The Deserter, by Patrick Ellis

The Deserter

by Patrick Ellis

supported by

Charlie Moonbeam This has all of the whimsy and joy that I yearn for in this type of composition/field-recording record.

Ellis captures the pristine playful feeling on a welcoming city block in early summer.

Each tune is filled with surprises and I just can't stop smiling. Favorite track: Life on the Moon.

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$10 USD or more
Limited Edition Cassette
Cassette + Digital Album
Includes unlimited streaming of The Deserter via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Sold Out

1.	Life on the Moon 03:19	buy track
2.	The Dog Show 02:10	buy track
3.	Neon and Wheat 01:50	buy track
4.	Rainbow-Gored 04:56	buy track
5.	Home 04:27	buy track
6.	Unassigned Space #3 01:35	buy track
7.	Empty Logic 03:01	buy track
8.	Life Inside a Rectangle 02:56	buy track
9.	Gifts 06:30	buy track
10.	The Deserter 06:43	buy track
11.	Altschmerz (Hidden Track) 04:35

about

The Deserter is an album of wordless pop composition and instrumental hip hop, influenced by The Avalanches, The High Llamas, Bibio, and utopian fiction. It's lush and inviting and intricate. It's a narrative collage of electronic and analog sounds. It's full of insular soundscapes and complex organic compositions. It's a soundtrack for a movie that will never exist; it's a daydream and a children's story. it's big and patient and honest weird, and it slaps.

credits

released August 18, 2021

Vocals on "Home" by Kira DeSomma⁰
Dialog in "Empty Logic" from "Pressures of the Text" by Peter Rose¹
Dialog in "The Deserter" and "Home" from "Spring Dreams: Transmission Ends" by David Sherman²

Recorded largely at home in Brooklyn, 2017-2019, using mostly:
• Ableton Live and Korg SV-1
• M-Tron by GForce³
• Delay by Valhalla DSP⁴
• The Attic by Soniccouture⁵
• Sacconi Strings by Spitfire Audio⁶
• Cadmium by LHI Audio⁷
• Drum Machines Compiled by Kai Bars (+ others)⁸

Additional thanks to: Yasuhiko Fukuzono, Daizo Kato, Will Light, Justin Rosengarten, Corey Duncan, Caroline Claflin, Robert Wiegmann, Hannah Burn, Martin Hjorth Frederiksen, Sam Goldstein, Kira DeSomma, Leigh Kamman, Robbie Chater & Tony Di Blasi, anyone who ever contributed to what.cd, Pat Smith, Kate Ellis, Mom & Dad

⁰ ccmixter.org/people/kizzylotus
¹ vimeo.com/48773390
² youtube.com/watch?v=QBRdaAvy8sU
³ gforcesoftware.com
⁴ valhalladsp.com
⁵ soniccouture.com
⁶ spitfireaudio.com
⁷ lhiaudio.com
⁸ samples.kb6.de

license

about

FLAU 東京都, Japan

Tokyo based record label

contact / help

Contact FLAU

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like The Deserter, you may also like:

Fresh Bread
by Sam Gendel

supported by 11 fans who also own “The Deserter”

So versatile, so soothing khemet
go to album
Six Songs for Invisible Gardens
by Green-House

supported by 8 fans who also own “The Deserter”

a music garden; a garden that i can take anywhere, place it on my ears and enjoy its calming ambience. for nature-deprived folks (like me), it's awesome. wolftetsudo
go to album
Ways
by Xyla

supported by 7 fans who also own “The Deserter”

This album is such a fun combination of styles and and immensely satisfying listen. Danceable with plenty of room to breathe and helps me focus too. Glad I got the cassette bc it sounds extra gooey. Can't wait to hear more from Xyla :) caramobazgo
go to album
Intimacy
by SAH

An exploration of the concept of “closeness,” the latest from SAH is full of soothing, richly textured electronic music. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 9, 2021
go to album
Unreleased Territory vol. 5: Low Voltage
by VA

Explore ambient music from across the globe in drifting and soothing songs on the new compilation from Electric Shapes. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 24, 2024
go to album
Beats Means Highs
by The Solid Doctor

featured on Bandcamp Radio Jul 5, 2022
go to album
Music for Living Spaces
by Green-House

supported by 7 fans who also own “The Deserter”

perfect vibes, every time I need to "reset" the way my home feels, I put on this album and things instantly feel fresh and new. ghuey97
go to album