Hour plus long continuous segment that made up most of set two on 3.4.2022 at Mr. Smalls in Pittsburgh, PA. 

The Catacombs jam was groove heavy with funk and blues tones over the dance beat before dropping into a big half-time, major key modular improvisation that felt like the soundtrack to the primordial origins of the universe. This segued back into a house beat setting up the debut of Innerbloom – a remixed cover of the Rufus Du Sol hit – that featured Jesse on his modular rig and vocals from a sampled Gabe Otto. The outro transitioned into Did Fatt, which saw an extended jam that peaked with a guitar rock moment with Luke and Tim on power chords playing an imagined indie rock anthem. This released into a Wax to close out the set.

Innerbloom

Bloom & Recede

Entangled

Arigato > Feel It > Arigato
Date: 04.22.23
Event: Wind Keepers
Venue: The Concourse Project in Austin, TX
Coordinates: 30.1806° N, 97.6864° W

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The Concourse Project in Austin, TX (2023​.​04​.​22)

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Arigato > Feel It > Arigato (Live Extended Jam)

Habitat

Reveal Intro

Obscure Intro

So Much More

Cave and the Light

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Scheme - LIVE - 11.01.2014

Download A Color Map of the Sun, including 3 bonus tracks and the companion album Live Studio Sessions From A Color Map of the Sun, at http://prettylightsmusic.com

This is the first time I am releasing an album as a physical product at the same time as a digital version. The second disc of the double CD set contains 13 additional tracks straight off the vinyl acetates that I composed and created in order to make legit sounding samples for A Color Map of The Sun.

Like always, the album is available in its entirety as a free download via prettylightsmusic.com. For the first time however, I encourage you to purchase a copy of the album. There are two honest reasons for this. The main reason is that as an artist I have always reinvested any success I have directly back into the music, the show and the art that goes along with it. Secondly, this isn't just an album; it is a massive collection of music beyond what is on the CDs that I will continue to put out after the album release. There is an insightful documentary film on the making of this project to be released alongside the launch of the album, as well as a music video for every song. They are all beautiful and uniquely unusual pieces of art.

This "album" is a multi-medium map of my mind and my self. It is personal and honest and I put everything into it. I have stayed on the path of being a completely independent musician and with the help of every supporter and friend, we have transformed a simple idea into a movement, a cultural beacon of light. If you can, I encourage you to purchase a digital or physical copy of A Color Map of the Sun. If not simply support by sharing the music and sharing the idea. If there is any success to be had from this album, it will go back into my rule bending, never ending quest to channel beauty and taste through music and art.

Either way, I made this music for everyone. Support this release and let's show the world how we do. The time is now. - Derek Vincent Smith

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Reel 11 Break 2 - Live Studio Sessions From A Color Map of the Sun

Reel 4 Break 3 - Live Studio Sessions From A Color Map of the Sun

20 years before the emergence of STS9, NASA sent Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 on a mission to the farthest reaches of the solar system and beyond. Each of these probes was equipped with identical Golden Records, special messages attached to what Carl Sagan called “a bottle launched into the cosmic ocean.” They contained numerous images and sounds from throughout the world, pieces of music from various cultures, a map identifying the location of our planet, and other information for whomever, or whatever, might find them.

While the Golden Records included greetings in 59 languages, they made no mention of nations and borders, wars and rivalries, or anything else that divides us. What they did mention was life, love, peace, birth--the things that bind us to one another and to the planet we call home. 

The Universe Inside is a reflection of this message. It is a story about human identity and the magical truth of who we are, where we’re going, and our place in the Universe. It says we are one, made of stardust and the forces of nature that evolved over billions of years. Connected by the sun, moon and stars, we are the living, breathing conscience of the Universe. 

"We are one, made from dust of the stars / down here we bear the weight of the pain and the scars / just want to live with nothing to hide / every one of us a universe inside."