Featured releases
“Drain,” by Vorhex Angel
If the group’s two live releases and debut Heavenly are visceral (Raven Sings the Blues did name them “heirs to the maelstrom of High Rise”), then followup Drain stands in contrast as their cerebral offering. The sprawling experimental double album’s seven tracks guide the listener from morning to night with larger than life guitar solos, spaced-out drone excursions, and moments of potent intensity throughout. For the first time, we see Vorhex Angel trade their pummeling sonic onslaught for moody, dramatic pastures. The band—revealed to be brothers Jake and Jamin Orrall of JEFF the Brotherhood and Silver Synthetic’s Kunal Prakash—push the parameters of the Vorhex Angel concept outward, inviting new players into their circle, adding more risk and generating more reward. “Drain is not in-the-background cooking-type music,” warns Kunal, before winking: “Maybe it is for particularly adventurous chefs.”
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“Before the Beginning” by Scientist Meets Blanc du Blanc
“Before the Beginning is a journey that feels both deeply personal and vast as the universe, where the Scientist’s legendary analog mastery fits perfectly with Blanc du Blanc’s mission to restore balance through evocative melodies, tectonic low-end, and hypnotic delay; it’s the kind of music that makes you remember late nights under uncertain skies, or the simple, profound feeling of finding harmony in unexpected places.”
— Glide Magazine
“Looking Out For NUMBER 6,” by Chris Harford
A 2006 Chris Harford solo record, first time on vinyl. Produced and arranged by Michael Melchiondo, mixed by Andrew Weiss and mastered by Emily Lazar.
Featuring eight tracks recorded at New Hope’s famed Fabulous Fountainhead in 2005 with Chris Harford on Guitars, Bass, Keys and Vocals; Dean Ween on Drums, Guitars and Vocals; Gene Ween Backing Vocals on “Teach Me;” Marc Muller on Pedal Steel on “To Understand You;” and George Flayer on Violin on “The Glider to the Queen.”