Elskavon

Chris Bartels on the Copper Hills EP:
“In my mind, Copper Hills is a transition EP of sorts in my mind - subtle and not-so-subtle hints at the upcoming Origins LP, which will be a full-on move from a more ambient, organic, neo-classical style of past Elskavon albums to a bigger emphasis on sample-based, rhythmic, electronic direction, and with experimental lyric vocals for the first time.
The most glaring, and likely unique, aspect of the EP is that it directly points to Origins, the follow-up LP, by sampling from Origins. I had parts of Copper Hills written before I finished Origins, but I ended up finishing these after Origins was mastered already, and the idea of making it a ‘prequel,’ if you will, to the LP came to me. I use bits of audio from Origins here and there, throwing them into the mix via samplers, or just by mangling the audio in different ways - pitching to match the new song, chopping and cutting things up. I’ve never done this before - sampling an unreleased track of mine in order to foreshadow its future release.”