Dragonchaser Explained

Dragonchaser
Type:Studio album
Artist:Fog Lake
Cover:Foglakedragonchaser.jpg
Released:February 17, 2017
Recorded:February – October 2016
Genre:Slowcore, lo-fi
Length:33:07
Label:Orchid Tapes
Producer:Aaron Powell
Prev Title:Victoria Park
Prev Year:2015
Next Title:Inference 3
Next Year:2017

Dragonchaser is the fourth full-length studio album from lo-fi experimental project Fog Lake. It was released February 17, 2017 on cassette format through Orchid Tapes.[1] The album features guest contributions from Jen King (Family Video) and Home Alone.

Background

After the release of 2015's Victoria Park (which was also released through Orchid Tapes), Newfoundland native Aaron Powell began work on Dragonchaser, which was recorded in both the city of St John's and Glovertown, Newfoundland and Labrador (Powell's hometown) respectively. Powell described the record as having recurring themes of "self medication and habits we all have to keep ourselves sane." The album spawned three singles, "Rattlesnake", "Side Effects" and "Push". It received coverage from SPIN,[2] Stereogum,[3] Tiny Mix Tapes[4] and VICE.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Novocaine" – 4:21
  2. "Tolerance" – 2:11
  3. "Rattlesnake" – 4:06
  4. "Kerosene" – 3:00
  5. "Breaking Over Branches" – 2:56
  6. "Strung Back Around" – 2:47
  7. "Medicine Road" – 1:44
  8. "Side Effects" – 2:07
  9. "Roswell" – 2:33
  10. "Oak Island" – 2:06
  11. "Push" – 3:02
  12. "Spectrogram" – 2:16

Personnel

Fog Lake
Additional personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fog Lake • Dragonchaser. Orchid Tapes. 27 August 2017.
  2. Web site: New Music: Stream Fog Lake's New Album Dragonchaser. 17 February 2017. spin.com. 27 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Fog Lake – "Side Effects". 14 December 2016. stereogum.com. 27 August 2017.
  4. Web site: ♫ Listen: Fog Lake – "Rattlesnake" / "Strung Back Around". tinymixtapes.com. 27 August 2017.
  5. Web site: VICE Canada: Musician Fog Lake Shows Us Gory Films He Made In His Youth.