Maybe Central Texans might have guessed there was a creative thoughts behind Radiant Plumbing. The title alone is fairly poetic, and the corporate is well-known in Austin and San Antonio (with greater than 14,000 Google critiques) for its parody advertisements and excessive silliness. However a brand new album by founder and former CEO Brad Casebier displays a extra severe creative inclination.
In actual fact, Contemplations couldn’t be extra completely different from an newbie movie that includes a ravenous desert rest room within the model of Dune’s ferocious sandworms. Casebier’s solo album options his personal compositions on fingerstyle guitar; darkish, however not overly edgy, with elegant instrumental abilities couched in high-quality manufacturing.
Launched a day earlier than the winter solstice, Contemplations’ solemn and spacious folks stylings match proper in with the season. Consider it as ambient winter music: The one sounds current round Casebier’s guitar are some deep bass tones, textural synths, and a closely processed, wordless female voice by an unknown artist credited as Isumataq.
“I began enjoying the guitar as an adolescent, and I’ve all the time discovered it to be a supply of solace and inspiration,” mentioned Casebier in a press launch. “My music has all the time helped me to flee and discover respite from the busyness of life and enterprise. My need is that the music on this album can serve others in the identical method and supply a tranquil, meditative pause for busy souls.”
Contemplations by Brad Casebier
Casebier supplies some guiding questions for such meditations on his artist web site:
One thing I’ve been fascinated about rather a lot these days.What’s unconditional love?Can I give that to others?When have I obtained unconditional love?Can I unconditionally love myself?What would unconditional love for myself appear to be?
At a look, monitor names like “Angst,” “Serenade,” and “Hand In Hand” appear themselves ripe for parody, however their earnestness factors to one thing that Austin — Radiant’s residence base — could also be forgetting because it retains rising richer in native labels and transplant expertise. A musician’s spirit may be discovered wherever, even when the fingers are occupied in different pursuits.
“Round 25 years outdated, enterprise and household took up the time that was spent enjoying,” writes Casebier on his web site, “and the guitar sat largely unused till I used to be within the strategy of resigning because the CEO of the enterprise my wonderful spouse and greatest good friend Sarah created 23 years earlier. … In the midst of this transition, I dusted off the guitar, and started a follow of enjoying every day once more.”
Radiant Plumbing has been round since 1999, based with Casebier’s spouse, Sarah Casebier. The previous CEO remains to be concerned within the enterprise as a board member and as-needed for sure initiatives, together with a latest problem by comic John Oliver. The Final Week Tonight host challenged Casebier and Radiant to make a parody of the 1999 movie Magnolia, and rewarded the staff with a $10,000 donation to the Central Texas Meals Financial institution.
Contemplations is streaming on Spotify and providers.
