{"product_id":"aaron-frazer-into-the-blue","title":"AARON FRAZER - Into The Blue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eCD \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eInto The Blue\u003c\/em\u003e is the clearest portrait of who I am as an artist. It’s me through and through,” says multi-instrumentalist \u003cstrong\u003eAaron Frazer\u003c\/strong\u003e. A daring blend of soul, psychedelia, spaghetti western, disco, gospel and hip-hop, \u003cem\u003eInto the Blue\u003c\/em\u003e represents the impressive range of Frazer's sonic talents. Frazer maintains the unmistakable falsetto and classic songwriting he’s known for, but plants \u003cem\u003eInto the Blue\u003c\/em\u003e firmly in the now with a hip-hop mentality at its core, weaving together genres and production techniques to form something new.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eInto The Blue\u003c\/em\u003e was conceived, like so many classic records, out of heartbreak. Frazer moved cross-country from Brooklyn to Los Angeles and embarked on a journey that’s reflected in the album’s themes of grief, loneliness, and searching for healing. “\u003cem\u003eInto The Blue\u003c\/em\u003e really means heading into the unknown. That has been the last year of my life and I'm still in the blue,” Frazer explains. “But there are also songs here that celebrate love and the giddiness of a new relationship and all that. That's part of a breakup to me, processing the whole thing, remembering the things that were right as much as the things that were wrong.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrazer wrote on every track and played several live instruments on the album. The title track, “\u003cem\u003eInto The Blue\u003c\/em\u003e”, is a haunting, resolute anthem, combining cinematic strings and tough-as-nails breakbeats as Frazer heads west. “Here I go, to a place where the broken heart knows,” he sings. “It’s all I can do. Back into the blue.” “\u003cem\u003ePayback\u003c\/em\u003e” is an explosive dancefloor heater, featuring shimmering tambourines and driving bass lines. Northern soul drums meet snarling fuzz guitar, hurdling towards its epic conclusion.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe album features moments of towering arrangements, recalling David Axelrod and Ennio Merricone, balanced by rawness, incorporating iPhone recordings and one-take vocals. For \u003cem\u003eInto the Blue\u003c\/em\u003e, Frazer enlisted Grammy-winner \u003cstrong\u003eAlex Goose\u003c\/strong\u003e as co-producer, known for his crate-digging samples and collaborations with hip-hop artists like Freddie Gibbs, Madlib and Brockhampton. Frazer also experimented with samples for the first time on a record, drawing from unexpected sources like 90s R\u0026amp;B group Hi-Five.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThough \u003cem\u003eInto the Blue\u003c\/em\u003e is born out of heartbreak, Frazer hopes it leaves listeners with a sense of optimism. “You know, you can still laugh on a day when you're grieving,” he says, “there’s no peaks without valleys,” he says, but \u003cem\u003eInto The Blue\u003c\/em\u003e sees Aaron Frazer at new heights.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dead Oceans","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":48136992293209,"sku":"SDZ-00278","price":13.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Aaron_Frazer_-_Into_The_Blue_-_CD_-_2024.jpg?v=1712762793","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/aaron-frazer-into-the-blue","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}