lfs 008 – Small Shrine – Broken Chip

Small Shrine is a 3 part live ambient improvisation by Blue Mountains artist Broken Chip. The EP captures the vast expansiveness of the artist’s geographical location as well as their reflective, poetic nature.

The first track, Maybe, is steeped in the expansive, reflective atmosphere of Broken Chip’s mountain dwelling. It brings forth an almost melancholic sense of being alone in a vast environment.

The second track, Signs To Guide You Through has a positivity and a warmth appropriate to the tracks title. It’s like a long play atmosphere of hope to guide one through darker times. Further, it has a layer of noise and, distortion suggestive of the imperfections of the human condition.

The third track Small Shrine is the title track and is akin to the resolution of the EP. It speaks of a balanced middle path between hope and fear. The track is imbued with the calm and serenity associated with shrines and holy spaces.

Broken Chip is the ambient alias of music producer Marty Palmer, Under this alias Martyn has released music on labels such as Feral Media, A Future Without, 3BS, Provenance plus a range of beautiful self releases on his bandcamp.

He is a much loved and respected long term member of the Australian ambient scene.