“If an album has a striking cover, the track titles are clever, the backstory is memorable and the first video is intriguing, does it guarantee a review? Not always; the music must appeal as well. Thankfully, in this case it does, and there is a solid somethingness to this quiet adventure.” - Richard Allen, A Closer Listen

“The cover seems tailor-made for the screen era, as it is lit from within ~ an effect one would find difficult to replicate on a hard copy.  The image tricks the eye, as it appears painted and scratched into copper; the secret is revealed below.  Itamura invites us to participate in the adventure, and Praetzel’s music leads the way.” — A Closer Listen, 2022 The Year’s Best Album Covers (Read full article here.)

Adventures Into Somethingness

Digital & CD release - June 24, 2022 (Paleo Music)

Vinyl release - March 2023 (Orbeatize Records)

Type

All instruments played and arranged by Conrad Praetzel

Album cover art by C.K.Itamura

Cover design by Brian Willis

Distribution

Listen and buy digital, CD and vinyl on Bandcamp

Buy on vinyl from Orbeatize

“Effects pedals and additional processing mask the notes, emphasizing the chords: an effect continued in the cover art, where gradations are more important than hues.” — Richard Allen, A Closer Listen

“Everything evolves and erodes at just the right time during this release and emerges as a colorful field of sound. Highly listenable and fills in the perfect space of background or foreground music. 10/10.” — tonepoet