Thu February 27, 2020
SF Station presents Shigeto Live Ensemble w/ Suzi Analogue, Vacationer
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Noise Pop Festival 2020 x SF Station Presents:
SHIGETO Live Ensemble, Suzi Analogue at The New Parish
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Noise Pop Music and Arts Festival 2020 is an annual celebration of independent culture in the Bay Area. Over the course of a week, from Monday, February 24th to Sunday, March 1st, transforms the Bay Area into a festival ground with multiple events taking place across the city each night.
NOISE POP FESTIVAL 2020 FIRST WAVE LINEUP IS HERE:
Raphael Saadiq o Maya Jane Coles o Helado Negro o Shigeto Live Ensemble o Jamila Woods o Lower Dens o The Greyboy Allstars o The Jungle Giants o Joshua Radin o The Stone Foxes o SASAMI o Ben Kweller o Jacques Greene o Frances Quinlan (of Hop Along) o Combo Chimibta o Y La Bamba o Slow Hollows o Sudan Archives o Tall Heights o William Fitzsimmons o Habibi o The Seshen o Papooz o joan o Hollow Coves o Suzi Analogue o Mary Lattimore o Ralph o Harrison Storm o Ami Dang o DJ Duggz o & Many More To Come!
For more info visit noisepopfest.com
SHIGETO Live Ensemble
--
Shigeto's Live Ensemble culminates the fundamentals of his upbringing, distinctive musical intuition, and connection to his collaborative community. The project's DNA traces back to Ann Arbor Community High School in the late 1990s. It was there where Zachary Saginaw and friends would jam with the school's artist in residence, jazz luminary Vincent York, earning themselves diploma-saving credits and style-shaping instincts. Whether in subtle or sweeping gestures, jazz has guided the drummer and producer's output from day one. Now he comes full circle with the Live Ensemble's first EP 'Versions', which acts as a counterpoint to recent dance-minded production and a connective thread between every era of Shigeto to date.
The personnel represents his closest crew and occasional stage plot: Marcus Elliot on tenor saxophone and flute, Ian Fink on keys, Brennan Duncan Andes on bass, Dez Andrés on congas, and Christopher Koltay on modular synths and analog delay. Here, Saginaw displays his brilliant stickwork, unplugged from any DAW constraints and instead fluid and active. Elliot's sax remains the lyrical heart of the song, and of most of the sessions, occupying the frontline with extended arpeggios.
Suzi Analogue
--
Suzi Analogue is a prolific Producer, Songwriter, Composer, Member Of DISCWOMAN Collective, The Recording Academy & Creator Of Never Normal Records based in Miami, FL. She is energetically pioneering the new wave of women producers in electronic music & beyond.
Gaining worldwide recognition for her own diverse electronic productions, her music has found homes on Billboard charts, New York Fashion Week runways, Networks like Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Boiler Room and worldwide radio including BBC. Suzi's work is shaping culture.
Vacationer ~ Wavelengths
--
The third full-length from Vacationer, Mindset is built on delicate melodies and crystalline rhythms that seem to alter the very texture of the world around you. Ornately composed but breezy in energy, Vacationer's warm-hearted dream-pop perfectly mirrors frontman Ken Vasoli's intentions in making the album. "The objective was to write songs that remind me how my brain needs to operate for my own wellbeing and happiness," Vasoli says. "That's where the title comes from--the record's filled with all these reminders that put me in a good mindset for the day."
Despite its often-euphoric effect, Mindset began in frustration for Vasoli. After countless false starts on the follow-up to 2014's Relief, the Philadelphia-based musician decided to completely upend his creative approach. While Vacationer's previous albums came to life in close collaboration with fellow members Matthew Young and Grant Wheeler, Vasoli shifted his focus from songwriting to production and worked entirely on his own for months on end. During that time, he immersed himself in exploring the nuances of Ableton and analyzing the construction of beloved albums by artists like the Beach Boys, Barry White, and Curtis Mayfield.
"Those albums feel like the magic moments that I'm always chasing after in my own music," says Vasoli, who co-founded Vacationer in 2010. "It's such an unbelievable display of production and composition happening at the same time, and it inspired me to keep that integrity of '60s and '70s record-making while using the technology that I'd been studying."
