NEWS4U DECEMBER 2021 | MUSIC
TWOPINE Local electronic artist preps Cold Moon EP, strives for sweet yet glitched-out organic sound
The sound of TwoPine grew from several distinct influences. File cites beat-based music by artists such as Flying Lotus and Tycho as a primary source of inspiration but in particular, the album 22, A Million by indie folk band Bon Iver. "That had come out and it was heavily electronicallyinduced and that's what really launched the effort of TwoPine," File notes. "I wanted to make electronic music [like these artists] but with that organic sound skewed and chopped-up and glitched-out." To achieve what he was hearing in his head, File began acquiring various pieces of equipment, including a MPC (music workstation) and two Korg synthesizers discovered while cleaning out his great-
While most artists yearn for the spotlight, Evansville's Tayler
great uncle's house. Plus, a buddy kindly donated a reverb
File is happy to exist in the shadows, quietly producing
effects pedal which proved to be a hugely important
some of the tri-state's best electronic music - primarily
addition to his arsenal. File then spent hours scavenging
ambient creations that
online electronic forums
truly soothe the soul,
and watching YouTube
providing
much-
videos to figure out how
needed
a
from
to bring his musical vision
the constant white noise
respite
to life, duly pouring all
of daily life in the 21st
that education into the
century. The irony here
aforementioned Fall EP -
is that File used to play
but he really hit the mark
guitar in various high
on last October's follow-
school
bands.
up, Gratitude, and its
But feeling a bit boxed
two expertly-constructed
in, he started exploring
tracks,
synthesizers
and "BeGrateful." The
metal
on
the
"SlowDown"
side and eventually his
former's
peripheral
mastery shows just what
interest
in
beat-based
electronics blossomed into a solo project dubbed TwoPine,
a quick-study File is, while the latter's gorgeously serene
a moniker based partially on a famous quote by Scottish-
piano refrain recalls Brian Eno's ambient classic Music for
born naturalist/writer John Muir ("Between every two pines
Airports.
is a doorway to a new world") and the simple fact that there are two pine trees outside File's window at home. It's an
Though it can take File up to two years to perfect his pieces,
apt name that perfectly captures the tranquil atmosphere
he's already set to release another EP on December 18.
of instrumental tracks like "Timberly" and "Dusk" from
Titled Cold Moon (referencing the name of the full moon
2020's Fall EP - a promising debut that laid the blueprint
this month), this 3-song collection features his most dance-
for future releases. "I was still trying to figure things out,"
oriented track to date. "And then I might just do an acoustic
File explains. "But I knew that this is what I wanted to sound
track after that," File says. "I still want things to sound kind of
like."
sweet and daytime-ish - and definitely organic electronic, if that makes sense."
TwoPine recordings are available on Bandcamp and all major streaming platforms.
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