Ancient Language premieres "Until Recently"

Artwork by Talon Wolf Talon Wolf Art

Ancient Language sent over the latest track from their new EP earlier this week. Now I'm excited to premiere "Until Recently..." This smooth, cinematic tune demonstrates the latest direction for the Detroit/Tuscon-based quartet ambient/electronica quartet, particularly from recording/performing all-instrumentals into becoming an ensemble with vocals/harmonies.

The band has been piecing together 8 songs over email, for a forthcoming EP (late Spring/early Summer). Christopher Jarvis started the group as its head-writer/composer, collaborating directly with his brother, AL's bassist Zachariah. The group's a trio now, with dreamy vocals, electric guitar and sax from Matthew Beyer.

(Chris) Jarvis is currently out in Arizona developing his other career, in film..., but the bandmates have kept in touch through email, tinkering and adding on to the original files that Jarvis sends around...



A subdued radiance emits from the every intonation, the restorative beat is propulsive but not insistent, the guitars shimmer subtly without imposing, the synths and ambient splashes sound like the sighs of the freshly refurbished, the bass gallops just enough to gird its momentum and the saxophone's sweets sweeps add an orchestral vibe. I liken it to that inherently expansive time-point of our Earth's rotation, where a very orange incites passage from the darkened dawn to early morning, and everything-everywhere is slowly coming to life, stretching, rising, activating... In need of a soulful activation? Find it with Ancient Language's newest....

The chorus soars with the lyrics: "Each day I feel like living..." as the warm-toned keys create a geyser to spill upon the wending swoon of that sax. It's a song perfectly timed, I'd say, for the onset of Spring and renewal...

https://soundcloud.com/ancientlanguage/until-recently