{"product_id":"tides-lp","title":"Tides LP","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRecorded in 2013, \u003ci\u003eTides\u003c\/i\u003e is a glimpse into the early phase of what has become Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith’s signature approach to electronic music. Composed and played on a Buchla Music Easel––the modular synthesizer that gives Smith’s music its organic feel––this collection of instrumentals is at once uplifting, transportive and meditational. It comes as no surprise that it was commissioned by Smith's mother to accompany her yoga practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eTides\u003c\/i\u003e pulsates and swells like the ocean itself. Field recordings of wind chimes and forest sounds are interspersed throughout much of the album, accentuating the pastoral aspirations of their electronic counterparts. The chirp of a bird might be confused for the elongated intervals of a muted siren, a steam valve opening and closing for the sound of the surf, or a drone for a live organ. The actuality is elusive and secondary to the alchemy at work. Natural and synthetic components become indistinguishable from one another and cohere seamlessly into a unified paean to bliss. Though the ambient nature of these recordings is inextricable, it is belied by an undercurrent of heart-like beats that hint at the visceral force of Smith’s current work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e-------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e140g 12\" Black Vinyl \/ 33 RPM \/ 18pt Coated Jacket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIncludes free digital download coupon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCover art rendering by Sean Hellfritsch, based on a model by George Hart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e-------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.touchtheplants.com\/products\/tides-shirt\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/4359\/5324\/products\/tides-shirt_large.png?v=1541545317\" alt=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.touchtheplants.com\/products\/tides-shirt\"\u003e25% Off Tides Shirt when bundled with Tides LP\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Touchtheplants","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":9536009502780,"sku":"TTP-102","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/4359\/5324\/products\/tides-LP-cover.png?v=1541539481","url":"https:\/\/touchtheplants.myshopify.com\/products\/tides-lp","provider":"KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH MERCH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}