Dale Hiscock is an Idaho-based multi-instrumentalist and engineer who fronts the project ESC. A talented engineer, Hiscock followed the release of his debut album Geometry in July 2017 with another creation. Specifically, he created a software looper solution from scratch, enabling him to perform a full-band’s worth music live, as a solo act. He’s also clearly capable of writing great songs, as new track “Falling” shows. Somber vocals and lush acoustics are accompanied by a symphonic growth, the lingering string effect converging with subtle percussion toward the conclusion for a powerful effect. The final minute-and-a-half is especially beautiful.
Describing the track, Hiscock says it’s “a nostalgic winter song that wraps the always-complicated feelings of the season in a warm blanket of both hope and mourning.”
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“Falling” and other memorable tracks from this month can also be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Best of December 2018’ Spotify playlist.
The track is also featured in the genre-based, best-of Spotify compilation Indie Folk.
