The Green Child - The Green Child (2018)
electronic, experimental, synthpop | 38:21 min | WEB FLAC (tracks) | 220 MB
Label: Upset The Rhythm
electronic, experimental, synthpop | 38:21 min | WEB FLAC (tracks) | 220 MB
Label: Upset The Rhythm
Members of Total Control and Grass Widow converge a mannered, almost eldritch-tinted style of synth-pop crossing lines with Group Rhoda, John Foxx, Carla Dal Forno, HTRK
“THE GREEN CHILD is the long distance musical collaboration of Mikey Young and Raven Mahon, who met in 2013 when their bands, Total Control and Grass Widow played a show in Oakland, California. They started writing songs together in Australia in 2014 and the project has been on a slow burn since. Their self-titled debut album is the culmination of few years of putting ideas together internationally and periodically recording in Mikey's home studio. Some of the lyrical content and the band's name was inspired by Herbert Read's 1935 utopian, communist, sci-fi novel called The Green Child.
With such a choice name, it's no surprise that The Green Child draw their sound from an illusory past as much as they stalk into pastures new. Broadly retro-futuristic in scope, verdant acres of lushly evocative synthesizers and blippy drum machines underpin most of their upbeat yet decidedly uncanny songs. Raven's calmly scenic and measured vocal flits like a will-o'-the-wisp throughout the tracks, proffering a guiding hand as she walks us through the often eerie, electronic concoctions.
'Traveler' opens the album all redolent, beat-minded and labyrinthine. Twisting melody lines swirl and envelop like a sandstorm, whilst Raven coolly projects on a "solitary man" lost to "green oblivion". Similarly, 'Her Majesty II' glistens with its playful yet plaintive vocal and iridescent arpeggios, whilst 'Bertha' slows things down with tumbling chimes and stately use of space.
The Green Child are adept at atmosphere, their songs are refined from gently unfolding ideas that never fail to realise and build to their potential. Tracks like 'Walking Distance' (featuring Al Montfort on saxophone) and 'New Years Eve' are exercises in evolved composition with ideas budding off and blossoming into truly resonant dimensions. The band's cover of 'Marie Elene' (by Keith Pearson) and closing track 'Destroyer' are further crowning achievements, both pieces subtly handled with poise and ample melancholic grandeur. The Green Child fix their sights on the heights they want to reach within their songs and much like the project itself don't want to rush to the finish line. When it becomes more about the unfurling journey, why not take the time to enjoy the trip and burn slower?”
Tracklist:
01. The Green Child - Traveler
02. The Green Child - Her Majesty II
03. The Green Child - Bertha
04. The Green Child - New Years Eve
05. The Green Child - 46 Timelines
06. The Green Child - Walking Distance
07. The Green Child - Marie Elene
08. The Green Child - Destroyer
fooCDtect - foobar2000 + auCDtect, baralgin.
auCDtect: CD records authenticity detector, version 0.8.2
Copyright © 2004 Oleg Berngardt. All rights reserved.
Copyright © 2004 Alexander Djourik. All rights reserved.
