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The Roots That Clutch

by Halb Varas

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"The Roots that Clutch" (taken from TS Elliot’s ‘The Wasteland”) is Halb Varas' latest masterwork. An exploration of dark noise jazz, ambient tones and stunning soundscapes, the album presents the darker side of JC Riley, which – in his own words – ‘undoubtedly is a product of a world that continues to grapple with important issues and grapple with those who deny that there are issues to grapple with’.

The album unfolded over a longer period than previous Halb Varas releases. One song was improvised while watching guitarist Ed O'Brien talk about the gear he uses live. One song was composed or improvised after watching a documentary on Miles Davis.
The rest of the songs are either contemplative or represent a foreboding tension that relates to the situations going on all over the world. The tracks that are more contemplative in nature or try to paint pictures without images such Daylight Watch, Shifting Slur (A Current Undersea), and Water Encroaches on the Battlements all try to give the listener and creator the space and time for solace and escape. The more aggressive or foreboding tracks such as Threnody, Armoured by the Pressure of the Air, and Creeping Whilst Looking Up in Fear are a reflection of many of our states of mind and a dark celebration of exorcising the negative through sound.

As a whole, the album is a journey of escape or an exorcising of the dark thoughts that we all have.

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released January 13, 2021

Written, composed / produced, mixed and mastered by J.C Riley (Halb Varas) 2020.

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Rum Fixion Records Melbourne, Australia

Independent record label for strange, dark sound stories.

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