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Category: The Secret Places of The Earth

0 The Secret Places Of The Earth (Barrett Klesko – All Else Fails, The Order of Chaos) Releases Experimental Guitarwork Album “The Space Between The Stars”

  • September 23, 2022
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · The Secret Places of The Earth

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – September 23, 2022

 

The Secret Places Of The Earth (Barrett Klesko – All Else Fails, The Order of Chaos) Releases Experimental Guitarwork Album “The Space Between The Stars”

New Album “The Space Between The Stars” Out Sept 23rd

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Canadian experimental guitar project The Secret Places Of The Earth has announced a second album coming up entitled “The Space Between Stars”. Already released is the single “Mother Brain” and now fans have the opportunity to dig into the spacey, ambient, experimental guitar work in full.

The man behind the project is award-winning Canadian composer, and visual artist Barrett Klesko (All Else Fails, The Order of Chaos) who writes the songs in a flow state, messing around a little with tones and effects, then after finding a few riffs that feel good, he’ll start to play. Essentially, he records the songs live using a looper, but he’s playing more to his own ears, than to any rigid musical rule or structure. He looks for his playing to evoke a specific sensation or emotion, and he follows it. He plays more as an observer than a performer. Klesko explains what fans can expect in the future:

“I compose along a certain path until I notice the sound of my work beginning to change, which signals to me that I am moving on to a new set of songs. I more or less follow my intuition in that regard. Fans can expect a lot more music, I have worked quite a bit ahead, and plan to release new albums every few months. As of August 2022, The Secret Places of the Earth has an unreleased catalogue of over 80 songs, which is growing weekly.”

As for playing live, Klesko is still considering the best way to bring this music into a live scenario. Because of the experimental nature of the music, in regards to experimenting with it before he hits a flow with a song, he will need a very specific venue or experience to properly convey it and isn’t sure what that is quite yet.

The album was written and performed by Barrett Klesko, who also produced, and engineered, it, and the mastering was done by Colin Noel. The album artwork was done by dianico.

Haunted, hypnotic, and healing, The Secret Places Of The Earth is recommended for fans of Repulsive, Midwife, and Jefre Cantu-Ledesma.

The album “The Space Between The Stars” is available as of September 23rd, 2022 on the following platforms:

​Thesecretplacesoftheearth.bandcamp.com, Spotify, Apple Music​

Visualizer – Mother Brain – https://youtu.be/aDpM7C9qKo0

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Track Listing:​
1. Mother Brain (6:25)
2. The Space Between the Stars (3:12)
3. Fragile Futures (3:01)
4. Drifts (4:52)
5. Breach (3:06)
Album Length 20:19

About: The Secret Places of the Earth is a non-linear, live compositional experiment by award-winning Canadian composer, and visual artist Barrett Klesko (All Else Fails, The Order of Chaos, FadeBack Studios United). His first album “Stormwalker” was released in early 2022 to a modest, though enthusiastic fan and critical reception. Described as darkly beautiful, magnetic, and often unsettling, “Stormwalker” has been gaining momentum with a growing cult following due to its organic live feel and hypnotizing depth.

For more info:

EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-iwQ​

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0 Canadian Prog/ Experimental Guitar Project THE SECRET PLACES OF THE EARTH (Barrett Klesko – All Else Fails, The Order of Chaos) Debuts Spacey Ambient Single “Mother Brain” Off Album “The Space Between The Stars” Out Sept 23rd

  • September 16, 2022
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · The Secret Places of The Earth

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – September 16, 2022

Canadian Prog/ Experimental Guitar Project THE SECRET PLACES OF THE EARTH (Barrett Klesko – All Else Fails, The Order of Chaos) Debuts Spacey Ambient Single “Mother Brain”

New Album “The Space Between The Stars” Out Sept 23rd

​

Canadian progressive and experimental guitar project The Secret Places Of The Earth has announced a second album coming up entitled “The Space Between The Stars”. This will be the follow-up to “Stormwalker”, which was released early this year. The introductory single “Mother Brain” gives listeners a chance to dig into the spacey, ambient, experimental guitar work within.

The solo project of award-winning Canadian composer, and visual artist Barrett Klesko (All Else Fails, The Order of Chaos), The Secret Places Of The Earth started as a reason to mess with interesting guitar effects, and it turned very quickly into a deep flow state experiment in loop-based composition. All songs are recorded on a very minimal rig; few guitar pedals and a looper, no multi-tracking involved. He shares some insight into his work:

“There are two ways to experience my work; one is through active listening, in which case, you could expect trippy guitar sounds, soft waves, and lots of ambient washes and motion. The other is through meditative listening, in which I find there is a very soothing feel to this music, akin to a sound bath. I find it to be very healing.”

Without lyrics, it is up to the listener to decide what the songs mean to them. According to Klesko, there has been some interesting feedback in that the song titles seem to properly reflect the music, which is great because he let them name themselves. The titles just come to him on the first listen back, and he tries not to overthink that.

With an album already out, “The Space Between The Stars” on its way and a plethora of songs waiting their turn to be released, the sound of the project evolves very quickly, each selection of songs is different than the ones before, but as the album’s release, Klesko prefers to let the listeners experience that for themselves.