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Track: 03. The Green Child - Bertha
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Detected average lo-boundary frequency: 1.720492e+004 Hz
Detected average hi-cut frequency: 2.109489e+004 Hz
Detected average lo-cut frequency: 1.384550e+004 Hz
Maximum probablis boundary frequency: 2.189100e+004 Hz
Coefficient of nonlinearity of a phase: 1.138722e-001
First order smothness: 5.102195e-001
Second order smothness: 6.135503e-001
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This track looks like CDDA with probability 99%
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Track: 04. The Green Child - New Years Eve
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Detected average lo-boundary frequency: 1.771091e+004 Hz
Detected average hi-cut frequency: 2.180943e+004 Hz
Detected average lo-cut frequency: 1.478002e+004 Hz
Maximum probablis boundary frequency: 2.189100e+004 Hz
Coefficient of nonlinearity of a phase: 6.840376e-002
First order smothness: 6.849218e-001
Second order smothness: 5.245377e-001
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This track looks like CDDA with probability 100%
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Track: 02. The Green Child - Her Majesty II
Processing file: [02. The Green Child - Her Majesty II.aucdtect]
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Detected average lo-boundary frequency: 1.935900e+004 Hz
Detected average hi-cut frequency: 2.188752e+004 Hz
Detected average lo-cut frequency: 1.794893e+004 Hz
Maximum probablis boundary frequency: 2.189100e+004 Hz
Coefficient of nonlinearity of a phase: 8.187006e-002
First order smothness: 6.565077e-001
Second order smothness: 5.657942e-001
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This track looks like CDDA with probability 100%
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Track: 01. The Green Child - Traveler
Processing file: [01. The Green Child - Traveler.aucdtect]
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Detected average lo-boundary frequency: 1.766264e+004 Hz
Detected average hi-cut frequency: 2.175414e+004 Hz
Detected average lo-cut frequency: 1.330999e+004 Hz
Maximum probablis boundary frequency: 2.180000e+004 Hz
Coefficient of nonlinearity of a phase: 3.199443e-002
First order smothness: 5.857580e-001
Second order smothness: 5.114855e-001
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Track: 05. The Green Child - 46 Timelines
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Detected average lo-boundary frequency: 1.875171e+004 Hz
Detected average hi-cut frequency: 2.190298e+004 Hz
Detected average lo-cut frequency: 1.835602e+004 Hz
Maximum probablis boundary frequency: 2.189100e+004 Hz
Coefficient of nonlinearity of a phase: 7.505373e-002
First order smothness: 6.942700e-001
Second order smothness: 5.714286e-001
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Track: 06. The Green Child - Walking Distance
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Detected average lo-boundary frequency: 1.816059e+004 Hz
Detected average hi-cut frequency: 2.177262e+004 Hz
Detected average lo-cut frequency: 1.122057e+004 Hz
Maximum probablis boundary frequency: 2.189100e+004 Hz
Coefficient of nonlinearity of a phase: 1.298291e-001
First order smothness: 5.008526e-001
Second order smothness: 4.951291e-001
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Track: 07. The Green Child - Marie Elene
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Detected average lo-boundary frequency: 1.912128e+004 Hz
Detected average hi-cut frequency: 2.167597e+004 Hz
Detected average lo-cut frequency: 1.488243e+004 Hz
Maximum probablis boundary frequency: 2.189100e+004 Hz
Coefficient of nonlinearity of a phase: 2.047613e-001
First order smothness: 4.875996e-001
Second order smothness: 5.338346e-001
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Track: 08. The Green Child - Destroyer
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Detected average lo-boundary frequency: 1.910204e+004 Hz
Detected average hi-cut frequency: 2.184551e+004 Hz
Detected average lo-cut frequency: 1.352296e+004 Hz
Maximum probablis boundary frequency: 2.189100e+004 Hz
Coefficient of nonlinearity of a phase: 4.437752e-002
First order smothness: 5.936977e-001
Second order smothness: 5.329057e-001
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This track looks like MPEG with probability 95%
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auCDtect: CD records authenticity detector, version 0.8.2
Copyright © 2004 Oleg Berngardt. All rights reserved.
Copyright © 2004 Alexander Djourik. All rights reserved.
