HAAR - Jim Coulter, LP

soo, glad this has finally surfaced. a lot of scottish people have known this producer for many years myself included so its a bit like looking at old photographs listening to the LP.  His homage to the scottish coast and electronic music is clear from the offset, and has made a lot of people happy finally seeing it released. 

the press release was written buy an old friend.

Letter from a villain (past collaborator):

Dear Ghillie / Jim Coulter,

Chase me, chase me. Tom and Jerry. Dick Dastardly and Muttley. My two dogs by the fire, contentedly asleep. I miss us, the spark of excitement, the thrill of the chase, the ancient rolls… but most of all I miss making music, our no man’s land. And that’s what makes it difficult at first to listen to your Haar. I hear the hills in it, I hear the sea in it, I hear whitewashed walls, wind and drizzle, shards of sunlight on Scottish sand, I hear the spark and click of a lighter, I hear you.

When you left my life you took on a new name, a borrowed name, a name paying homage to a legend in folk circles buried deep in old songs and ancient bothy books. And that’s you through and through - the cryptic layers, the barely tangible stream of consciousness, the subtle fragility of an idea teasingly explored, the suggestion of a hook, the predictably unpredictable.

Maybe a bloody genius but most definitely with something to say, a perfectionist but never a polisher or one to dwell too long on precious things. Am I talking about the music, Haar, or you? To me they are one in the same thing, the sea - you, the ghost-like memories of an old fashioned Scotland - you, the Joyce-esque suggestion of a thousand things without ever defining one - you.

A rich tapestry from a strange and beautiful mind. This isn’t a vacuous collection of junk collected by some preening magpie but something real, something built with love, craft and tirelessly acquired skill. Referential yes, but only so as to pay respectful homage to tradition and culture. A precise execution on proper machines with big hands and pop-eye forearms, undeniably heartfelt.

I miss you, but for now I have this.

Yours,

The Poacher

catch it here- 

https://bleep.com/release/85482-jim-coulter-haar

http://www.rubadub.co.uk/records/jim-coutler-haar

https://boomkat.com/products/haar

  On 6/3/2017 at 1:45 PM, scott said:

soo, glad this has finally surfaced. a lot of scottish people have known this producer for many years myself included so its a bit like looking at old photographs listening to the LP. His homage to the scottish coast and electronic music is clear from the offset, and has made a lot of people happy finally seeing it released.

 

the press release was written buy an old friend.

 

 

Letter from a villain (past collaborator):

Dear Ghillie / Jim Coulter,

Chase me, chase me. Tom and Jerry. Dick Dastardly and Muttley. My two dogs by the fire, contentedly asleep. I miss us, the spark of excitement, the thrill of the chase, the ancient rolls… but most of all I miss making music, our no man’s land. And that’s what makes it difficult at first to listen to your Haar. I hear the hills in it, I hear the sea in it, I hear whitewashed walls, wind and drizzle, shards of sunlight on Scottish sand, I hear the spark and click of a lighter, I hear you.

When you left my life you took on a new name, a borrowed name, a name paying homage to a legend in folk circles buried deep in old songs and ancient bothy books. And that’s you through and through - the cryptic layers, the barely tangible stream of consciousness, the subtle fragility of an idea teasingly explored, the suggestion of a hook, the predictably unpredictable.

Maybe a bloody genius but most definitely with something to say, a perfectionist but never a polisher or one to dwell too long on precious things. Am I talking about the music, Haar, or you? To me they are one in the same thing, the sea - you, the ghost-like memories of an old fashioned Scotland - you, the Joyce-esque suggestion of a thousand things without ever defining one - you.

A rich tapestry from a strange and beautiful mind. This isn’t a vacuous collection of junk collected by some preening magpie but something real, something built with love, craft and tirelessly acquired skill. Referential yes, but only so as to pay respectful homage to tradition and culture. A precise execution on proper machines with big hands and pop-eye forearms, undeniably heartfelt.

I miss you, but for now I have this.

Yours,

The Poacher

catch it here-

https://bleep.com/release/85482-jim-coulter-haar

http://www.rubadub.co.uk/records/jim-coutler-haar

https://boomkat.com/products/haar

 

Samples anywhere?

theres a track here, also  u can get the preview clips on the sites.

https://soundcloud.com/callum11robertson

https://studioesk.bandcamp.com/album/haar

sounds pretty sweet to me, 90's bliss, straight in to my wish-list upon first listen, thanks :)

Bought the digitals.  This is very very good.  Love the warm 90s vibes.

Agreed. Tried this after seeing this thread and have been enjoying it immensely.

Lovely music. Are digital downloads available anywhere?

See above bandcamp link.

  On 6/6/2017 at 7:19 PM, Extralife said:

See above bandcamp link.

Ah, it was there all along.

great to see the support.  we did a launch night in a tiny fishing village called Anstruther, he played an ace live set. hopefully I've got some audio although i think there was something funny with one of the channels on the mix out. if i can find it ill sort a link out. was a lot of hardware tinkering, live version of the album tracks and some jamming.http://<a href="https://ibb.co/fX720v"><img src="https://thumb.ibb.co/fX720v/18922169_10155513681823514_288930911845422641_n.jpg" alt="18922169_10155513681823514_288930911845422641_n" border="0"></a>

not sure how to post pics, sorry.

https://ibb.co/fX720v

this link works i think. 

  On 6/9/2017 at 12:09 PM, scott said:

great to see the support.  we did a launch night in a tiny fishing village called Anstruther, he played an ace live set. hopefully I've got some audio although i think there was something funny with one of the channels on the mix out. if i can find it ill sort a link out. was a lot of hardware tinkering, live version of the album tracks and some jamming.http://<a href="https://ibb.co/fX720v"><img src="https://thumb.ibb.co/fX720v/18922169_10155513681823514_288930911845422641_n.jpg" alt="18922169_10155513681823514_288930911845422641_n" border="0"></a>

 

not sure how to post pics, sorry.

Would love to hear what this sounded like.  Haar is one of my albums of the year.

Very much enjoyed this album. Hadn't heard of the artist before.

  On 6/10/2017 at 11:26 PM, fumi said:

Very much enjoyed this album. Hadn't heard of the artist before.

He is one of those people who has been making  music for years but just for himself,persuaded by friends to let them release it.

hopefully there will be more.