Remanence - sepiadrone

Remanence is the collaboration between Brian McWilliams and John Phipps. Both found common interest in the creative possibilities of recordings as tangible physical objects and believe that process and presentation add another dimension to the experience of the music contained within. Musically, their style is rooted in the instrumental, experimental ambient genres. "It feels like a small miracle that this album has even seen the light of day. Like a collection of old photos, most of this material languished in boxes for years while partner John Phipps gradually moved west to Portland and I moved southwest to Santa Fe. We tried picking up the pieces numerous times but lost momentum as soon as a recording session came to an end or we said goodbye over the phone. Ultimately, the distance proved too great and Remanence slowly drifted apart, leaving 'Sepiadrone' in limbo. It wasn't for a lack of trying. There were countless versions of songs, edits, overdubs and mastering attempts to prove otherwise. In 2022, in a concerted effort to find closure, I made another attempt to complete the project, painstakingly reassembling and remixing it through outboard gear to add more color and dimension. The initial fear that the album would sound disjointed and incomplete disappeared as the material finally showed itself and came into focus. Now, 'Sepiadrone' connects a series of scattered points in an almost straight line, creating shifting tones that exist somewhere outside of time. We decided to call the album "Sepiadrone" because most of these songs are based on drones. But also because the meaning created by joining two unrelated words describes the music perfectly. This is the sound of best-laid plans falling apart, ideas languishing in obscurity and songs colored by time. The album captures the unexpected beauty in long pauses and feels like a fitting epilogue to the music we began creating so many years ago. Hopefully, you'll agree that this work adds a vital chapter to the Remanence discography despite the rust found on the surface".(Brian McWilliams ~ January 2023)

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