mode: 0
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Track: 03. The Green Child - Bertha
Processing file: [03. The Green Child - Bertha.aucdtect]
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Detected average lo-boundary frequency: 1.720492e+004 Hz
Detected average hi-cut frequency: 2.109489e+004 Hz
Detected average lo-cut frequency: 1.384550e+004 Hz
Maximum probablis boundary frequency: 2.189100e+004 Hz
Coefficient of nonlinearity of a phase: 1.138722e-001
First order smothness: 5.102195e-001
Second order smothness: 6.135503e-001
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This track looks like CDDA with probability 99%
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Track: 04. The Green Child - New Years Eve
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Detected average hi-boundary frequency: 2.121080e+004 Hz
Detected average lo-boundary frequency: 1.771091e+004 Hz
Detected average hi-cut frequency: 2.180943e+004 Hz
Detected average lo-cut frequency: 1.478002e+004 Hz
Maximum probablis boundary frequency: 2.189100e+004 Hz
Coefficient of nonlinearity of a phase: 6.840376e-002
First order smothness: 6.849218e-001
Second order smothness: 5.245377e-001
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This track looks like CDDA with probability 100%
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Track: 02. The Green Child - Her Majesty II
Processing file: [02. The Green Child - Her Majesty II.aucdtect]
Detected average hi-boundary frequency: 2.144857e+004 Hz
Detected average lo-boundary frequency: 1.935900e+004 Hz
Detected average hi-cut frequency: 2.188752e+004 Hz
Detected average lo-cut frequency: 1.794893e+004 Hz
Maximum probablis boundary frequency: 2.189100e+004 Hz
Coefficient of nonlinearity of a phase: 8.187006e-002
First order smothness: 6.565077e-001
Second order smothness: 5.657942e-001
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This track looks like CDDA with probability 100%
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Track: 01. The Green Child - Traveler
Processing file: [01. The Green Child - Traveler.aucdtect]
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Detected average lo-boundary frequency: 1.766264e+004 Hz
Detected average hi-cut frequency: 2.175414e+004 Hz
Detected average lo-cut frequency: 1.330999e+004 Hz
Maximum probablis boundary frequency: 2.180000e+004 Hz
Coefficient of nonlinearity of a phase: 3.199443e-002
First order smothness: 5.857580e-001
Second order smothness: 5.114855e-001
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Track: 05. The Green Child - 46 Timelines
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Detected average lo-boundary frequency: 1.875171e+004 Hz
Detected average hi-cut frequency: 2.190298e+004 Hz
Detected average lo-cut frequency: 1.835602e+004 Hz
Maximum probablis boundary frequency: 2.189100e+004 Hz
Coefficient of nonlinearity of a phase: 7.505373e-002
First order smothness: 6.942700e-001
Second order smothness: 5.714286e-001
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Track: 06. The Green Child - Walking Distance
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Detected average lo-boundary frequency: 1.816059e+004 Hz
Detected average hi-cut frequency: 2.177262e+004 Hz
Detected average lo-cut frequency: 1.122057e+004 Hz
Maximum probablis boundary frequency: 2.189100e+004 Hz
Coefficient of nonlinearity of a phase: 1.298291e-001
First order smothness: 5.008526e-001
Second order smothness: 4.951291e-001
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This track looks like CDDA with probability 99%
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Track: 07. The Green Child - Marie Elene
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Detected average lo-boundary frequency: 1.912128e+004 Hz
Detected average hi-cut frequency: 2.167597e+004 Hz
Detected average lo-cut frequency: 1.488243e+004 Hz
Maximum probablis boundary frequency: 2.189100e+004 Hz
Coefficient of nonlinearity of a phase: 2.047613e-001
First order smothness: 4.875996e-001
Second order smothness: 5.338346e-001
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This track looks like CDDA with probability 100%
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Track: 08. The Green Child - Destroyer
Processing file: [08. The Green Child - Destroyer.aucdtect]
Detected average hi-boundary frequency: 2.127422e+004 Hz
Detected average lo-boundary frequency: 1.910204e+004 Hz
Detected average hi-cut frequency: 2.184551e+004 Hz
Detected average lo-cut frequency: 1.352296e+004 Hz
Maximum probablis boundary frequency: 2.189100e+004 Hz
Coefficient of nonlinearity of a phase: 4.437752e-002
First order smothness: 5.936977e-001
Second order smothness: 5.329057e-001
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This track looks like MPEG with probability 95%
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