With his love for making music reignited, Vasoli locked in his vision for Mindset upon penning a song called "Entrance": a lush and luminous track that opens the album with swirling harp arpeggios and shimmering synth. On "Magnetism," Vacationer maintains that dreamy mood and reveals the band's newly embraced experimental sensibilities with its gently dizzying arrangement. Described by Vasoli as "a love record in every sense of the word," Mindset also delivers a valentine to his dog Waldo with "Strawberry Blonde," an uptempo serenade infused with sweetly guileless storytelling. And on the sublimely hazy "Being Here," Vacationer matches flashes of psychedelia with softly instructive lyrics capturing the message at the heart of the album ("Seeing the trees for the leaves/And all the grass for the weeds/Going to sleep for the dreams").
When it came time to sculpt Mindset's elaborate yet unfussy soundscape, Vacationer paired up with producer Daniel Schlett (selected for his ambitious and masterful work on Ghostface Killah's 36 Seasons). "I was talking to Daniel about that Ghostface record and how I couldn't believe there were no samples on it, and he just looked me and said, 'Oh--you wanna use the studio as an MPC,'" recalls Vasoli, referring to MPCs as "the classic stand-alone sampler and gold standard in beat-making." Working at Schlett's Brooklyn studio Strange Weather, Vacationer enlisted a cadre of world-class musicians to offer their interpretations of Vasoli's demos. "I can only imagine how it felt for Brian Wilson to make Pet Sounds, and I'm not comparing the experiences at all, but I got a taste for what it's like to see your ideas played out by people with some amazing abilities," Vasoli says. Once they'd completed those recordings, Vasoli and Schlett assembled the album by merging elements of the live performances with the electronically crafted material from Vasoli's home studio. "We dismantled everything, then chose what we wanted to use from different sessions," says Vasoli. "We had a total blast sampling the players, sampling ourselves, and deciding what to leave raw."
At the end of the years-long process of creating Mindset, Vasoli found himself more self-assured in his artistry. "I used to always feel like I was in over my head, but now I feel so much more empowered to take my ideas and get them down on tape in a way that's true to what I hear in my mind," he says. Not only key in shaping the album's distinct and elegant sound, that sense of self-possession ultimately reflects the essence of Mindset. "A lot of this record is about experiencing things as they happen, and not giving into the pressure of anxiety and depression--especially since those things are so easy to creep up on you," says Vasoli. "That was a big struggle for me to get out of in the early stages of this album, but then the music I was working on ended up being my solution. My hope is that it works the same way for anyone who hears it."
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SHIGETO Live Ensemble, Suzi Analogue at The New Parish
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Noise Pop Music and Arts Festival 2020 is an annual celebration of independent culture in the Bay Area. Over the course of a week, from Monday, February 24th to Sunday, March 1st, transforms the Bay Area into a festival ground with multiple events taking place across the city each night.
NOISE POP FESTIVAL 2020 FIRST WAVE LINEUP IS HERE:
Raphael Saadiq o Maya Jane Coles o Helado Negro o Shigeto Live Ensemble o Jamila Woods o Lower Dens o The Greyboy Allstars o The Jungle Giants o Joshua Radin o The Stone Foxes o SASAMI o Ben Kweller o Jacques Greene o Frances Quinlan (of Hop Along) o Combo Chimibta o Y La Bamba o Slow Hollows o Sudan Archives o Tall Heights o William Fitzsimmons o Habibi o The Seshen o Papooz o joan o Hollow Coves o Suzi Analogue o Mary Lattimore o Ralph o Harrison Storm o Ami Dang o DJ Duggz o & Many More To Come!
For more info visit noisepopfest.com
SHIGETO Live Ensemble
--
Shigeto's Live Ensemble culminates the fundamentals of his upbringing, distinctive musical intuition, and connection to his collaborative community. The project's DNA traces back to Ann Arbor Community High School in the late 1990s. It was there where Zachary Saginaw and friends would jam with the school's artist in residence, jazz luminary Vincent York, earning themselves diploma-saving credits and style-shaping instincts. Whether in subtle or sweeping gestures, jazz has guided the drummer and producer's output from day one. Now he comes full circle with the Live Ensemble's first EP 'Versions', which acts as a counterpoint to recent dance-minded production and a connective thread between every era of Shigeto to date.
The personnel represents his closest crew and occasional stage plot: Marcus Elliot on tenor saxophone and flute, Ian Fink on keys, Brennan Duncan Andes on bass, Dez Andrés on congas, and Christopher Koltay on modular synths and analog delay. Here, Saginaw displays his brilliant stickwork, unplugged from any DAW constraints and instead fluid and active. Elliot's sax remains the lyrical heart of the song, and of most of the sessions, occupying the frontline with extended arpeggios.
