For when I take copious amounts of Lsd

MIXED SIGNALS II represents the next chapter of Fax and Braulio Lam’s collaboration, which started with their first EP in 2020. Across four tracks, they navigate creative exploration, and wander among the textures, colors, and sizes that sound can possess. 
  
Much like its predecessor MIXED SIGNALS, the sequel EP delivers a meditative ambient swirl, dedicated to finding balance while still moving. And yet, if the first album was to be considered grounded and earthy, MIXED SIGNALS II is determined to challenge gravity—it creates spacious cinematic landscapes that stretch out and up.  

The four tracks are distinctive in their progression: The airy subtleties of the field recordings in ”Fragmented” take off and open up into an expanse of drone, with echoes of feedback further off in the distance. “Porta” twinkles in a dark sky; it wavers slightly in a liminal space of gradual transformation. In “Visions”, there is a hypnotic revelation, with an underlying heartbeat that gently draws one into its ascent. Finishing with the title track, “Mixed Signals II” is a docking; it rotates as it revolves, slowly considering what lies beyond its own orbit. 

This meditative soundtrack is like a hazy black and white image, captured by a telescope or transmitted by a satellite, hinting at what lies far beyond our own limits of perception. The arrangement of acoustic instruments and electric guitars layer with field recordings and synthesizers to create a hypnotic reflection on sound—how it reaches out in the space around it, how it rises, how it looks, and how it feels.  

MIXED SIGNALS II was recorded between Tijuana and Mexicali, in Mexico by musicians Braulio Lam and Ruben Tamayo (a.k.a. Fax). Together, the artists built upon their first collaboration to pass beyond the horizon of instrumental music.

Mixed Signals II

Fax + Braulio Lam —  Visions

Produced and Mixed at Wax LTD. Studios in Los Angeles, CA. by Wally Gagel and Xandy Barry. Mastered by Pete Lyman.

Order Limited Edition 7" Vinyl: http://b3scirecords.bigcartel.com/product/b3sr-004-rare-monk-splice-sleep-attack

Hailing from Portland, Oregon, the young turks of Rare Monk have a sonic resilience that’s like everything and nothing you've ever heard. While the obvious signposts are there to guide you (Modest Mouse, Sonic Youth, Phoenix), Rare Monk combine their love of both 90s and contemporary Indie Rock with a fevered Pop intensity, before shooting the whole thing into outer space to see what comes back. As frontman Dorian Aites puts it, “Although we draw upon many genres for inspiration, we’ve been creating our own thing based on nothing other than the idea that, ‘these are the songs we wrote cause they sound cool’”. 

The psychedelic insanity can be traced back to their college roots, when the guys were the go-to band for drunkin‘ dorm rooms and sonic exploration. In 2012 Rare Monk teamed up with noted producer Skyler Norwood (Blind Pilot, Horsefeathers, Talkdemonic) for their self-released EP, ‘Death By Proxy’. The giddy pop thrill of the title track and the funky, slow burn of “Underground” act as the band's mission statement, and according to Dorian, “Is pretty genuine. I think the important thing here is not to try and fit a compartmentalized soundscape, or to try and be different from everyone else; the importance lies in doing what you are passionate about. Passion is genuine.” 

In 2014 Rare Monk release a limited edition 7” AA-side single with new songs “Splice” and “Sleep/Attack” via B3SCI Records. The release was recorded and produced late Summer 2013 in Los Angeles at Wax LTD Studios by Wally Gagel (Best Coast, Muse, Family Of The Year, Folk Implosion). The songs showcase the next frontier for a band who venture toward a lauded career, capturing the sheer energy of an incredible live show, bridging a sound for the masses and that of music appreciation.

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Rare Monk - Splice

Available here for individual download:
https://gumbii.bandcamp.com
https://www.toneden.io/djgumbii/post/1952288
other cool trax(pls check em out): https://soundcloud.com/djgumbii/lagtrain-off-track
https://soundcloud.com/djgumbii/tears
'feelings' on spotify: 
https://open.spotify.com/album/0hj9pK3KfRuUfDqklu6pGd

Update 7/15/16: Thank you for the support everyone, it has made me so happy knowing that people are enjoying something I've created. I am so thankful and I cannot express enough how much it actually means to me. I've had trouble creating music lately and it makes me sad, but just knowing that I've made something worthy of your support gives me hope.

- G

vapor rei

elle est mon rêve

Fountain Of You

At the heart of this music lies the steel pan — an instrument born in Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in the early 20th century.

During the colonial era, African drumming was banned under British rule, out of fear that rhythms could unify enslaved and marginalized communities. Yet, music could not be silenced.

People turned to bamboo sticks, metal containers, and eventually oil drums, transforming restrictions into invention.
From this resilience emerged the steel pan, the first acoustic instrument created in the 20th century.

The word Creole itself speaks of mixture and convergence: in Republic of Trinidad and Tobago it refers to Creole languages shaped by African, European, and Indigenous influences, and more broadly it names cultures formed where worlds collide.

Reflecting this spirit, Creole weaves the luminous timbre of the steel pan with tribal rhythmic currents, embodying hybridity, memory, and the unbroken force of music.


all instruments, program, artwork
produce and mastered by Setsuya KUROTAKI

releases September 9, 2025

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Do Make Say Think

If I Only…

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kate's song

I See

Hey you! I finally will release this album, I worked on for nearly four years, with it's first outing called Giants of the Earth today. -> 

https://fanlink.to/b3zK

There's a crowd-fund vinyl, a pre-order and some beautiful projects that will unfold closer to the release date of the album that will land the 13th of September.

Art by Marvin Bruin 
Mix & Master by Jack Prest

Industries In The Trees

Giants Of The Earth (single off Industries In The Trees LP)

READ MORE –– www.dummymag.com/new-music/premiere-mancunian-producer-mecca83-brings-broken-beat-flavours-on-porto-alegre/

Mancunian producer Mecca:83 delivers a smooth cocktail of minimalist house chords over filtered broken beat drums while the onomatopoeic vocals progressively add a strangely hypnotising aspect to the track.

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Premiere: Mecca:83 - 'Porto Alegre'

"Crystal Clouds EP" out now on Shoeboxx Recordings
Get it here: goo.gl/kSwHAa

Crystal Clouds (Crystal Clouds EP | 7.16.13)

Beacon (Single Version)

HI, WE'RE ACTIVIA BENZ. WE PUT OUT MUSIC WE LOVE AND HAVE A GREAT TIME DOING IT.

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