Photay -Windswept -Mexican Summer LP Grooves.land/Playthek

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01. "Forecast"
02. "Global Wind Trade"
03. "Air Lock"
04. "Zephyr"
05. "Derecho"
06. "Barely There"
07. "Thermal Loop"
08. "Low Pressure System"
09. "Still Existing"

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From the perspective of people who categorize music by genres and types, Evan Shornstein, better-known under his production moniker Photay, has created lots of different kinds of sounds over the past decade. Thereâ??s the Hudson Valley-raised, Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist composerâ??s quasi-IDM and electronic almost-pop tracks with the occasional vocal; the improvised organic and and experimental music sessions he participates in alongside new age giants, Laraaji and Carlos NiÃ±o; the diaspora electronic folk-jazz he makes with veteran musicians from all over the globe; and the disco and house adjacent records he tag-team DJs with Brooklyn producer Cesar Toribio and engineer Phil Moffa (who also masters all of Photayâ??s records â?? and those of dance-music dons around the world). But if youâ??ve listened closely to Shornsteinâ??s prodigious output, you know that separating and classifying the work is actually contrary to the energy of Photay music. That what on-the-surface may lazily appear as differences, is actually brought together by a shared sonic warmth, a hardware pastoralism at play. Whatever category he engages, Photay makes outdoor music under the spell of the elements, for the purpose of different human movements â?? some physical, some spiritual, some emotional, some philosophical. On Photayâ??s fifth solo album, Windswept, that pastoralist unity is even more explicit: It is an album about wind. The project began with the producer designing a synth patch to, in his words, â??mimic the â??windâ?? as a powerful, deep, unpredictable and at times overwhelming spirit.â? So use of that â??windâ? patch became Windsweptâ??s instrumental throughline, and the element became the albumâ??s thematic maypole. The natural world had always been one of Photayâ??s calling cards, and now it had invaded the machine, and his writing. -

Standard Black Version ?Windswept? is the fifth studio album from Photay, the nom de plume of electronic naturalist, experimental-pop beat maker and composer Evan Shornstein. Initiated when the producer created a synthesizer patch called "wind," the nine-song cycle is under the spell of the titular weather element, its compositions touching upon the movement of air's influence on human existence and emotional states, our hopes and dreams. "Windswept", home-rave-ready and ghostly with its machines, brings together the various versions of Photo's trademark sonic warmth and hardware pastoralism. This Cumulus Cloud white vinyl edition includes a digital download. Written, recorded and produced by Evan Shornstein. RECORDED - High Falls, NY - Altadena, CA - Woodland Hills, CA. MIXED Sam Obey and Evan Shornstein at Sway Studios, NY. MASTERED Phil Moffa at Butcha Sound, NY. ARTWORK & DESIGN Celia Hollander with Evan Shornstein PUBLISHED E. Shorn (ASCAP) All Rights Administered by Reservoir THANK YOU Celia Hollander, David Hoffman, Jordan Matthes, Carlos Niño, Randal Fisher, Aaron Shaw, Cindy, Sam Obey, Mexican Summer, Mom, Dad, Iyla and all those who continue supporting this everlasting journey with sound. MUSICIANS - Evan Shornstein - "Photay" - Randal Fisher - Carlos Niño - Will Epstein - Nate Mercereau - Aaron Shaw - Mariana Bragada - Laraaji

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634457172258

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