Suzi Analogue
--
Suzi Analogue is a prolific Producer, Songwriter, Composer, Member Of DISCWOMAN Collective, The Recording Academy & Creator Of Never Normal Records based in Miami, FL. She is energetically pioneering the new wave of women producers in electronic music & beyond.
Gaining worldwide recognition for her own diverse electronic productions, her music has found homes on Billboard charts, New York Fashion Week runways, Networks like Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Boiler Room and worldwide radio including BBC. Suzi's work is shaping culture.
Vacationer ~ Wavelengths
--
The third full-length from Vacationer, Mindset is built on delicate melodies and crystalline rhythms that seem to alter the very texture of the world around you. Ornately composed but breezy in energy, Vacationer's warm-hearted dream-pop perfectly mirrors frontman Ken Vasoli's intentions in making the album. "The objective was to write songs that remind me how my brain needs to operate for my own wellbeing and happiness," Vasoli says. "That's where the title comes from--the record's filled with all these reminders that put me in a good mindset for the day."
Despite its often-euphoric effect, Mindset began in frustration for Vasoli. After countless false starts on the follow-up to 2014's Relief, the Philadelphia-based musician decided to completely upend his creative approach. While Vacationer's previous albums came to life in close collaboration with fellow members Matthew Young and Grant Wheeler, Vasoli shifted his focus from songwriting to production and worked entirely on his own for months on end. During that time, he immersed himself in exploring the nuances of Ableton and analyzing the construction of beloved albums by artists like the Beach Boys, Barry White, and Curtis Mayfield.
"Those albums feel like the magic moments that I'm always chasing after in my own music," says Vasoli, who co-founded Vacationer in 2010. "It's such an unbelievable display of production and composition happening at the same time, and it inspired me to keep that integrity of '60s and '70s record-making while using the technology that I'd been studying."
With his love for making music reignited, Vasoli locked in his vision for Mindset upon penning a song called "Entrance": a lush and luminous track that opens the album with swirling harp arpeggios and shimmering synth. On "Magnetism," Vacationer maintains that dreamy mood and reveals the band's newly embraced experimental sensibilities with its gently dizzying arrangement. Described by Vasoli as "a love record in every sense of the word," Mindset also delivers a valentine to his dog Waldo with "Strawberry Blonde," an uptempo serenade infused with sweetly guileless storytelling. And on the sublimely hazy "Being Here," Vacationer matches flashes of psychedelia with softly instructive lyrics capturing the message at the heart of the album ("Seeing the trees for the leaves/And all the grass for the weeds/Going to sleep for the dreams").
When it came time to sculpt Mindset's elaborate yet unfussy soundscape, Vacationer paired up with producer Daniel Schlett (selected for his ambitious and masterful work on Ghostface Killah's 36 Seasons). "I was talking to Daniel about that Ghostface record and how I couldn't believe there were no samples on it, and he just looked me and said, 'Oh--you wanna use the studio as an MPC,'" recalls Vasoli, referring to MPCs as "the classic stand-alone sampler and gold standard in beat-making." Working at Schlett's Brooklyn studio Strange Weather, Vacationer enlisted a cadre of world-class musicians to offer their interpretations of Vasoli's demos. "I can only imagine how it felt for Brian Wilson to make Pet Sounds, and I'm not comparing the experiences at all, but I got a taste for what it's like to see your ideas played out by people with some amazing abilities," Vasoli says. Once they'd completed those recordings, Vasoli and Schlett assembled the album by merging elements of the live performances with the electronically crafted material from Vasoli's home studio. "We dismantled everything, then chose what we wanted to use from different sessions," says Vasoli. "We had a total blast sampling the players, sampling ourselves, and deciding what to leave raw."
At the end of the years-long process of creating Mindset, Vasoli found himself more self-assured in his artistry. "I used to always feel like I was in over my head, but now I feel so much more empowered to take my ideas and get them down on tape in a way that's true to what I hear in my mind," he says. Not only key in shaping the album's distinct and elegant sound, that sense of self-possession ultimately reflects the essence of Mindset. "A lot of this record is about experiencing things as they happen, and not giving into the pressure of anxiety and depression--especially since those things are so easy to creep up on you," says Vasoli. "That was a big struggle for me to get out of in the early stages of this album, but then the music I was working on ended up being my solution. My hope is that it works the same way for anyone who hears it."
