Abstract Rhythm in Time DigitalART With eremite records Mandatory Reality by Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society Share / Embed Wishlist supported by Stephen O'MALLEY thumbnail Stephen O'MALLEY Incredible album I’m I was introduced to by a Suisse music fanatic. The best is to discover Music through friends. A total blast. Thank you for this music. William Denton thumbnail William Denton Slow, intricate, beautiful and peaceful. TheSlowMusicMovement thumbnail TheSlowMusicMovement All about the two main cuts. A jazz melted minimal masterpiece with a sound all of its own. more... hecht057 thumbnail drm_waiver thumbnail Jeremy Hinzman thumbnail PipHelix thumbnail phanthom thumbnail blayze hembree thumbnail Ryan Bruce thumbnail Yura thumbnail Johnny Kouris thumbnail rupophobic thumbnail kostpoll thumbnail kefeatalay thumbnail Robert Dallas Gray thumbnail Reid Botkin thumbnail Anthony Luebbert thumbnail tendercruelties thumbnail Xavier thumbnail In-quieto thumbnail dag_nabbhett thumbnail lbi thumbnail Peter Wyatt thumbnail Paul thumbnail Cassotto thumbnail David Blamey thumbnail benjamin666 thumbnail JOHN // OBLADADA thumbnail obonifac thumbnail Sharon Post thumbnail Chuck thumbnail Jeff Schornack thumbnail zû thumbnail Michael thumbnail diane thumbnail Miguel thumbnail Cosmographer thumbnail solopezv thumbnail worriedshoes thumbnail burntstick thumbnail kmroyack thumbnail beanbanebeenbeein thumbnail h.b. thumbnail xrkia thumbnail Nate thumbnail joearnold22 thumbnail OneTinOpener thumbnail revelatory thumbnail JS thumbnail Ross Grady thumbnail stash white thumbnail matt.ohm thumbnail berlihe thumbnail Russell Colwell thumbnail Jeremias thumbnail jmalcorn thumbnail ps0m thumbnail koen0125 thumbnail JHolmes thumbnail Ashley Cake thumbnail HowardS thumbnail frenchghost99 thumbnail more... In Memory's Prism 00:00 / 23:39
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mandatory reality, the new album by joshua abrams & natural information society, is here. setting aside (for the moment) the electric instrumentation of simultonality (2017) & magnetoception (2015), joshua abrams conceived mandatory reality for an eight-piece acoustic manifestation of NIS, consisting of himself on guimbri, lisa alvarado - harmonium & gongs, mikel avery - tam-tam & gongs, ben boye - autoharp & piano, hamid drake - tabla & tar, ben lamar gay - cornet, nick mazzarella - alto saxophone, & jason stein - bass clarinet. a 2 LP set, the album is comprised largely of two performances, both joshua abrams compositions, 24 & 40 minutes in length. while new to the band’s records, long duration pieces are familiar to those who’ve heard JA&NIS in concert in recent years, where elaboration on a single composition for an hour or more is not unusual.
gradual tempos dominate mandatory reality. recorded two months before the 2017 solar eclipse, mandatory reality is the sound of joshua abrams & NIS taking its time. merging methodical compositions with sonically voluptuous orchestration, abrams heightens the immersive & hypnotic qualities JA&NIS music is known for, taking the band & the listener deep into a collective meditative space. a grand realization of long-form psychedelic music, mandatory reality is a dispatch... more
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released August 22, 2024
Abrams: guimbri, flute
Lisa Alvarado: gongs, harmonium, flute
Mikel Patrick Avery: gongs, tam-tam, flute
Ben Boye: electric autoharp, piano, flute
Hamid Drake: tabla, tar, flute
Ben Lamar Gay: cornet, flute
Nick Mazzarella: alto saxophone, flute
Jason Stein: bass clarinet, flute
recorded: Chicago, Electrical Audio, 2017
producers: Abrams & Michael Ehlers
engineer: Greg Norman
cover painting: Lisa Alvarado
screenprinting: Alan Sherry
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