Mazes is a Rock album by Moon Duo, originally released in 2011. On Gatefold: 16 pressings tracked, owned by 12 collectors.
About
San Francisco guitarist Erik "Ripley" Johnson and keyboardist Sanae Yamada tracked and mixed their sophomore album under the Moon Duo moniker in Berlin. From the first song, “Seer,” the distance between Germany and northern California is evident. This offers sounds less anchored to Johnson’s main acid-rock band Wooden Shjips than Mood Duo’s 2010 debut album, <i>Escape</i>. Fans of Spacemen 3, Silver Apples, and Suicide will find instant familiarity, as the opening tune pulses with guitar drones and oscillating analog synth modulations. Further German influences seep into the krautrock-tinged “Scars,” with its synthetic soundscapes and primitive drum machines. Just when it seems as though Yamada’s keyboard plays the prominent role in <i>Mazes</i>, along comes the nearly danceable “Fallout,” where Johnson’s guitar distortion takes over. The bonus track “Flowers” slows down the tempo to create otherworldly soundscapes on par with Sun Araw.
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Tracklist
- 1Seer6:40
- 2Mazes5:04
- 3Scars4:16
- 4Fallout5:32
- 5When You Cut4:59
- 6Run Around4:42
- 7In the Sun5:11
- 8Goners7:40
- 9Flowers (Bonus Track)7:31
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Psych Rock
- fuzzy
- hypnotic
- psychedelic
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Limited edition of 150 hand-numbered copies in deluxe packaging with different cover art in a translucent wax-sealed sleeve available by mail order only, including a folded poster-sized insert, a bonus remix CD and download code.
Catalog number SBR-050 is on the LP.
Catalog number SBR-050-R is on the remixes CD.
Notes from LP sleeve insert:
Recorded at home in San Francisco and at Kaiku Studios Berlin in 2010. Mixed at Kaiku Studios Berlin. Special thanks to Phil Manley, Brian Pyle and P
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Eagle Boston
- Elizabeth HartBASS GUITAR, SRUTI BOX
- Tres WarrenGUIRO , SITAR
12 collectors on Gatefold own this · 16 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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