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Summer 13

Though texturally inspired by early new age records like Iasos’ Inter-Dimensional Music, and sample-based collage ventures like Colleen’s Everyone Alive Wants Answers, Lava Diviner (Truestory) is reinforced with a robust percussive backbone.

Botany, otherwise known as Spencer Stephenson, never resorts to shallow MPC trickery or contrived mixtape clumsiness. Instead, his proto-new age textures float elegantly atop a primal boom-bap pulse to paint a detailed, rhythmic mural that has the scope of a ‘70s prog rock epic.

“On Lava Diviner, I wanted to conjure that same headspace that artists like Roger Dean, and even Zdzislaw Beksinski project in their iconic paintings,” says Stephenson. “I tried to evoke those grand, colourful, surreal landscapes that are mind-bending yet oddly comforting - sci-fi and epic and holy, all at the same time.”

Following 2010’s quietly applauded Feeling Today EP, Lava Diviner (Truestory) was created at various Texas locations using a jumble of equipment, from aging desktop computers, samplers, guitars, bells, flutes, tape recorders, turntables, violin playing room-mates and much more besides. Guest vocals from Brainfeeder artist RYAT were added to the mix and the final creation was mastered by Matthewdavid (Leaving Records / Stones Throw).

As the product of a lengthy gestation period, Lava Diviner (Truestory) follows Botany on an intensely personal journey as he makes his way home within himself, returning to his celestial centre.

Loosely a concept album documenting a religious sect that prays for a volcano to erupt, Stephenson set out to make a kind of instrumental storybook of an album, using only the emotional tone that his theme might evoke.

However, by the time the record was finished, it became clear that the emotional tone was really coming from own life, rather than any concept or allegory.

“As work on the record progressed, I began to realize that the musical journey was a direct reflection of my most hard-to-quantify life experiences.” he explains. “Lava Diviner is about very real transformations in my being, so it’s a true story in that sense… I always imagined my first album being like a volcano, with years of pent-up emotion and musical ideas bubbling up to a cathartic release. So, I always knew that symbolism would end up being a part of my first full-length.”

The volcanic sense of release is palpable. Lava Diviner (Truestory) easily moves past stale tropes of beat-based music, and brings to life a fully-realized, album-length outpouring of profound human emotion.

BOTANY "Quatic"

Marvin Deno - Soul Almighty

Mystica Tribe - Island Oasis [SSDB01]

A special album created by Taka Noda aka Mystica Tribe from Japan. Island Oasis features 8 dubbed out tracks that reverberate through the forest.

The cover photo Bonsai Fir Tree is symbol of resilience, strength and determination. It is a shared connection between Japan and Canada. 

Featuring an analogue mixdown and mastering on tape through a Studer A80, ½ inch tape machine by Stefan Betke of Scape Mastering. The album Island Oasis will be available in limited edition vinyl, CD, cassette and digital formats. 

1. New Beginnings
2. On The Lookout
3. Peek-a-Boo
4. Global Village
5. Gone From Here
6. Under Pressure
7. New Horizons
8. Cosmic Vibration

2x12” Available at Juno and other fine record shops.

http://www.juno.co.uk/products/mystica-tribe-island-oasis/629849-01/

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Mystica Tribe is the musical alias of Tokyo-based producer, Taka Noda. Drawing on a wide range of influences – from dub, soul, bass music, rhythm and blues – Mystica Tribe has quickly been developing a very distinctive sound that exists in a weird, freaked out zone between dub and techno. Noda is especially interested in deep, psychedelic music, and this is reflected in his productions, which are equally suited for late night listening sessions or bent, broken in dancefloors. His first track, “Meditation Stick”, was released in 2011 on Dutch label SD Records, backed by two remixes from label owners Syncom Data. This was followed by two more EPs on SD Records in 2013: “Stars are Mine” and “Flowers”. Artists like Gilles Peterson and 2562 have supported these well-received releases, and his track “His Temple” recently appeared on Pangaea’s Fabric Live 73 mix CD. In 2014, Noda is launching his own label, Mystica Tribe Records, through which he plans to continue developing his uniquely psychedelic take on dub and techno. His recent EP, “Lizard”, was released on his label in 2014. “Jade Eye” was released on his label in 2016.

Bonsai Fir Tree photo by Danthon

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Island Oasis

Juno Records

Mystica Tribe - Island Oasis [SSDB01]

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Marvin Deno - Diskoteka

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From the forthcoming album Love At Low Speed available June 16th on Western Vinyl

PRE-ORDER:
Bandcamp https://abramshook.bandcamp.com/album/love-at-low-speed
iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/love-at-low-speed/id1217886558?ls=1&app=itunes
WV http://westernvinyl.com/shop/wv155

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LIVE DATES 
4/27 at Mohawk

Abram Shook - "The Hours"

Exclusive for Gilles Peterson's In the House Compilation on Defected. This is the second version as they stole my Laptop with the first version i made. Lesson: Always back up when you've got something good running...:)
Out now available at:
http://www.beatport.com/release/coste/122559
https://itunes.apple.com/at/album/coste-single/id280517706

Coste

1. Hideo Shiraki Quintet + 3 Koto Girls - Sakura, Sakura
2. Omer Avital Quintet - Theme For A Brighter Future
3. Laurent De Wilde - Fleurette Africaine
4. David Sanborn - Lotus Blossom
5. Baden Powell - As Flores
6. Yusef Lateef - Plum Blossom



Spring again, anew I am and yet I seem no different than last year. Nevertheless a little less indifferent, or so I like to think.
A little wiser, or really only not having to endure as many dumb and dull moments as this time last year. 
Because, though durable my stubborness, it  is bound to succumb to change eventually. 
So here I am, somewhat thicker my skin but all the same - a little happier. 
As long as I decide and am consequent. With everything there is. That is everything I can wish and be grateful for.
Forget oneself every now and then, look outside yourself for it, 'cause it's all there. 
Nature with it's unbreakable will, forgiving and unwearily forthcoming as ever. Giving us chance after chance, time after time. 
And that is really the only reason there is. And the very own source of bliss.
When I see and realise that it's spring again.

a MAN KIND of free

Spring

Out now on Eskimo, full info here: http://www.eskimorecordings.com/newsdetail.php?idn=3670 

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Spring

El Afán Terrible