Product Description
The twilight synth-folk utopia returns. Ellad Negro's first album since signing with 4AD is released! After his work with Prefuse 73 aka Scott Helen as Savvas & Savalas, and under the beatmaker moniker Epstein, as well as collaborations with Sufjan Stevens, Devendra Banhart, and Juliana Barwick, Ellad Negro, the conscience of NY indie, who gained worldwide acclaim with his 2019 album "This Is How You Smile," has released his long-awaited new work! This first release since signing with 4AD, a label that has continuously expanded its musical reach and led the global indie scene for many years, includes 15 tracks, including the lead single "Gemini and Leo," where 80s disco and 90s hip-hop twilight in a deserted bossa nova galaxy, and was created with great inspiration from Marfa, a remote town surrounded by the Texas desert, which he visited in the summer of 2020. The guests include the talented Casey Hill, who released her debut album on Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music label; Buscabra, signed to Domino; producer Benamin, known for his work with Princess Nokia; Jen Wasner of Wye Oak; and the multi-talented Opal Hoyt, among other Brooklyn-based friends. A unique inner escape from a bizarre world where hip-hop, tropicalism, and electronica are brewed with sweet psychedelia, this is a must-listen album for the second half of 2021, recommended to Haruomi Hosono listeners, Mndsgn (Mind Design), and Toro y Moi fans alike!! TRACK LIST: 01. Wake Up Tomorrow (feat. Kacy Hill) 02. Gemini and Leo 03. Purple Tones 04. There Must Be A Song Like You 05. Aguas Frias 06. Aureole 07. Hometown Dream 08. Agosto (feat. Buscabulla) 09. Outside the Outside 10. Brown Fluorescence 11. Wind Conversations 12. Thank You For Ever 13. La Naranja 14. Telescope (feat. Benamin) 15. Mirror Talk + Bonus Track For Japan
