Research Records indicate their inclination for cosmic instrumentation and kraut pervaded polyrhythms once again with an introduction to newcomer Glass Beams. Recorded at the beginning of 2020, Mirage is the first release from the artist, issuing four compositions that lend from a profusion of sounds and influences.

"I was looking for new energy & inspiration to write a bunch of new music. I recalled a childhood memory of my parents and I watching a DVD they had bought: ‘Concert For George’ (a tribute concert for George Harrison from the Beatles). George’s long time collaborator and friend Ravi Shanka put an Indian Orchestra together for that concert, and even though I hadn’t even started playing music at the time that I watched this, the sounds really stuck with me.

My father was born in India and moved here when he was 17, and after recalling this memory I decided to look up musicians from my father’s hometown and surrounding areas. I found a wealth of Indian classical, disco and pop music that formed the building blocks for this record. As soon as I had that vision of what I wanted to write and why I wanted to write it, the songs just flowed out really." – Glass Beams

The album's opener and title Mirage arrives with a coiling vocal mantra that conspires with a sliding bassline and transcendent synthwork, reminiscent of early 70’s prog jams yet inverted and futuristic. Taurus is a brisk arrangement, steeped with spaghetti-western elements and space-jazz to pave the way for the agile Kong. Rife with psych-fusion guitar phrases and instrumentation, Kong unfolds like a forecast lysergic voyage. The finale Rattlesnake nudges the serpent with intergalactic scales and spellbinding riffs. We may not know much about the enigmatic Glass Beams but Mirage is one epic inauguration, leaving the listener with more questions than answers.

Mirage

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-lyrics-

I'm feeling all in bittersweet
I used to feed a mounted swan
I walked away a million feet, I know
Now I'm lost
Modern fault

You said, ''come wonder with me''
I knew that I could be the one, too sad
What a life
we could live

Bittersweet (it's me)
All again (it's me)
Bittersweet (it's me)
All again (it's me)

It's me...



-credits-

Mandolin, Alto Saxophone,
Synthesizers, Field Recordings: Suha

Electric Guitar: Berk Artis

Acoustic Guitar: Johnito Laedtke

Lyrics: Suha, Ozan Mert Uzer

Composition, arrangement, pre-mix: Suha

Final mix & Mastering: Akin Sevgor 

2015, Istanbul

from Moonkid EP, released March 1, 2016

Bittersweet

Rodeo

The Gustavo's pajaros theme inspired me... Try it and Let yourself go..

Listen, Enjoy & Share my friends!!

PEACE

PAJAROS - Gustavo Santaolalla - Vinzoo Edit

The Ginning

The Finishing

some ultra cool classic from jj cale, spiced up by some r n b for the perfect beach bar situation.

Tijuana ( Beach Messiah Rewire )

raz ohara and the odd orchestra - varsha

Research is a Melbourne based, independent record label since 2017.

For any enquiries including Australian distribution get in touch at hello@researchrecords.com.au For distribution outside of Australia please contact luke@kudosrecords.co.uk