interiority complex, by part timer

interiority complex

by part timer

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Lost Tribe Sound part timer's music is one of the big reasons I got into making music and running a label. The nocturnal, lulling, slightly broken mechanics of 'Interiority Complex' are as charming as ever. The rich warmth of horn and string lay the bedding, rattling wooden bits tenderize the edges, soft snare and kick provide head-nodding moments, and at the center is the old piano warped from years in the attic... and all is right.

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'Interiority Complex' is something of a reflective album for me. I recently realised that it has been 16 years since the first part timer album came out. It feels like longer....but I suppose that's a couple of years of lockdowns for you.

I have a feeling that this album represents a broadening of the 'part timer' sound. It still has the long-standing interest in nostalgia-soaked recordings - vinyl crackle, tape hiss, field recordings. It is still largely composed of the instrumental elements found on my earliest stuff - guitar, strings, piano. But despite these familiar elements, this one is different. It feels structurally different and the moods sit a little more off-kilter than my previous releases. Maybe that's a function of a maturing in my approach, maybe it's a function of learning a new DAW, or maybe it's a function of, now more than ever, truly being a part timer in music making - snatching time between family, work, commitments, and all the other distractions life has to offer.

I'd love to say that this album has a grand overarching theme - a vision of sorts - but really, the title sums it up. It's a series of snapshots of what's in my head. An exploration of the various interests and sounds that I've taken on board in the time since that first part timer album 16 years ago.

*I've included a PDF "booklet" with the download featuring some lovely AI artwork created for the album*

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released July 1, 2022

Music by John McCaffrey
Mastered by the incredible Ian Hawgood

Dedicated, as ever, to my amazing family - Danielle, Minna, and Bessie

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part timer Melbourne, Australia

Reviews of part timer releases:

"folk-tinged electronic love songs ... both painfully sad and delicately optimistic" - boomkat

"blissful and carefully designed" - the silent ballet

"mesmerizing pastoral-folk songs...as beautiful as they are polished" - textura

"tranquil and dreamlike, warm and so utterly soothing. Some of the prettiest pop folk we've ever heard." - Aquarius ... more

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