Crystal Mountain Timberline Fountain by Brice Frillici

Brice Frillici's 16th album, Crystal Mountain Timberline Fountain is a lo-fi experimental pop synth indie album. It was made while working up in the Crystal Mountain area of Washington.

"We were building a cabin deep in the woods. Lots of Elk roamed the site and we always had a bonfire burning to get rid of scrap wood. We worked in the snow and sleet. The location was nearly perfect and the commute seemed deadly at times but it kept me on my toes. A raging river flanked the mountain arterial road. The forest up there is thick, very deep, and intimidating. All things considered, this should have been a black metal album."

Instead, here is a jovial project with a bit of mystery and surprise.

As well as an ode to framing carpentry and nature.

Most of the album is recorded improvisations.

"The songs bubbled up from inspired physical energy and new sonic pathways opened."

Mixing human hand-performed instrumentation, melodic soloing, and catchy riffs. With a few weirdo vocal tracks tossed in.

Catching the waves of Wendy Carlos and Camper Van Beethoven.

Experimenting with structure via Brian Eno and Tangerine Dream.

And allowing mystery a la Popol Vul and Can to swath the tracks with melodic questions and ambient sonic light.

This album is dedicated to Hernandez.