{"product_id":"laraaji-moon-piano-1","title":"Laraaji - Moon Piano","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: LP + Download\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatalogue No.: WAST059LP\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: 9th October 2020\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Ambient\/Drone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e A companion volume to the ‘Sun Piano’ album, this LP was recorded at the same session in a Brooklyn Church. Whereas the former record lent itself to the more uplifting side of Laraaji’s keyboard improvisations, ‘Moon Piano’ explores the more introspective and minimal pieces captured by Jeff Zeigler\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(Kurt Vile, The War On Drugs, Mary Lattimore) and edited by Christian Havins (Dallas Acid).\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Laraaji describes this set of tracks as “Contemplative sound painting, embracing quiet tranquil unfolding of nurturing reflection.” In a recent interview with Aquarium Drunkard, Laraaji described the improvisatory process of making both piano albums: “I’d sit down, touch the piano and through free association, also blending it with my prepared mental state, I\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewas able to tune in and affirm my highest sense of presence. The piano became an instrument for the imagination to suggest higher or finer worlds, to suggest a joy, euphoria, bliss, also to suggest silence, minimalism, relaxation, and contemplation. So, all of that music was spontaneous but with those influences shaping and guiding it along the way.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Whilst ‘Moon Piano’ almost shades into melancholy with a contrasting night-time vibe to ‘Sun Piano’s daytime joyfulness, certain themes from the first record reoccur - side two’s ‘Pentatonic Smile’ is a longer edit on the central riff underpinning the former album’s ‘Temple Of New Light’.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e ‘Sun Piano’ has been widely praised as a new phase in the new age icon’s career, picked as The Guardian’s contemporary Album Of The Month and the subject of a major feature in The Washington Post and the artist’s special home-recorded lockdown sessions have been broadcast by BBC 6 Music,\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eResident Advisor and Boiler Room. ‘Moon Piano’ is the second release in a trilogy which will culminate in an extended EP of piano \/ autoharp duets.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Single vinyl LP in full colour sleeve with digital download card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrana Light\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStillness\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLightly\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eQuiet Journey\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThrough This Moment\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBathed In A Glow\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePentatonic Smile\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFeeling Lovely\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrance Gaze Pt.1\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrance Gaze Pt.2\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"All Saints Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35964637282460,"sku":"WAST059LP","price":25.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/Laraaji-MoonPiano.jpg?v=1599890502","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/laraaji-moon-piano-1","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}