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Always a lover of keyboards and synths, and of the more experimental excursions of favorite artists such as Brian Eno, Greg took the plunge and\u003cspan\u003e made the decision to finally release a solo album that was anything but guitar-centric.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe resulting 12-songs make for an instrumental record shaded with elements of art rock, ambient, dub and prog conjuring an inspired fusion that manages to split the difference between the melodic and the experimental. Some tracks seem born to accompany the emotional climax of an unforgettable movie, while others wouldn’t feel out of place in a volume of the KPM 1000 series. With this new self-produced album Greg approached songwriting with an open-minded disposition; he’d start songs by experimenting with sound collage which would take him to places he did not expect to go. “It’s like fishing,” he says, “I have no idea what I’m going to catch.” The album’s title reflects that analogy and reveals a most vibrant, creative eagerness. Lisher might have joined Camper Van Beethoven some 39 years ago, but 'Underwater Detection Method' shows that you never know when you’ll discover new things about yourself or the music you make and love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis black vinyl LP edition of Underwater Detection Method features a 5-color custom Unipak-style LP jacket with metallic ink, along with a pinhole-perforated photographic insert and an oversized download card for a free digital download of the album. Comes with a numbered barcode\/OBI wrap with promotional text. 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