limitless sonic and instrumental palette of which to augment Kersten’s vocal vignettes. The Broken West’s Dan Iead and Pink Nasty guest.

You can purchase the album here

Here are a few reviews so far...
www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2008/04/08/travel-by-sea-days-of-my-escape

www.herohill.com/2008/04/reviews-travel-by-sea-days-of-my-escape.htm

Hello friends

We received our album back today from the mastering house.  We've posted three songs as a small preview.  Hopefully you all enjoy them. 

The album will be released via Autumn Tone Records (late March).  We should have an official release date very soon. 

tbs

Well I guess we've finally made it in the world of technology.  "Shadows Rise" is now on Itunes...I think its on Emusic too.  Check it out!!!  Any reviews on Itunes would be appreciated.

Still working on our sophmore slump "Days of My Escape".  Hopefully will be done in the coming months and will be put up on Autumn Tone Records www.autumntone.com

Opening for The Mother Hips on 6-14 at the Echoplex in LA.  Free show.  I think we go on at 8:30. 

Word to your mother

Available for purchase here

http://www.sctas.com/SR/000.html

All proceeds go to sweetrelief.org