Noise Pop Festival 2020 x SF Station Presents:
SHIGETO Live Ensemble, Suzi Analogue at The New Parish
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Noise Pop Music and Arts Festival 2020 is an annual celebration of independent culture in the Bay Area. Over the course of a week, from Monday, February 24th to Sunday, March 1st, transforms the Bay Area into a festival ground with multiple events taking place across the city each night.
NOISE POP FESTIVAL 2020 FIRST WAVE LINEUP IS HERE:
Raphael Saadiq o Maya Jane Coles o Helado Negro o Shigeto Live Ensemble o Jamila Woods o Lower Dens o The Greyboy Allstars o The Jungle Giants o Joshua Radin o The Stone Foxes o SASAMI o Ben Kweller o Jacques Greene o Frances Quinlan (of Hop Along) o Combo Chimibta o Y La Bamba o Slow Hollows o Sudan Archives o Tall Heights o William Fitzsimmons o Habibi o The Seshen o Papooz o joan o Hollow Coves o Suzi Analogue o Mary Lattimore o Ralph o Harrison Storm o Ami Dang o DJ Duggz o & Many More To Come!
For more info visit noisepopfest.com
SHIGETO Live Ensemble
--
Shigeto's Live Ensemble culminates the fundamentals of his upbringing, distinctive musical intuition, and connection to his collaborative community. The project's DNA traces back to Ann Arbor Community High School in the late 1990s. It was there where Zachary Saginaw and friends would jam with the school's artist in residence, jazz luminary Vincent York, earning themselves diploma-saving credits and style-shaping instincts. Whether in subtle or sweeping gestures, jazz has guided the drummer and producer's output from day one. Now he comes full circle with the Live Ensemble's first EP 'Versions', which acts as a counterpoint to recent dance-minded production and a connective thread between every era of Shigeto to date.
The personnel represents his closest crew and occasional stage plot: Marcus Elliot on tenor saxophone and flute, Ian Fink on keys, Brennan Duncan Andes on bass, Dez Andrés on congas, and Christopher Koltay on modular synths and analog delay. Here, Saginaw displays his brilliant stickwork, unplugged from any DAW constraints and instead fluid and active. Elliot's sax remains the lyrical heart of the song, and of most of the sessions, occupying the frontline with extended arpeggios.
Suzi Analogue
--
Suzi Analogue is a prolific Producer, Songwriter, Composer, Member Of DISCWOMAN Collective, The Recording Academy & Creator Of Never Normal Records based in Miami, FL. She is energetically pioneering the new wave of women producers in electronic music & beyond.
Gaining worldwide recognition for her own diverse electronic productions, her music has found homes on Billboard charts, New York Fashion Week runways, Networks like Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Boiler Room and worldwide radio including BBC. Suzi's work is shaping culture.
Vacationer ~ Wavelengths
--
The third full-length from Vacationer, Mindset is built on delicate melodies and crystalline rhythms that seem to alter the very texture of the world around you. Ornately composed but breezy in energy, Vacationer's warm-hearted dream-pop perfectly mirrors frontman Ken Vasoli's intentions in making the album. "The objective was to write songs that remind me how my brain needs to operate for my own wellbeing and happiness," Vasoli says. "That's where the title comes from--the record's filled with all these reminders that put me in a good mindset for the day."
Despite its often-euphoric effect, Mindset began in frustration for Vasoli. After countless false starts on the follow-up to 2014's Relief, the Philadelphia-based musician decided to completely upend his creative approach. While Vacationer's previous albums came to life in close collaboration with fellow members Matthew Young and Grant Wheeler, Vasoli shifted his focus from songwriting to production and worked entirely on his own for months on end. During that time, he immersed himself in exploring the nuances of Ableton and analyzing the construction of beloved albums by artists like the Beach Boys, Barry White, and Curtis Mayfield.
"Those albums feel like the magic moments that I'm always chasing after in my own music," says Vasoli, who co-founded Vacationer in 2010. "It's such an unbelievable display of production and composition happening at the same time, and it inspired me to keep that integrity of '60s and '70s record-making while using the technology that I'd been studying."
