We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

AULUS II

by Poltrock

/
  • Streaming + Download

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

      €7 EUR  or more

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Here's the limited edition Vinyl release for AULUS II.
    It comes on heavy golden 180g vinyl, pantone printed on beautiful paper.

    Includes unlimited streaming of AULUS II via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    edition of 200 

      €25 EUR or more 

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    This package combines AULUS I and AULUS II.
    You'll receive 2 12" limited edition golden vinyl albums on 180g vinyl and beautifully printed artwork. The first 20 orders will receive my very first release: a 7" 45rpm vinyl with my take on Triggerfinger's classic 'Colossus'.

    Includes unlimited streaming of AULUS II via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days

      €45 EUR or more 

     

  • Full Digital Discography

    Get all 12 Poltrock releases available on Bandcamp and save 50%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of AULUS II, Aulus I, Belfast (Space CCI), Bray Dunes, Young Plato (Original Soundtrack), VACUUM, Wild Gene, Stay/Leave, and 4 more. , and , .

    Purchasable with gift card

      €31 EUR or more (50% OFF)

     

1.
Aulus #1 02:16
2.
3.
2099 02:44
4.
5.
6.
The Racer 02:38
7.
8.
9.
Oscar 03:02
10.
The Red Lady 02:14

about

May 2022.
The old dining room of a remote hotel in the town of Aulus-Les-Bains, high up in the French Pyrenees, shelters a detuned piano. In that magically inspiring and forgotten part of the world, on that piano and armed with the cheapest of mics, sketches came to life that eventually sparked the Aulus diptych Aulus I and Aulus II. Some of these sketches made it to the album exactly as they were improvised back then. Sounding extremely lofi and honest, featuring wildlife soundscapes and background noises of a venturous cook in the kitchen nearby. Others were reworked and recomposed using Byron, an old Tascam 4-track cassette recorder

And although lo-fi pianos, tape and light electronics play a vital part in the artist’s repertoire, it’s the collaboration with the amazing Sun*Sun*Sun String Orchestra - lifelong friends and collaborators with the likes of Einstürzende Neubauten, John Cale, Belle & Sebastian and Cinematic Orchestra - that makes ‘Aulus II’ shine They’re the perfect traveling companions to translate Poltrock’s whispering and intimate string compositions to tape and to create a symbiotic pairing of struck and bowed string instruments.

credits

released November 24, 2023

Composed, arranged and mixed by David Poltrock
Mastered by Taylor Duepree

Photography by Guy Kokken
Artwork by Ward Heirwegh

Strings performed by the SunSunSun Orchestra

Jeroen Baert (vi)
Yumika Lecluyze (vi)
Karel Coninx (va)
Seraphine Stragier (vc)

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Poltrock Brussels, Belgium

POLTROCK's first solo release was the 2018 instrumental trilogy ‘Mutes, Moods & Machines’ in which he displays his affection for intimate piano sounds, menacing drones and pulsating electronica.

In 2023 Poltrock returns with Aulus I & Aulus II. A cinematic diptych exploring the vast space between classical and electronic music. Between organic strings and pianos and experimental sound design.
... more

shows

  • May 14
    Diest, Belgium
  • Jun 20
    Diksmuide, Belgium

contact / help

Contact Poltrock

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Poltrock, you may also like: