{"title":"Resavoir","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"resavoir-resavoir","title":"Resavoir - Resavoir (2019)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003eRiding the ripples of their debut single “Escalator” (which BBC’s Gilles Peterson called “a winner,” and Supreme Standards’ Tina Edwards likened to “Radiohead on a Jazz trip”), Chicago collective Resavoir return with their first full length effort. The self-titled album presents a juicy suite of elegantly-orchestrated lo-fi jazz instrumentals germinated from home recording experiments by the group’s producer\/arranger Will Miller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApplying a compositional approach attributable to his experience producing hip-hop beats as much as his studies at Oberlin Conservatory, Miller built melodic sketches on foundations of samples \u0026amp; loops before bringing pieces to the group for collective development. After integrating recordings of the full band into his home-produced impressions (not unlike IARC predecessors Jeff Parker and Makaya McCraven), he over-dubbed another dozen friends into the mix (including Brandee Younger, Sen Morimoto, Carter Lang, Knox Fortune and Macie Stewart) before finalizing the arrangements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Miller’s modest editing room, Resavoir grew from experiment into epic opus recalling the lush, psychedelic soul jazz orchestrations of David Axelrod \u0026amp; Charles Stepney… but in the sampled-laden style of Yesterday’s New Quintet, Broadcast, or Thundercat, with a lyrical affinity for minimalism \u0026amp; texturalism, like trumpeter\/composers Jon Hassell \u0026amp; Justin Walter.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"credits-label\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003ereleased June 28, 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten, Arranged, and Produced by Will Miller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003efeaturing (in order of appearance):\u003cbr\u003eAkenya Seymour – voice, piano, wurlitzer, sampler,\u003cbr\u003eWill Miller – sampler, trumpets, synth, piano, wurlitzer, B3 organ\u003cbr\u003eMacie Stewart – violins\u003cbr\u003eLane Beckstrom – bass\u003cbr\u003eColin Croom – synth\u003cbr\u003eJ.P. Floyd – trombone\u003cbr\u003eMira Magrill – flute, bamboo flutes\u003cbr\u003ePeter Manheim – drums, percussion\u003cbr\u003eZoe Miller – violin\u003cbr\u003eIrvin Pierce – tenor saxophone\u003cbr\u003eBrian Sanborn – guitar\u003cbr\u003eBrandee Younger – harp\u003cbr\u003eJeremy Cunningham – drums, electronic drums\u003cbr\u003eWills McKenna – flute\u003cbr\u003eLuke Sangerman – electronic drums\u003cbr\u003eKnox Fortune – drum programming\u003cbr\u003eSen Morimoto – voice, saxophone\u003cbr\u003eCarter Lang – wurlitzer drum machine, additional production\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecorded (mostly) at the Armitage apartment (2018\/19), the coach\u003cbr\u003ehouse (2015), and Decade Music Studio (2019).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 9 mixed by Will Miller.\u003cbr\u003eTracks 2, 3, 6, 8 mixed by Dave Vettraino.\u003cbr\u003eMastered by David Allen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesign and Layout by Crystal Zapata.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"license-label\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"license\" class=\"info license\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"cc-icons commercial\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eall rights reserved\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"International Anthem","offers":[{"title":"Classic Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":53918416437589,"sku":"IARC0026LP","price":22.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1049\/0419\/6437\/files\/a3483430988_16.jpg?v=1779805298"},{"product_id":"resavoir-resavoir-1","title":"Resavoir - Resavoir (2023)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003eNotes by Anton Spice:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eResavoir - the collaborative project led by Chicago producer\/composer Will Miller - presents their second self-titled album. The new 'Resavoir' is a subtly radiant symphony interweaving modern-day soul-jazz with bedroom beats, synth serenades and twilight sonatas. It represents Miller’s most assured and refined work to date.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImagined, instigated and produced by Miller, who ties the diverse sounds into an expansive, coherent whole, 'Resavoir' features a wide and vibrant cast of collaborators, including Elton Aura, Whitney, Akenya, Matt Gold, Eddie Burns, Lane Beckstrom, Jeremy Cunningham, Irvin Pierce, Macie Stewart, Peter Manheim and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRooted in the collaborative spirit of the early 2010s indie hip-hop scene, Miller cut loose from his training at Oberlin jazz conservatory, taking a compositional assignment to write a tune about a reservoir as his cue to explore a beats and RnB-inspired sound that could function as a literal reservoir of music to draw from. Running his trumpet through MIDI keyboards, experimenting with samplers, drum machines and synths, he began to build a sound that could seamlessly collaborate with MCs, vocalists and\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einstrumentalists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With Resavoir, it’s been more about unlearning those stigmas and traumas of going through the very rigid system of learning music and coming back to making something that is going to make me feel good and reflects how I'm feeling in the moment,” Miller explains.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA longtime member of indie band Whitney, and having subsequently worked with the likes of Mac Miller, ASAP Rocky, Chance The Rapper, Lil Wayne and SZA - for whom he produced “Blind” from her 2022 album SOS which spent 10 weeks at #1 on the Billboard 100 chart - the Resavoir project allowed Miller to take these experiences into his own work - creating a sound that is deft yet deep, compositionally complex, yet finely tuned to the timbres of emotion that color life’s quieter moments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInitially developed as a group project, Miller released his debut self-titled Resavoir album in 2019. Described by Pitchfork as “a complex, soulful album which celebrates interconnectedness,” the album received widespread critical acclaim. However, Miller’s concept for Resavoir continued to evolve as the pandemic forced everyone back onto themselves, this deep well of music now offering a return to the fundamentals of his approach. He explains: “Resavoir is a compositional practice, a place, a feeling, and a reflection of the community I have around me.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRenting a studio in the old Hammond B3 organ factory on Chicago’s NW side, Miller went back to basics, organizing open air jam sessions in the side lot of his Logan Square apartment building that would form the basis of two shimmering tracks – “Midday” and “First Light” – years before this new album came into view. As Miller remembers: “Both recordings came from the first time any of us had played music with anyone else since the onset of the pandemic so there was quite a tangible energy and emotion in the air. Folks from the neighborhood were stopping by to drop off 6-packs of beer and listen.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten over three years beginning in April 2020, the new 'Resavoir' saw Miller challenge himself to experiment with what he calls the “medicinal” daily practice of music making. Born out of a process of introversion and mindfulness, the eleven effervescent songs that ultimately made the cut are testament to Miller expanding on his breezy and melodic signature to showcase a bold new sonic direction - a beat-oriented but compositionally complex, lush and cinematic soul-jazz sound.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst single \"Inside Minds\" channels a João Gilberto-meets-MF DOOM whimsey – stripped back, spontaneous yet orchestrated. Capturing the moment of discovery, other tracks like \"Sunset\" are like vignettes of Miller’s process - music as an exercise in letting go, embracing the organic imperfections of their creation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscussing his approach to the work, Miller says: \"a single chord change has the power to completely divert my entire day and provide me with a feeling of peace and wonder. Those are the best moments when creating music, the moments of transformation and healing. The feeling of this new album to me is meditative, peaceful, serene, quiet, introspective, intentional, patient, calm, awe-filled and loving. If I was truly writing to how I was feeling in the moment I think it would sound a lot different. So I wanted to speak to the transformational power of music.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003ca\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"credits-label\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003ereleased November 3, 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCED BY WILL MILLER\u003cbr\u003eMIXED BY DAVE VETTRAINO\u003cbr\u003eMASTERED BY DAVE COOLEY\u003cbr\u003eARTWORK \u0026amp; DESIGN BY CRYSTAL ZAPATA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWILL MILLER: PIANO, EVI, TRUMPET, FLUGELHORN, WURLITZER, SYNTHS, SAMPLER, 808\u003cbr\u003eLANE BECKSTROM: DOUBLE BASS, BASS GUITAR\u003cbr\u003eMACIE STEWART: VIOLIN\u003cbr\u003eEDDIE BURNS: DRUM PROGRAMMING, DRUMS\u003cbr\u003eMATT GOLD: GUITAR, VOICE\u003cbr\u003ePETER MANHEIM: DRUM KIT, CONGAS, PERCUSSION\u003cbr\u003eAKENYA SEYMOUR: VOICE, WURLITZER\u003cbr\u003eELTON AURA: GUITAR, VOICE\u003cbr\u003eJULIEN EHRLICH: GUITAR, VOICE\u003cbr\u003eMAX KAKACEK: GUITAR\u003cbr\u003eKENNETH LEFTRIDGE JR.: FLUTE, SAXOPHONE, CLARINET, BASS CLARINET\u003cbr\u003eWILLS MCKENNA: ALTO FLUTE\u003cbr\u003eJEREMY CUNNINGHAM: SPD DRUMS, DRUMS\u003cbr\u003eIRVIN PIERCE: SAXOPHONE\u003cbr\u003eELLA WILLIAMS: VOICE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Whitney appears courtesy of Secretly Canadian\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"license-label\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"license\" class=\"info license\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"cc-icons commercial\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eall rights reserved\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"International Anthem","offers":[{"title":"Limited Edition Dusk Cloud Color Vinyl LP","offer_id":53918590599509,"sku":"IARC0072LPI","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":53918590861653,"sku":"IARC0072LP","price":22.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD - Compact Disc","offer_id":53918591058261,"sku":"IARC0072CD","price":12.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1049\/0419\/6437\/files\/coverartIARC0072Resavoir.jpg?v=1779792262"},{"product_id":"resavoir-life-before","title":"Resavoir - Life Before","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003eOriginally commissioned by Chicago's Public Media Institute for their 2020 real-time history-writing publication Quarantine Times, \"Life Before\" was composed by Resavoir bandleader Will Miller in collaboration with graphic designer and illustrator Crystal Zapata.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing inspiration from the works of 1960s and 70s Italian film composers like Piero Umiliani, Piero Piccioni, and Alessandro Alessandroni, the track blends piano and synthesizer by Miller with double bass by Lane Beckstrom and drums by Peter Manheim.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"credits-label\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003ereleased October 1, 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter Manheim- Drums\u003cbr\u003eLane Beckstrom- Upright Bass\u003cbr\u003eWill Miller- Piano, Synth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComposed and Produced by Will Miller\u003cbr\u003ePublished by Will Miller Music\u003cbr\u003eArtwork and Video by Crystal Zapata\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"license-label\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"license\" class=\"info license\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"cc-icons commercial\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eall rights reserved\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"International Anthem","offers":[{"title":"Limited Edition Flexi Disc","offer_id":53918668259669,"sku":"IARC0094LP Flexi","price":7.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1049\/0419\/6437\/files\/a2483980829_10.jpg?v=1779883129"},{"product_id":"resavoir-matt-gold-horizon","title":"Resavoir \u0026 Matt Gold - Horizon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003ealbum notes by Josh Terry:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImagine it’s late afternoon, you’re outside by the lake, and there’s sunlight on the water. This is the peaceful and contemplative scene that Matt Gold and Resavoir set on their collaborative LP Horizon. Across 10 lush and exploratory tracks, it’s the product of two Chicago-based musicians—Will Miller, the acclaimed trumpeter, composer, and producer who’s worked with SZA, Whitney, and more, and Gold, a seasoned multi-instrumentalist and accomplished guitarist—effortlessly combining their distinct sensibilities for something hypnotic and tangibly inviting. What started as a love letter to their shared admiration for ‘60s and ‘70s Brazilian music evolved into a dynamic and sprawling body of work. These sunny and expansive tunes are as immersive as they are endlessly replayable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth Miller and Gold attended Oberlin College’s Conservatory of Music together and in the years after graduating, they orbited each other around Chicago’s music communities. “We were showing up for each other as friends and taking an interest in each other's projects, noticing a lot of resonances and similarities working within in our music,” says Gold, who’s collaborated with artists like Makaya McCraven and Jamila Woods and stretched the bounds\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof jazz and Americana on solo albums Imagined Sky and Midnight Choir. “We had talked so much about eventually working together that it was almost like an ongoing bit at a certain point,” says Miller. Though they had known each other for over a decade, they first had their chance on “Inside Minds,” the breezy lead single on 2023’s Resavoir. While those sessions were remote, two had palpable chemistry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt wasn’t until Miller left the touring band of the Chicago group Whitney in 2023 that their plans to make music together in person came to fruition. “When I first started Resavoir, I was chasing the desire to produce records and now that I had time to focus exclusively on that, Matt was the first person I called to come to the studio,” says Miller. The two had bonded over an admiration for the Brazilian guitarist Luis Bonfa and songwriter Milton Nascimento, especially the latter’s work with Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter, so they decided to use nylon string guitar as a starting point for these early sessions. “Canopy,” which opens Horizon, was the earliest track. Kicking off with bright acoustic chords, the song slowly unfurls into a slinking groove, samples, and fluttering leads from soprano saxophonist Tim Bennett.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs these initial experiments proved successful, Gold and Miller felt they could broaden the scope of their vision. “We were initially conceiving of it as this acoustic guitar driven record but eventually we wanted to frame it orchestrally and see how many shades and colors we can bring in around that sound,” says Gold. “Dewy” thrives within this orchestral palette of woozy synths, strings from Macie Stewart, Claire Chenette’s oboe, flautist Wills McKenna, and French horns from Lloyd Billingham. “We discovered that our multi-instrumentalist mentalities—using piano and bass, samplers, drum grooves, guitar ideas all as starting points— nurtured the broad orchestration across this record,” says Miller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The LP took about a year with on-and-off sessions,” says Miller. “The songs benefit from letting them ferment for a couple months, coming back to it, and seeing what sort of new flavors have developed.” Co-produced by Miller and Gold (and mixed by Dave Vettraino), Horizon proudly reflects the artists’ vast artistic community and musical network in Chicago and beyond. Along with Gold, Eddie Burns (Clairo), Peter Mannheim (Tony Glausi), and Carter Lang (SZA, Lil Nas X) provide drums and percussion throughout. On the dreamlike single “Diversey Beach,” New York songwriter Mei Semones lends vocals and along with her band members Noah Leong and Claudius Agrippa, collaborated on a mesmerizingly conversational string arrangement. “We wrote \"Diversey Beach\" on the coldest day of the year watching a blizzard coming down out of the window, where the sounds of the cars driving by sounded like waves crashing on a beach,” says Miller. “I sent it to Mei Semones, who I’ve been a fan of for a long time. She's absolutely incredible and it’s amazing what she did with it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHorizon is a testament to the feeling of endless possibilities that come from collaboration. It’s a remarkable synthesis of two artists who share musical community and an artist lineage but have carved their own paths in unique ways. Nowhere is this more evident than “Hazel Canyon,” which boasts Gold’s silky pedal steel and a subtly enveloping arrangement that evokes Erasmo Carlos. “Musically, we're always trying to capture a fleeting moment of infinite expanse, feeling the vastness of things while knowing they'll always change,” says Gold. “This record keeps the light reflecting on the water just a little longer -- our collaborative process running through the backbone of these songs and rippling out in so many beautiful directions..”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003ca\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"credits-label\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-credits\"\u003ereleased May 23, 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten, produced, arranged, and recorded by Will Miller and Matt Gold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1) Canopy\u003cbr\u003eWill Miller - piano, organ, EVI; Matt Gold - bass, guitar, percussion; Macie Stewart - strings; Tim Bennett - soprano saxophone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2) Memento\u003cbr\u003eWill Miller - piano, organ, EVI; Matt Gold - bass, guitar, percussion; Macie Stewart - strings; Wills McKenna - flute; Eddie Burns - drums; Peter Manheim - percussion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3) Dewy\u003cbr\u003eWill Miller - piano, voice, synth; Matt Gold - bass, guitar, drums; Macie Stewart - strings; Wills McKenna - flute; Eddie Burns - drums; Peter Manheim - drums, percussion; Claire Chenette - oboe; Lloyd Billingham - french horn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4) Zero Gravity\u003cbr\u003eWill Miller - EVI, sampler, bass; Matt Gold - guitar; Peter Manheim - cymbal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5) Diversey Beach (feat. 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