American
by AMERICAN RIFFLEMAN
[SMS106-0525]
Year: 2025
Labelcode: SMS106-0525
Releasedate: 24.05.2025
[Digital & limited 7inch Dubplate]
American Riffleman—"American": A Raw Return of Dust, Loop, and Trance
Five years after his last release, American Riffleman returns with a new full-length album. "American" is more than a record—it's a raw, analog document of sound, shaped far from digital precision. Tactile, hypnotic, and deeply personal, the album reflects an artist working without filters.
Hailing from Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, Riffleman recorded all eleven tracks live in single takes using a vintage 8-track tape machine. No edits, no overdubs—just the room, the body, and the breath of the moment. The result is an album with striking immediacy: what you hear is exactly what happened.
Musically, "American" navigates fractured rhythms, low-end loops, tape-saturated textures, and cyclical percussion. Tablas, feedback, Middle Eastern tonalities, and analog electronics flow into a polyrhythmic current that feels at once ancient and futuristic. Gritty and ritualistic, the sound evokes a sonic transmission from outside of time.
“I wanted you to hear how it really was—unfiltered, no mask, no safety net. This music doesn’t aim for perfection; it aims to exist. Fully, and in real time.” —American Riffleman
"American" doesn’t chase trends or genres. It stands on its own, revealing itself through listening—not labeling. The artwork subtly echoes his 2020 EP "Stimmen Trommeln Tänze," linking past and present.
Tracklist:
01 Faith [05:22]
02 Crescent [06:37]
03 Same G.Odd [03:54]
04 Fire [04:10]
05 Friction [05:58]
06 Ahhhh [07:11]
07 666 (Ahhhh Pt. II) [04:03]
08 Almighty [02:36]
09 Unveiling [01:42]
10 Outer [03:22]
11 Consequences (Outer Pt. II) [06:29]
[Total 51:28]
Credits: All music written, live performed & produced by AMERICAN RIFFLEMAN (87901 Truth or Consequences, New Mexico/USA). American Riffleman by courtesy of SMS (jmp). Released by Stubenmusicstudio. Mastered by Trackscan (1100 Vienna, Austria). Artworx by Metatektur. (C) 2025 Stubenmusicstudio. (P) 2025 Trackscan. All rights reserved.
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