Capricorn (Trevor Powers album)

Capricorn is the second studio album released by American musician Trevor Powers under his own name.[1] It was released on July 29, 2020 via Bandcamp, including a limited edition run of cassette tapes and book, before being released digitally everywhere on July 31, 2020 via Fat Possum Records.

Capricorn
Studio album by
Trevor Powers
ReleasedJuly 29, 2020 (2020-07-29)
Genreelectronic, ambient, experimental, neoclassical
LabelFat Possum
ProducerTrevor Powers

All songs were written and produced by Trevor Powers, mixing by Jason Kingsland, with art direction and design handled by Los Angeles-based designer Collin Fletcher. The album art sigil was designed by graphic designer Baptiste Bernazeau.[2]

Background

On July 29, 2020, Powers surprise-released his second album as Trevor Powers, titled Capricorn.[3] Recorded somewhere near the Sawtooth Mountains,[4] Trevor Powers’ Capricorn plays like a fairy tale or alien quest. Fragmented and full of grace, it serves as a meditation on the passage of time — existing both in the past and future. After a severe panic attack made his legs numb for a week, Powers knew something had to change. “Control is our god,” he says. “But it’s an illusion. We think we can dictate every day of our lives but that’s like playing chess during an earthquake. Sometimes the pieces move themselves.”

Drawing influence from Keiichi Koike’s Ultra Heaven, Richard Teschner’s puppets, and ancient folklore, Capricorn surfaced. After finding a cabin near the Sawtooths with an old piano, Powers filled his back seats with instruments, cassette recorders, and a computer, and left for a month alone. “We’ve forgotten how bizarre our planet is,” he explains. “Insects are their own gospel choir. Rain is a fucking fever dream. The more Earth I included, the more alien it felt.”

Capricorn paints a world of melancholia and unsettling beauty. Powers’ field recordings, classical motifs, and software sculptures don’t stop time; they examine it like a beetle under a microscope — exposing that the extraordinary is often hidden in plain sight. “From the minute we wake up, we’re in a trance,” he says. “This is music for our digital coma.”[5]

Powers also released a short film to accompany the album, titled respectively, Capricorn, on September 23, 2020. Co-directed by the album designer, Collin Fletcher, and Jamie Parkhurst, the film is set in a world "plagued by pollution and developmental decay" and is meant to depict a new generation that has grown up acclimated to a bleak environment, all encompassed by the 29 minutes of the full album Capricorn. [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Trevor Powers.

No.TitleLength
1."First Rain"03:36
2."Earth to Earth"04:30
3."The Riverine"03:53
4."A New Name"03:29
5."Ghosts of Shanghai"03:15
6."Blue Savior"03:08
7."Pest"03:14
8."2166"03:57

References
  1. "Trevor Powers - Capricorn". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  2. "Capricorn, by Trevor Powers". Trevor Powers. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  3. Yoo, Noah. "Trevor Powers Surprise-Releases New Album Capricorn". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  4. "Trevor Powers: Capricorn". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  5. Sacher, Andrew (July 29, 2020). "Trevor Powers surprise-releases new album 'Capricorn' (listen)". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  6. Cheadle, Luke (2020-09-24). "Trevor Powers Shares Immersive Short Film for New Album; Watch it Now". XLR8R. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
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