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Compass

by Ummagma

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Limited Edition 'Compass' LP on 12" vinyl with album design by Alexander Kretov of Ummagma.

    Records ordered from within North American can be signed by both band members upon request.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Compass via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    This Limited Edition CD comes in a gatefold digipack with artwork by Alexander Kretov of Ummagma. Only 300 copies made.

    CDs ordered within North America can be signed by both members of Ummagma upon request.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Compass via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Full Digital Discography

    Get all 10 Ummagma releases available on Bandcamp and save 20%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Двічі Народжені / Twice Born, Compass, Caravan, LCD, Winter Tale, New Born, Frequency, Rotation / Live and Let Die, and 2 more. , and , .

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1.
Rolling 03:07
2.
Caravan 03:33
3.
Otherwise 03:17
4.
LCD 03:31
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Elizabeth 44 02:41
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Blown 02:37
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F-Talking 04:52
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Galacticon 02:52
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Lotus 03:04
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High Day 01:59
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Colors II 03:58
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Cretu 03:02
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Bouquet 02:06

about

Otherworldly climes, matching heavenly vocals to arrangements as complex as they are hopelessly beautiful. Soaring melodies and swathes of sound... gorgeous with near orchestral reach – Clash Music

Full kaleidoscope of sounds, harmonies and musical instruments… the result is massive with an intricate fabric – Rolling Stone

Perfect slice of laid-back dream-pop, and McLarnon’s vocals seem to float over its woozy instrumentation – The Skinny

Ethereal pop indebted to Cocteau Twins and much of the rest of 4AD’s ’80s output – BrooklynVegan

Ummagma create music of otherworldly delicacy... Cosmic yet introspective dreampop – The Wire Magazine


Indie pop electronic rock duo Ummagma have announced their new album 'Compass', to be released via Manchester-based label Leonard Skully Records. Their third long-play, this is the duo's first album in 7 years and also the first time the band is releasing a record on vinyl.

"Caravan is about a personal journey - one that begins in the mind before any borders have even been crossed," says Ummagma vocalist Shauna McLarnon. "The trip is so much better when you truly want to be part of it. You map your own destiny in many ways and dreaming is a great place to begin."

The 'Compass' LP is beguiling in its post-genre nature. It is an album of grace and change, of familiarity and exploration, of emotion and euphoria, of sky-scraping cinematic highs and intimate and intriguing lows. This is the sound of a band allowing themselves to jump creative divides, to kick down musical barriers, and rip up the rule book or perhaps just ignore the fact that there ever was one in the first place.

Formed in Moscow in 2003, McLarnon hails from northern Canada while Kretov is originally from western Ukraine. Now based in Peterborough, Ontario, it took the couple five years to record this album over the course between multiple moves, ultimately hauling their studio with them across the Atlantic and setting up all over again. With such transience in the real world, how could their sonic world reflect anything other than the same fluidity and movement?

This record follows on the trail of their ‘LCD’ EP with Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins) and Dean Garcia (Curve), and 'Winter Tale' EP with 4AD dreampop pioneer A.R.Kane. Both of these were released in 2017.

They say you can tell a lot about someone by the company that they keep, and the same holds true for a band. Ummagma's collaborations speak volumes. Apart from these three dreampop-shoegaze icons, they've worked with Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's Malcolm Holmes, Swervedriver's Graham Bonnar, and nudisco kingpin Alexander Robotnick.

Ummagma's music has always presented an exhilarating positive vision, showcasing their ability to wander diverse musical pathways. Representing Ukraine among 23 countries, they won the Alternative Eurovision on Amazing Radio in 2013, and have been featured in a full-page spread in Rolling Stone Russia. In 2015, their collaborative 'New Born' album with Sounds of Sputnik also received a Jagermeister indie award, Russia's most esteemed music award.

This digital album includes bonus track 'Bouquet'

credits

released July 26, 2019

All songs written and performed by Ummagma
Music and arrangement by Alexander Kretov and Shauna McLarnon
Lyrics and vocals by Alexander Kretov and Shauna McLarnon
Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Alexander Kretov at Ummagma Studio
Publicity by Shameless Promotion PR
Cover design and artwork by Alexander Kretov at Ummagma Studio

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Our 'Compass' LP is OUT NOW. Blending dreampop, prog rock, post-rock, ethereal, nugaze & post-punk within intense landscapes, gossamer vocals and pulsating beats. This Canadian-Ukrainian duo of Alexx Kretov & Shauna McLarnon began in Moscow as an affair with love and sound and has blossomed across borders. Also find their 'LCD' EP with Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins) & Dean Garcia (Curve, SPC ECO). ... more

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