Neotropic: New Cross [Rouge Reptile 2015] - Video
PUBLISHED:  Sep 30, 2015
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This is the first ever full digital release for the classic 4th Neotropic album – a landmark in the evolution of her sound.

"White Rabbits showcases an artist at the top of her form" (Pitchfork)

For this first post-Ninja Tune LP, Riz Maslen travelled to Minneapolis to work with some of its best underground indie musicians. Blending electronica and live instrumentation into a highly evocative, cinematic mix, White Rabbits is both a great ensemble piece and an extraordinary, intimately personal statement.

"A shimmering, intoxicating record" (Metro Pop)

"There's not a single weak moment here. Brilliant, evocative stuff" (In The Mix)

Functioning as both producer and a kind of performing musical director, White Rabbits draws on Maslen's multi-instrumentalist skills across flute, guitar, bass, drums, percussion and keyboards, as well as her expertise in the studio. Initially recording with collaborators including JG Everest, Madigan Shive and Ollo, the tapes were brought back to London to be manipulated and reconstructed into the organic, almost post-rock soundscapes that are the final tracks.

"Exceptional" (XLR8R)

The result is an album that carves its own space somewhere between electronica, post-rock, folk and ambient. Freeform, fluid and experimental over a full 61 minutes 30 seconds, this is not an album to get to grips with on first listen, but one from which repeated listens reveal more and more.

"Undoubtedly the strongest work thus far under the moniker of Neotropic" (Igloo)

As we begin to fill in more of the gaps in Riz Maslen's online discography, our hope is that the development of her unique and important aesthetic will be more easily traceable through what is an extraordinary (and still growing) body of work.

"For all intents and purposes, Maslen has become the female equivalent of Brian Eno" (IGN)

"Astounding" (Chord)

Written by:
Riz Maslen (PRS) (1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Riz Maslen (PRS)/JG Everest (ASCAP) (2, 6)
Riz Maslen (PRS)/Madigan Shive (ASCAP)/JG Everest (ASCAP) (3)

Published by:
Pink Lizard Music Limited (1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Pink Lizard Music Limited/JG Everest (2, 6)
Pink Lizard Music Limited/Madigan Shive/JG Everest (3)

Performed by Riz Maslen (Programming, Glockenspiel, Bass, Guitar, Drums, Rhodes, Flute, Piano)
with:
Tim Glenn – Drums (2, 6, 9)
JG Everest - Guitar, Piano (2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9)
Jonathan Goslan - Drums (3)
Madigan Shive – Guitar (3)
Martin Dosh - Drums, Percussion (4, 8, 9)
Ben Frost – Guitar, Drums (4)
Jessica Hayssen – Violin (4)
Joff Watkins – Harmonica (6)
Lars Chresta – Drone Scape (9)
Alex Crowfoot – Moog (9)
Tom Hooper – Drums (10)
Paul Beard – Keyboards (10)
Bob Field – Bass (10)

Produced & mixed by Riz Maslen

Mastered by Noel Summerville at Transfermation

Cover painting: Lysa Bartlett
Photographed by: Oak Taylor Smith

Original layout: Openmind
Original photography taken from 'Small Moves' a film by Oliver Marlowe
Original main cover font created by: Jimmy Gloyn

Digital distribution & rights management by Musiqware

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