A huge fan of Pink Floyd, Klesko notes that he is hugely influenced by the guitar and ambient sounds in “Dark Side” and “Wish You Were Here” specifically. He also really likes zoning into some of the deep sleep playlists out there, no specific artists, but the overall vibe of the sleep genre speaks to him.

In the deepest reach,

Thoughts adrift among the stars

Slumber now in peace

This album is a deep reflecting pool, as it submerges the listener, massages the senses, opens and engages the mind, and relaxes the body. It is recommended for fans of Pink Floyd, Repulsive, and Midwife.

A visualizer video for “Mother Brain” is available on YouTube – https://youtu.be/aDpM7C9qKo0

​

The album “The Space Between The Stars” comes out September 23rd, 2022, and will be available on the following platforms:

​Thesecretplacesoftheearth.bandcamp.com, Spotify, Apple Music​

Track Listing:​
1. Mother Brain (6:25)
2. The Space Between the Stars (3:12)
3. Fragile Futures (3:01)
4. Drifts (4:52)
5. Breach (3:06)
Album Length 20:19

About: The Secret Places of the Earth is a non-linear, live compositional experiment by award-winning Canadian composer, and visual artist Barrett Klesko (All Else Fails, The Order of Chaos, FadeBack Studios United). His first album “Stormwalker” was released in early 2022 to a modest, though enthusiastic fan and critical reception. Described as darkly beautiful, magnetic, and often unsettling, “Stormwalker” has been gaining momentum with a growing cult following due to its organic live feel and hypnotizing depth.

For more info:

EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-iwQ​

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ASHER MEDIA RELATIONS
Jon Asher – Music Publicist
#.514.581.5780 | jon[@]ashermediarelations[.]com
Facebook @AsherMediaRelations | Instagram @AsherMedia | Tweet @AsherMedia
(Rockshots Records, Extreme Metal Music, Armstrong MF, Loud As Hell, Metalocalypstick, Decimate MF, Electric Highway Fest, Wacken Metal Battle Canada/USA, Hyperspace MF, Le FestEvil)

0 EPK – The Secret Places of The Earth – The Space Between the Stars (2022)

  • September 10, 2022
  • by Asher
  • · EPKs · The Secret Places of The Earth

EPK – The Secret Places of The Earth – The Space Between the Stars (2022)

Publicist – Jon Asher – jon[@]ashermediarelations[.]com

For fans of Pink Floyd, Repulsive, Midwife, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, Well Then, Goodbye

Album Title: The Space Between the Stars
Release Date: September 23, 2022
Label: Unsigned
Distribution: CD Baby

Thesecretplacesoftheearth.bandcamp.com | YouTube | Spotify | Apple Music | Amazon

The Secret Places of the Earth is a non-linear, live compositional experiment by award-winning Canadian composer, and visual artist Barrett Klesko (All Else Fails, The Order of Chaos, FadeBack Studios United). His first album “Stormwalker” was released in April 2022 to a modest, though enthusiastic fan and critical reception. Described as darkly beautiful, magnetic, and often unsettling, Stormwalker gained momentum with a growing cult following due to its organic live feel and hypnotizing depth. Riding the momentum, The Secret Places of the Earth is offering a second album for 2022 with “The Space Between the Stars” due out on September 23rd.

Album Band Line Up:
Barrett Klesko – Guitar

Discography:
2022 – The Space Between the Stars
2022 – Stormwalker

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The album as a whole (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY) explained:

In a few words: This album is a deep reflecting pool, as it submerges the listener, massages the senses, opens and engages the mind, and relaxes the body.

Track by Track (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY) explained:

1. Mother Brain: 
In the deepest reach
Thoughts adrift among the stars
Slumber now in peace

2. The Space Between the Stars:
Distance between us
Empty of all but remorse
What could bridge the void?

3. Fragile Futures:
How much time remains?
A future as black as pitch
Life ends in darkness

4. Drifts:
Horizons of ice
Frozen plains devoid of life
Something stirs below

4. Breach:
At the end of days
No one left no one remains
Who speaks outside the door?

Band Fun Facts – Story Angles:

1. As of August 2022, The Secret Places of the Earth has an unreleased catalogue of over 80 songs, which is growing weekly.

2. All songs are recorded on a very minimal rig; few guitar pedals and a looper, no multi-tracking involved.

3. It is impossible to explain this project to others without sounding pretentious about its creation.

4. There has been an immense response to the first album “Stormwalker”, garnering over 20,000 Spotify followers in just a few months.

5. Barrett’s most used effect pedal on this album is a Dr. Scientist Bitquest.

Album Title: The Space Between the Stars
Release Date: September 23, 2022
Label: Unsigned
Distribution: CD Baby

Track Listing:
1. Mother Brain (6:25)
2. The Space Between the Stars (3:12)
3. Fragile Futures (3:01)
4. Drifts (4:52)
5. Breach (3:06)
Album Length 20:19

Album Credits:
– The Secret Places of the Earth (composer, musician) – Barrett Klesko
– Produced and Engineered – Barrett Klesko
– Mastered – Colin Noel @ Electric Treehouse
– Album Artwork by: dianico https://www.fiverr.com/diacinco?source=order_page_summary_seller_link
– Member of SOCAN
– Music is Canadian Content (MAPL)

Album Band Line Up:
Barrett Klesko – Guitar

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