Nick Castell ~ The Water Margin

Back in 2010 I found Nick Castell's music on bandcamp and was stunned by his variety of styles and his playing skills, because he seemed so very young. But after an interview I made with him, it was clear how he approached music. As an ethnomusicologist, since he just studied that.

It's great that he's back now, with an "proper" (limited tape) release on Scissor Tail Records. He blends into their label catalogue, with focus on the more experimental side of acoustic music mixed soundscapes, very well.

Water Margin contains, as expected, a wide variety of acoustic music, mostly solo acoustic guitar or other string instruments, piano, field recordings and even sinus tones.

The over 9 minutes track Water Margin is in vein of his former project Hiss Hog Porkestra which was more focused on severaly styles of ethno music.

A Geographic Impossibility is a collage of layered field recordings of birds and church bells and choral music. 

There is a lot to discover, that's for sure!

A very enjoyable release of an still, unknown artist.