Field Recordings From the Cook County Water Table

by Brokeback

Field Recordings From the Cook County Water Table cover art

Operating as an intimate side project for Tortoise bassist Douglas McCombs, this release centers entirely on hypnotic, six-string bass melodies. The sparse, ambient post-rock compositions weave gently through subtle percussion and evocative environmental sounds, capturing a profoundly peaceful, pastoral atmosphere.

Genres

  • Post-Rock
  • Ambient

Tracklist

  1. After the Internationals
  2. Returns to the Orange Grove
  3. The Field Code
  4. This is Where We Sleep
  5. Another Routine Day Breaks
  6. We Let the"S" Hang in the Air
  7. The Wilson Ave. Bridge at the Chicago River, 1953
  8. The Flat Curving
  9. A Blueprint
  10. Seiche 2
  11. The Great Banks
  12. Sometimes a Cold Rain Can Push Down On the Back of Your Head