Withered, by Sidekick Wave

Withered

by Sidekick Wave

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1.	Life Cycle (Not Enough) 03:13	buy track
2.	Wither 02:42	buy track
3.	Rise In Spirals 05:35	buy track
4.	Clean Streets / Dirty Heart 04:02	buy track
5.	Gradient Blur 03:20	buy track
6.	Outside the Circles of Time 04:58	buy track
7.	Basement Ritual (pt. 1&2) 05:12	buy track
8.	Twilight Offering 03:30	buy track

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Sidekick Wave is the primary musical project of traveling musician/yoga & meditation teacher/poet, David Miller, and his various collaborators. After several singles, EPs, and compilation tracks crossing through a multitude of genres, "Withered" is the first Sidekick Wave album.
"Withered" evokes memories of an era when industrial music was new, and its sound less defined; just as likely to cross over into Post Punk or Dark Ambient as the dance floor. "Withered" is like memory of music from a dream, where the drifting mind merged distant memories of early Psychic TV, Sleep Chamber, Current 93 with Can, Klinik, Skinny Puppy, She Wants Revenge, hardcore Devo, Youth Code and the Revolting Cocks but the dream logic has warped them into their own beast, never merely imitative.
"Withered" is an album about death, love, ritual and devotion. The lyrics are primal, improvisational, and born from mortality and loss. The song-oriented first tracks (1-4) are followed by more expansive and meditative tracks (5-8).

This album is dedicated to the memory of Vien Trinh 1925-2021.

All music by Sidekick Wave, with special guests:
- Troy Date: sub-bass, additional sounds, snare strikes, noise and bellowing guitar on 1; bass on 2; synthesizer, taps, wood frog, accent vocals on 3; live bass, live synths, fire pops and additional sounds on 4
- Jason Kesselring (Comets Ov Cupid): guitar on 3
- Restricted: samples on 1
- Todd Millenacker: backing vocals on 4
- Mona Van: opening vocals and gong on 7
With:
- Nic Heidt: mastering
- Ben Pruess: gong recording on 7
- Katherine Zhukovsky (@chasethesunlight): cover painting
- Civic Duty Arts Council: cover layout and design

Recorded September, 2020 - July, 2021.
Sidekick Wave's parts were recorded and mixed in Orange, CA with additional work in Joshua Tree, CA and Eau Claire, WI.

To sign up for monthly Sidekick Transmissions or for correspondence, contact: sidekickyouth@gmail.com

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released August 6, 2021

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