Emancipator Releases New Single “Himalayan”

“Himalayan”–the new single out today (March 13) from Emancipator–captures, “…a sense of enlightenment, reflection, and achievement, perhaps what one would feel standing at the summit of a long ascent looking out above the clouds. The sounds of waves and reversed piano carry during the outro symbolize a nostalgic nod back to the earlier times at sea level.”

Listen to “Himalayan” now here: http://ffm.to/emancipator-himalayan

It is the third offering following “Labyrinth” and “Iron Ox” from his upcoming sixth studio album Mountain of Memory due out April 3 on Loci Records. Mid-tempo dance grooves, solid boom bap hip-hop beats and calm, reflective tempos blend with electric and acoustic guitars, classical violin, Persian dilruba, cimbaloms, finger snaps, symphonic strings, bubbling water, Latin and African hand drumming, music boxes, Baroque flutes and opera singers, who add unexpected vocal ornamentations to accent certain melodic phrases. Underlying it all, is the bed of sound Appling produces using electric pianos, ethereal synthesizer washes, processed and almost inaudible vocals, soothing ambient textures and the pulsing of an infinite heartbeat produced by electronic bass tones.

Meanwhile, Emancipator Ensemble—who is Doug Appling (production/guitar) along with Ilya Goldberg (violin), Colby Buckler (drums), Mub Fractal (bass) and Asher Fulero (keys)—has announced new fall tour dates beginning September 23 in Minneapolis to support Mountain of Memory. Tickets go on sale next Friday, March 20. The spring leg launches April 29 in Santa Barbara. All tour dates follow here:

Date	City	Venue
4/29/20	Santa Barbara, CA	Soho Music Club
4/30/20	San Diego, CA	The Observatory North Park
5/1/20	Phoenix	The Van Buren
5/2/20	Los Angeles	The Fonda
5/5/20	Bellingham, WA	Wild Buffalo
5/7/20	Portland	Crystal Ballroom
5/8/20	Vancouver	Commodore Ballroom
5/9/20	Seattle	Showbox Sodo
5/10/20	Bend, OR	Domino Room
5/13/20	Arcata, CA	Arcata Theatre
5/14/20	Nevada City, NV	Miners Foundry
5/15/20	Sacramento	Ace of Spades
5/16/20	San Francisco	The Warfield
New Fall Tour Dates:
9/23/20	Minneapolis	Varsity Theatre
9/24/20	Milwaukee	Miramar Theatre
9/25/20	Chicago	House of Blues
9/26/20	Detroit	Majestic
9/29/20	Portland	Port City
9/30/20	Burlington, VT	Higher Ground
10/1/20	Boston	Royale
10/2/20	New York	Webster
10/3/20	Philadelphia	The Ave
10/4/20	Washington	9:30 Club
10/6/20	Nashville	Cowan
10/8/20	Carrboro, NC	Cat’s Cradle
10/9/20	Asheville, NC	The Orange Peel
10/10/20	Atlanta	Variety Playhouse
10/11/20	Tampa	The Orpheum
10/14/20	Birmingham, AL	The Saturn
10/15/20	New Orleans	HOB
10/16/20	Dallas	Canton
10/17/20	Austin	Scoot Inn