Volume 2 (New LP)

Label: Love All Day

"Secular Music Group returns to Love All Day with Volume Two, a long-playing and exceedingly strong follow-up which both condenses and expands the vision they began to lay out on last years acclaimed Volume One (recently reissued by Spanish label, 2 Headed Deer). Presenting a slightly rearranged cast of musicians, as guitarist Ted Morcaldi was unable to attend the sessions (but thankfully contributed a composition to the album), they were joined by multi-instrumentalist Will Berman (MGMT) stepping in as the fourth member of the ensemble, alongside Greg LaPine, Yannis Panos, and Chris Ruggiero. Recorded live to 4-track analog tape with exclusively 1970s-era technology over just three days in the studio, with a final track, “Lake-Sea”, laid down live at the beach near the home of member and lead audio-engineer, Ruggiero. You can hear the waves lapping at the shore in the background, the tidal motion of the water acting as the ‘conductor’ of the piece. The songs in general this time around are much more tightly structured, having somewhat abandoned the free-form minimalism of Volume One for a heavier emphasis on rhythm and melody. Piano is more foregrounded throughout, with a subtle and introspective sounding spiritual jazz element characterizing the horn arrangements..."