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'Careless' is a collaborative single from Colorado singer-songwriter Logan Farmer and Belgian neo-classical composer Illuminine. Recorded via email over several months in early 2021, 'Careless' blends the stark, sorrowful lyrics that have become Farmer's signature with the lush, dreamlike soundscapes of Illuminine.
A memorable vocal melody kicks off the single atop a field recording of crickets and bubbling water. Slowly the bass line underpinning the track builds with Farmer's storytelling until his words are buried underneath a tidal wave of synths and shoegaze-y guitars. "I first heard Logan's music on a popular Belgian radio show and I immediately felt that we had to write something together," explains Kevin Imbrechts, the sole composer behind Illuminine, "so after the show I reached out about working together. The song started with a simple bass line that I had in mind for a few months, then we just added layer after layer via email: vocals, guitar,
organ, etc."
Regarding the lyrics, Farmer stated, "I think it's about how we anxiously consume media through our devices, doom scrolling, and how we'll read an article about some absolute tragedy and believe that we digested it properly after only a few seconds, instead of it accumulating like lead in our stomach. Kevin is a brilliant producer, so it was wonderful working with him and seeing how he could transform a simple bass loop into something so lush and sweeping."
The track follows Illuminine's 2021 EP 'Lullaby', a collection that features reworks from composers like Federico Albanese and Daigo Hanada, and Farmer's 2020 album Still No Mother', which is a personal exploration of the artist's own climate anxiety.
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released October 5, 2021
Recorded by Kevin Imbrechts and Logan Farmer
supported by 5 fans who also own “Careless (w/ Illuminine)”
As always, amazing. This is a little more mellow and electronic than previous discs ... but that is a good thing. Will always purchase what he puts out. Tim McLelland
supported by 4 fans who also own “Careless (w/ Illuminine)”
I always just kind of enjoyed Monarch Mtn ... a really mellow discovery I made on Bandcamp. However, this disc is something else ... I just keep coming back to it. Amazing and depressing with the perfect amount of melody and singing. Truly great music. Tim McLelland
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