{"product_id":"ezra-feinberg-soft-power-new-colour-repress","title":"EZRA FEINBERG - Soft Power (New Colour Repress)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP - Limited Edition Transparent Green Vinyl (2024 New Colour Repress). \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEzra Feinberg\u003c\/strong\u003e’s third album \u003cem\u003eSoft Power\u003c\/em\u003e sees the composer-guitarist enlist an impressive array of fellow musicians including \u003cstrong\u003eMary Lattimore\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Moore\u003c\/strong\u003e (Bing \u0026amp; Ruth), \u003cstrong\u003eJefre Cantu-Ledesma\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eRobbie Lee\u003c\/strong\u003e and share the life affirming lead single ‘\u003cem\u003eFuture Sand\u003c\/em\u003e’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDefined by its abundance of melodies, repeating figures and ecstatic improvisations, \u003cem\u003eSoft Power\u003c\/em\u003e exudes an enlightened and transformative spirit to empower the listener. Feinberg, a practising psychoanalyst and former founding member of the San Francisco psychedelic collective \u003cstrong\u003eCitay\u003c\/strong\u003e (Dead Oceans \/ Important Records) resides in the artistic enclave of upstate New York's Hudson River valley. Initial recordings emerged in the late summer of 2020, before added synthesis with collaborator \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Thayer\u003c\/strong\u003e (Arp, Sunwatchers) during early 2021. \u003cem\u003eSoft Power\u003c\/em\u003e follows previous albums ‘\u003cem\u003eRecumbent Speech\u003c\/em\u003e’ (2020) and ‘\u003cem\u003ePentimento and Others\u003c\/em\u003e’ (2018)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe compassionate, tender-hearted opener ‘\u003cem\u003eFuture Sand\u003c\/em\u003e’ deftly interweaves flutes and steady arpeggios. The Reichian pulse beneath the soaring melody is played not on the customary analogue sequencer, but on finger-picked acoustic guitar, one of the lodestars of Feinberg’s compositional approach. ‘\u003cem\u003eSoft Power\u003c\/em\u003e’, the buoyant and mesmeric title track that follows builds over a rich bed of guitars and a reverb-y Rhodes melody reminiscent of a Strata East LP, its narrative arc bountiful in energy, optimism and future dreaming, a perfect accompaniment to long days of summertide. “The most unexpected, unpredictable, and spontaneous moments in life live in the realm of softness”, quotes Feinberg. ‘\u003cem\u003ePose Beams\u003c\/em\u003e’ blends the chamber-jazz approach of Penguin Café Orchestra with a balletic kosmische, climaxing with a galvanising crescendo and “free improv” section performed by fellow New Yorkers - \u003cstrong\u003eRobbie Lee\u003c\/strong\u003e (piano) and \u003cstrong\u003eJefre Cantu-Ledesma\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose granular and modular synths sprinkle particle dust over the expressive drumming of \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Thayer\u003c\/strong\u003e. ‘\u003cem\u003eFlutter Intensity\u003c\/em\u003e’ evokes in part the music of Cluster as played on acoustic guitars, which ping-pong across the stereo field, providing the canvas for a plaintive vibraphone line reminiscent of TNT-era Tortoise. Instruments move in tandem, but also drift and glide allowing them the space to hang in the air, the variegated rhythms, textures, and tones all laced into the fabric of the album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the centrefold of the albums 7-tracks is ‘\u003cem\u003eThe Big Clock\u003c\/em\u003e’, a tryptic piece that evolves from pairs of stretched varying tones, creating fields of technicolour over an unabashed motorik beat, serving to offset the pastoral and ambient registers heard elsewhere. It features the first of two appearances from \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Moore\u003c\/strong\u003e (Bing \u0026amp; Ruth) who plays lilting piano lines on the come-down. ‘\u003cem\u003eThere Was Somebody There\u003c\/em\u003e’ returns to the album’s earlier wistfulness, a hard stereo-panned soundworld with lightly strummed, interlocking acoustic guitars combining to pigment a washy, painterly scene. David Moore and Jefre Cantu-Ledesma provide reviving synths, the underlying pulse that seems to simulate a life cycle; another day on Earth. The album closes with the reflective ‘\u003cem\u003eGet Some Rest\u003c\/em\u003e’ featuring \u003cstrong\u003eMary Lattimore\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose harp pluckings set a dreamlike tone against bare organic acoustics and flourishing flutes to create a sense of realignment and restoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeinberg artfully transcends the listener to an enriched place, his compositions distinguished by the deep humanity that lies at their core, plugging the listener into a state of wide eyed being, open and alive. \u003cem\u003eSoft Power\u003c\/em\u003e then is Ezra’s own mantra but also one of power giving - a colourful catharsis translated into music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeinberg’s music always speaks to the listener, but \u003cem\u003eSoft Power\u003c\/em\u003e, in whispering, speaks loudest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Gorgeously unobtrusive cosmic souffle, Mary Lattimore, David Moore, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma offer discreet assistance\"   – \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eUNCUT\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, on the stereo this month\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Lovely.. Lovely track, very much looking forward to hearing more from that (Soft Power)” – \u003cstrong\u003eDeb Grant\u003cem\u003e, BBC 6 Music - New Music Fix\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What starts out like a painting of flowers in a seaside motel turns into a riot of colour and sound” is how Feinberg has described the music he has made for his new album. That’s exactly how Future Sand unfolds and thankfully there will be more of this irresistible ‘\u003cem\u003eSoft Power\u003c\/em\u003e’ to come.\" - \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBackseat Mafia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...the album itself is a beautiful thing indeed, a mesmerising collection of spiraling instrumental compositions..\" - \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGoldFlakePaint\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tonal Union","offers":[{"title":"LP - Transparent Green Vinyl","offer_id":49058942976345,"sku":"SDZ-11776","price":30.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Ezra_Feinberg_-_Soft_Power_-_LP_Transparent_Green_Vinyl_-_2024.jpg?v=1722961783","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/ezra-feinberg-soft-power-new-colour-repress","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}