Glass Vaults - Ancient Gates

I travel a lot and it possibly seems interesting to some. Sometimes it is for me too. But I live with the on-going frustration that I continually miss fantastic New Zealand musicians/bands playing at home. Glass Vaults at the San Francisco Bath House last year was one. The band was one of my discoveries of 2012, and yes there were many (probably because I started writing a blog!). I ended up buying everything that I could find from the guys. There is not enough. I am not going to try and describe it in detail, but it IS perfect balance between ambience, and 'going nowhere', which sometimes 'ambient' is apt to do. There must be something about Wellington that brings these ambient crossover artists into being. Rhian Sheehan, Module, The Impending Adorations et al. Nik Brinkman also in his quieter moments. I am sure Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa. has more than a little to do with it. This video is beautifully put together with direction by Rowan Pierce and Richard Larsen in collaboration with Georgette Brown. Director of Photography was Matt Henley. You can buy Glass Vaults material at the link below. The new single is a free download.

http://glassvaults.bandcamp.com/