Photay -Waking Hours (LP) -Mexican Su LP Grooves.land/Playthek

Details / Tracklist:

01. "Existential celebration"

02. "Warmth in the coldest acre"

03. "Is it right?"

04. "Fanfare for 7.83 Hz"

05. "Change in real time"

06. "The people"

07. "Rythm research"

08. "Pressure"

09. "Est"

10. "A beautiful silence prevails"

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Description:

Evan Shornstein is looking for stillness. That may seem strange for a drummer, especially one whoâ??s been constantly fidgeting and tapping on things since childhood, but itâ??s absolutely true. Perhaps itâ??s a byproduct of his upbringing. A native of Woodstock in upstate New York, he literally grew up on an isolated country road and spent a significant chunk of his formative years outdoors. At the time, he didnâ??t always appreciate it, but now, as an adult whoâ??s spent the past several years living in New York City, heâ??s increasingly drawn to the nature that was so accessible in his youth. His latest album, Waking Hours, is rooted in the chaos of modern life, and specifically our incessant need to stay busy, keep up with everything, and never stop creating. Living this way can be an exhausting prospect, and itâ??s what sparked Shornsteinâ??s search for stillness in the first place. On a basic level, the LP is about finding room to occasionally pause and take a breath, but escapism isnâ??t the end goal here. Shornstein is interested in cultivating the mental headspace to question our hectic status quo and simply ask if thereâ??s a better way to do things. Musically, itâ??s the most personal and open-minded thing heâ??s ever created, a genre-agnostic effort that impressively builds upon his electronic chops while simultaneously venturing into pop territory and putting his own vocals center stage. -

Vinyl LP pressing. Includes digital download. Waking Hours, by Photay (aka Evan Shornstein), is a meditation on time and our obsessive need to actively fill each moment. The NYC native's search for calm is at the album's very core; while he admits it was therapeutic to create, it's not to be mistaken for a healing excursion. Largely electronic, frequents on the verge pop; extensively features Evan's own vocals. Sonically intimate and inviting, it suggests Photay is perhaps at his best when blurring genre lines.

Waking Hours is a meditation on time, and the sophomore album from Photay. Intimate and inviting, while a bewildering and blissful blur of genre boundaries, Waking Hours suggests a notion, or mantra, of "just being" amidst a world eternally pushing forward. Includes mp3 download.

Manufacturer No.:

2312631

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