With his love for making music reignited, Vasoli locked in his vision for Mindset upon penning a song called "Entrance": a lush and luminous track that opens the album with swirling harp arpeggios and shimmering synth. On "Magnetism," Vacationer maintains that dreamy mood and reveals the band's newly embraced experimental sensibilities with its gently dizzying arrangement. Described by Vasoli as "a love record in every sense of the word," Mindset also delivers a valentine to his dog Waldo with "Strawberry Blonde," an uptempo serenade infused with sweetly guileless storytelling. And on the sublimely hazy "Being Here," Vacationer matches flashes of psychedelia with softly instructive lyrics capturing the message at the heart of the album ("Seeing the trees for the leaves/And all the grass for the weeds/Going to sleep for the dreams").
When it came time to sculpt Mindset's elaborate yet unfussy soundscape, Vacationer paired up with producer Daniel Schlett (selected for his ambitious and masterful work on Ghostface Killah's 36 Seasons). "I was talking to Daniel about that Ghostface record and how I couldn't believe there were no samples on it, and he just looked me and said, 'Oh--you wanna use the studio as an MPC,'" recalls Vasoli, referring to MPCs as "the classic stand-alone sampler and gold standard in beat-making." Working at Schlett's Brooklyn studio Strange Weather, Vacationer enlisted a cadre of world-class musicians to offer their interpretations of Vasoli's demos. "I can only imagine how it felt for Brian Wilson to make Pet Sounds, and I'm not comparing the experiences at all, but I got a taste for what it's like to see your ideas played out by people with some amazing abilities," Vasoli says. Once they'd completed those recordings, Vasoli and Schlett assembled the album by merging elements of the live performances with the electronically crafted material from Vasoli's home studio. "We dismantled everything, then chose what we wanted to use from different sessions," says Vasoli. "We had a total blast sampling the players, sampling ourselves, and deciding what to leave raw."
At the end of the years-long process of creating Mindset, Vasoli found himself more self-assured in his artistry. "I used to always feel like I was in over my head, but now I feel so much more empowered to take my ideas and get them down on tape in a way that's true to what I hear in my mind," he says. Not only key in shaping the album's distinct and elegant sound, that sense of self-possession ultimately reflects the essence of Mindset. "A lot of this record is about experiencing things as they happen, and not giving into the pressure of anxiety and depression--especially since those things are so easy to creep up on you," says Vasoli. "That was a big struggle for me to get out of in the early stages of this album, but then the music I was working on ended up being my solution. My hope is that it works the same way for anyone who hears it."
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SHIGETO Live Ensemble, Suzi Analogue at The New Parish
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Noise Pop Music and Arts Festival 2020 is an annual celebration of independent culture in the Bay Area. Over the course of a week, from Monday, February 24th to Sunday, March 1st, transforms the Bay Area into a festival ground with multiple events taking place across the city each night.
NOISE POP FESTIVAL 2020 FIRST WAVE LINEUP IS HERE:
Raphael Saadiq o Maya Jane Coles o Helado Negro o Shigeto Live Ensemble o Jamila Woods o Lower Dens o The Greyboy Allstars o The Jungle Giants o Joshua Radin o The Stone Foxes o SASAMI o Ben Kweller o Jacques Greene o Frances Quinlan (of Hop Along) o Combo Chimibta o Y La Bamba o Slow Hollows o Sudan Archives o Tall Heights o William Fitzsimmons o Habibi o The Seshen o Papooz o joan o Hollow Coves o Suzi Analogue o Mary Lattimore o Ralph o Harrison Storm o Ami Dang o DJ Duggz o & Many More To Come!
For more info visit noisepopfest.com
SHIGETO Live Ensemble
--
Shigeto's Live Ensemble culminates the fundamentals of his upbringing, distinctive musical intuition, and connection to his collaborative community. The project's DNA traces back to Ann Arbor Community High School in the late 1990s. It was there where Zachary Saginaw and friends would jam with the school's artist in residence, jazz luminary Vincent York, earning themselves diploma-saving credits and style-shaping instincts. Whether in subtle or sweeping gestures, jazz has guided the drummer and producer's output from day one. Now he comes full circle with the Live Ensemble's first EP 'Versions', which acts as a counterpoint to recent dance-minded production and a connective thread between every era of Shigeto to date.
The personnel represents his closest crew and occasional stage plot: Marcus Elliot on tenor saxophone and flute, Ian Fink on keys, Brennan Duncan Andes on bass, Dez Andrés on congas, and Christopher Koltay on modular synths and analog delay. Here, Saginaw displays his brilliant stickwork, unplugged from any DAW constraints and instead fluid and active. Elliot's sax remains the lyrical heart of the song, and of most of the sessions, occupying the frontline with extended arpeggios.
