Pleather Grip - EP

by Fallen Fronds

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166 08:13
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It couldn't be easier A straight shot through fertile land Hand in hand I remember it all so clearly Stars on the radio A warmth across my heart Playing the part I remember it all so clearly Mile after mile I hear the sound And it begins to overtake me Somewhere around Maricopa I found What I thought I was looking for I'm on a road Sitting quietly by your side Bearing the load But the gauge is not quite right I'm on a road I'm on the road Then the game changed Like the terrain Off the beaten path moving too fast I remember it all so clearly Cards tumble from the table So unstable You said you were unavailable I remember it all so dearly Mile after mile I feel the sound And it begins to overtake me As I approached the coast I found What a mistake I'd made I'm on a road Sitting quietly by your side Bearing the load But the gauge is not quite right Another post And downhill I'll have to glide With all I know And I still cannot decide I'm on a road I'm on that road
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Radical 06:30
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An idol Is what I used to be Entitled Until they all left me So I sit here Watching cobwebs fall Always the caller Never the called So fall into me Still spiteful Clinging to what seems real Almost forgotten And then you reappear Addicted to crimson And the power it yields It does not matter How it all feels So fall into me Don't care how Don't care how it feels Don't care how Don't care how it feels Don't care how Don't care how it feels Don't care how Don't care how it feels Don't care how Don't care how it feels You don't care how Don't care how I feel
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Portempornpernpipot 05:09
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Wishing Stone 03:30
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Fallen Fronds Release 02

Pleather Grip is the follow-up to 2012's debut Thermal Breakdown, and sees Charles Guilterre's Fallen Fronds synthwave/electro project go a bit deeper and darker, adding grittier vocals reminiscent of Matt Johnson and Leonard Cohen, and the detailed telling of love and loss experienced during an emotionally harsh winter in LA. While the debut EP encompassed a broader scope and timeframe for the Fallen Fronds sound, this new work is more focused and intense.

As a result, Pleather Grip is more consistent in tone. With an eye toward live performance, this collection of songs include electric bass, guitars, and Guilterre's raspy vocals to the layered analog synths and intricate percussion that was evidenced from the debut. The first two tracks on Pleather Grip, "166" and "Radical," have a trip hop/industrial feel with lyrics that speak of deception, delusions of grandeur, and flawed acceptance (in no particular order), all set upon the open and not-so-open roads of the California highway system. The Kraftwerk-like "Portempornpernpipot" is this EP's most upbeat track, melding and layering simple electro sounds into waves of sonic complexity. The final track on Pleather Grip is a cover of Dot Allison's "Wishing Stone," adding arpeggiated synths and male vocals (dramatically changing the song's perspective) and turning this once acoustic track into synthpop.

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released June 25, 2013

All tracks written and produced by Charles Guilterre except "Wishing Stone" written by Dot Allison.
All tracks mixed by Eric Peterson.

Art/Design by Guilterre.

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Fallen Fronds Seattle, Washington

Electronic outfit (experimental/electro) fronted by artist/producer/DJ Charles Guilterre

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