Catherine Elicson - River Of Fat (2026) Hi Res

Elicson recorded the album at home, adopting a minimalist approach. The process involved only her and sound engineer Sean Sutkus. For the recording, she used a fairly simple setup: a vintage Stratocaster guitar, a Korg synthesizer, a Roland SP-404 sampler, and a Tascam four-track tape recorder.

She drew inspiration from John Cale, The Urinals, and Amen Dunes. Alice-Don intentionally imposed limitations on her instrumentation to test her own capabilities and reveal a more vulnerable, tender side to her songs. Consequently, each track was performed live and recorded in its entirety onto tape ensuring that the sound could be accurately recreated in a live setting.

Critics have noted that the album resonates with the intimate worlds of Arthur Russell, Sibylle Baier, and Brian Eno, finding beauty in restraint, atmosphere, and texture.