Suzi Analogue
--
Suzi Analogue is a prolific Producer, Songwriter, Composer, Member Of DISCWOMAN Collective, The Recording Academy & Creator Of Never Normal Records based in Miami, FL. She is energetically pioneering the new wave of women producers in electronic music & beyond.
Gaining worldwide recognition for her own diverse electronic productions, her music has found homes on Billboard charts, New York Fashion Week runways, Networks like Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Boiler Room and worldwide radio including BBC. Suzi's work is shaping culture.
Vacationer ~ Wavelengths
--
The third full-length from Vacationer, Mindset is built on delicate melodies and crystalline rhythms that seem to alter the very texture of the world around you. Ornately composed but breezy in energy, Vacationer's warm-hearted dream-pop perfectly mirrors frontman Ken Vasoli's intentions in making the album. "The objective was to write songs that remind me how my brain needs to operate for my own wellbeing and happiness," Vasoli says. "That's where the title comes from--the record's filled with all these reminders that put me in a good mindset for the day."
Despite its often-euphoric effect, Mindset began in frustration for Vasoli. After countless false starts on the follow-up to 2014's Relief, the Philadelphia-based musician decided to completely upend his creative approach. While Vacationer's previous albums came to life in close collaboration with fellow members Matthew Young and Grant Wheeler, Vasoli shifted his focus from songwriting to production and worked entirely on his own for months on end. During that time, he immersed himself in exploring the nuances of Ableton and analyzing the construction of beloved albums by artists like the Beach Boys, Barry White, and Curtis Mayfield.
"Those albums feel like the magic moments that I'm always chasing after in my own music," says Vasoli, who co-founded Vacationer in 2010. "It's such an unbelievable display of production and composition happening at the same time, and it inspired me to keep that integrity of '60s and '70s record-making while using the technology that I'd been studying."
With his love for making music reignited, Vasoli locked in his vision for Mindset upon penning a song called "Entrance": a lush and luminous track that opens the album with swirling harp arpeggios and shimmering synth. On "Magnetism," Vacationer maintains that dreamy mood and reveals the band's newly embraced experimental sensibilities with its gently dizzying arrangement. Described by Vasoli as "a love record in every sense of the word," Mindset also delivers a valentine to his dog Waldo with "Strawberry Blonde," an uptempo serenade infused with sweetly guileless storytelling. And on the sublimely hazy "Being Here," Vacationer matches flashes of psychedelia with softly instructive lyrics capturing the message at the heart of the album ("Seeing the trees for the leaves/And all the grass for the weeds/Going to sleep for the dreams").
When it came time to sculpt Mindset's elaborate yet unfussy soundscape, Vacationer paired up with producer Daniel Schlett (selected for his ambitious and masterful work on Ghostface Killah's 36 Seasons). "I was talking to Daniel about that Ghostface record and how I couldn't believe there were no samples on it, and he just looked me and said, 'Oh--you wanna use the studio as an MPC,'" recalls Vasoli, referring to MPCs as "the classic stand-alone sampler and gold standard in beat-making." Working at Schlett's Brooklyn studio Strange Weather, Vacationer enlisted a cadre of world-class musicians to offer their interpretations of Vasoli's demos. "I can only imagine how it felt for Brian Wilson to make Pet Sounds, and I'm not comparing the experiences at all, but I got a taste for what it's like to see your ideas played out by people with some amazing abilities," Vasoli says. Once they'd completed those recordings, Vasoli and Schlett assembled the album by merging elements of the live performances with the electronically crafted material from Vasoli's home studio. "We dismantled everything, then chose what we wanted to use from different sessions," says Vasoli. "We had a total blast sampling the players, sampling ourselves, and deciding what to leave raw."
At the end of the years-long process of creating Mindset, Vasoli found himself more self-assured in his artistry. "I used to always feel like I was in over my head, but now I feel so much more empowered to take my ideas and get them down on tape in a way that's true to what I hear in my mind," he says. Not only key in shaping the album's distinct and elegant sound, that sense of self-possession ultimately reflects the essence of Mindset. "A lot of this record is about experiencing things as they happen, and not giving into the pressure of anxiety and depression--especially since those things are so easy to creep up on you," says Vasoli. "That was a big struggle for me to get out of in the early stages of this album, but then the music I was working on ended up being my solution. My hope is that it works the same way for anyone who hears it."
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