Available February 20th on Vinyl, CD, and Digital

The Setting, a trio of bassist and composer Eivind Opsvik, Elias Stemeseder on piano and synthesizers, and Will Graefe on acoustic guitars, release their debut album of the same name.
This stunning ten-song record brings to fruition a seed that Eivind Opsvik has been carrying with him for about a decade. Sounds and sensibilities that have enchanted the composer and bassist take form in a very particular combination long dreamt of: The Setting honors Opsvik’s love of 70s and 80s synthesizer music, ECM solo guitar albums, and experimental art pop, but sets these aesthetics in a considered conversation with boldly acoustic elements like the earthy upright bass, acoustic guitar, and harpsichord.
This juxtaposition, only emphasized by the conspicuous and artful absence of a drummer, makes for a dreamlike listening experience, persuasive and melancholic –– inviting rumination and playing with though never fully giving into nostalgia. The Setting is uncanny.

1. Corner Song (4:37)
2. By the Light of the Moon (6:04)
3. I Will Have to Whisper This (2:18)
4. Sacromonte (4:48)
5. Flourishing Flakes (5:27)
6. Hold On Tight to Your Music (4:10)
7. Sivilisasjon i Rommet (3:37)
8. Time to Wake Up (3:11)
9. Union Plans (4:24)
10. The Big Yard (6:02)

All music composed by Eivind Opsvik

Elias Stemeseder: Synthesizers, Piano, Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Lute-Harpsichord
Will Graefe: Acoustic Guitars, Electronics, Leslie Speaker
Eivind Opsvik: Double Bass, Drum Machine

Produced by Randall Dunn

Recorded December 18 and 19, 2024, at Applehead Recording, Woodstock, NY
Recording engineer: Randall Dunn
Assistant engineer: Michael Birnbaum

Mixed by Randall Dunn at Circular Ruin, Brooklyn, NY
Mastered by Ben Greenberg at Circular Ruin, Brooklyn, NY

Photography and art direction by Michelle Arcila
Design by Espen Friberg

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