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Crop Circle

by Matt LaJoie

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Earthship 04:09
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Crop Circle 13:08
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Neon Skyline 05:35
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Arktober 08:05
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Visitation 08:03
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Roswell 05:44
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Triangulum 08:05

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Scoring a thematic narrative space first explored with the Thick Air "Ultraterrestrial Atmosphere" performance, and again on last year's Star Maps tape (for Eye Vybe Records), the eight tracks that comprise Crop Circle craft vivid scenes of expanding-universe encounters of the first, second, and third kind. The otherworldly sci-fi kosmische of those earlier releases is blended with the natural-world-rooted sounds of my "Earth"-themed cycle of solo guitar releases from the past year, creating a hybrid experience of earth and ether. "Andromedan Ballroom" directly references the lead single from 2019's The Center and The Fringe, but with the Venusian focus on beauty and harmony swapped out with moves of the freedom-seeking "quiet warrior" archetype native to our nearest galactic neighbor. The album's title track charts the creation of earthwork sculpture by supernatural artists, imagining a mystical crop flowering from graced soil. "Neon Skyline" and "Arktober" add analog drum machine to the mix, electrifying the horizon with a hovering, unearthly glow, while "Visitation" and "Roswell" further the folklore of direct extraterrestrial contact. The hourlong set closes with an ode to the galaxy that forms a local trio with Andromeda and our own Milky Way; Triangulum is distinct in its total lack of associated mythology, reflected in the track's initial sensation of curiosity eventually yielding to wide-open space and weightless lift.

-ML

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released November 11, 2022

Matt LaJoie: 6- and 12-string electric guitars, loops, fx, analog drum machine

All tracks improvised, recorded live, and mixed by ML, Spring-Summer 2021.

Cover art and layout by ML.

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