#Surya Botofasina

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Thank You All Great Spirits (Thank You For Your Love) - Nate Mercereau

from plays two versions of a melody by Tisziji Mu​ñ​oz

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Sleep Space 3.2

16.12.2024

Lamasz & Thme – Les foudres – 00:00:00 Roedelius, Arnold Kasar – Vigoroso – 00:05:25 James Bernard – Blooms – 00:09:36 Shane Mendonsa – Rubber Peperomia – 00:14:48 Thrupence – About You (Original by G Flip) – 00:20:09 Alaskan Tapes – Intersect – 00:25:40 latome2 – Mar – 00:28:15 David Cordero, Carlos Ferreira – Perfect Blue – 00:35:03 Solitaire – Evening Mist at Loch Lomond – 00:39:17 Maps and Diagrams – chalco – 00:43:34 Hélène Vogelsinger – Ethereal Dissolution – 00:46:16 Roedelius – Fabelwein – 00:50:47 Benge – The View From Vega (Part IV) – 00:55:10 Binaural Space – Heaven for Robots – 01:01:48 Common Saints – Utopia – 01:02:22 Francis Morning – Channels – 01:03:16 First Snow of The Year – Forest at the Summit – 01:05:00 Meemo Comma – Spectral Alignment – 01:07:55 Polypores – Virtual Forest Worlds – 01:11:11 KMRU – mago – 01:15:02 Jogging House – State – 01:17:31 Nils Frahm – Changes – 01:23:46 Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau, Carlos Niño – Hearing (with Keshava at Zuma) – 01:27:28 Jogging House & The Lifted Index – Of Seasons – 01:44:10

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Music| After 17 Years, Andre 3000 Announces New Album "New Blue Sun"

Andre 3000, a notable partner of the iconic duo Outkast, has just announced that after 17 years, he has decided to release an album dubbed “New Blue Sun“. What is labeled as a fully instrumental album, which secures this promise with a “no bars” plastered on the packaging. The Atlanta native is renowned for his amazing lyrics and uniquely grasping vocals but what many have yet to enjoy is…

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Surya Botofasina - Ashram Sun - jazz-adjacent meditative music from a student of Alice Coltrane, produced by Carlos Niño

Ashram Sun is a transcendent journey toward the inner source of Surya Botofasina’s musical being. Returning to the places and spaces of his spiritual and musical upbringing, the keyboardist and vocalist’s second LP for Spiritmuse after 2022’s acclaimed Everyone’s Children delivers an inspiring meditation on the works and message of his mentor, Swamini Turiyasangitananda, better known as Alice Coltrane, and takes us back to his grounding in the Sai Anantam Ashram – a Vedic ashram built and founded by Coltrane in Santa Monica, California, in 1983. By this time, the spiritual jazz colossus had already taken the name Turiyasangitananda, dedicating Her remaining decades living, teaching, and seeking spiritual enlightenment through prayer, meditation and music. Ashram Sun rises in the light of Her spirit. Produced by the prolific Carlos Niño, whose vision has become a pivotal point for contemporary progressive jazz music, Ashram Sun features appearances from musical luminaries, including multi-instrumentalist Angel Bat Dawid, Los Angeles saxophonist Randal Fisher, vocalist Mia Doi Todd, as well as collaborations with vocalist MidnightRoba and acclaimed harpist and vocalist Radha Botofasina, among others. The album continues to expand on and conversate with the innovative spiritual-jazz configurations of recent works by Shabaka Hutchings, André 3000 and Carlos Niño —all of which Surya plays on. This evolution follows from his debut album ‘Everyone’s Children’, also produced by Niño, which was one of the earliest offerings of this fresh, spiritual approach. As the keyboardist on André 3000’s New Blue Sun and an integral member of André’s touring group, Surya has already directly brought the legacy of Alice Coltrane/Turiyasangitananda into this rich new current in creative music. In 2018, just over a decade after Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda’s passing, wildfires in California tragically burned the Sai Anantam Ashram to the ground. The light of the Ashram set in the flames, but Ashram Sun allows it to rise again in energy and music. The cover of the album features Surya on the steps of the fire-cleansed Ashram, a dedication to the place that he still calls ‘home’ and a statement of his devotion to the enspirited sound-message that Turiyasangitananda instilled in him. ‘The Ashram has taught me how to be a father to my unbelievably beautiful son and daughter; brother to the immediate and soul family; human being to the planet, and more,’ he explains. ‘Swamini and the Ashram has taught me that the only place worth going to, is within… I am always going to be an Ashram Sun.’ 

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André 3000's 'New Blue Sun' Vancouver Review

Highly anticipated ambient jazz show marks a new dawn but leaves fans ATLienated

Birdsong, crickets and rich ambient soundscapes echoed through the deep purples, rosy reds and starlit ceiling of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver on Friday October 11. The scene was perfectly set for a first glimpse at André 3000's highly anticipated 'New Blue Sun Live' Concert series, an unexpected leftfield step into instrumental ambient jazz from the seven-time grammy winning hip hop icon.

Warm up act serpentwithfeet created a suitably gentle atmosphere with kind-hearted crowd participation numbers and feel good R&B. Despite a few empty seats in the pit, likely a result of the high ticket pricing, the room was poised and curious to see how this drastic stylist shift would translate to the stage.  

Origins, synergy and mystical synchronicity

The cosmic butterfly effect that led to the creation of André 3000's 'New Blue Sun' album has already become a tale of folklore. There have been countless stories of André, seemingly never to be found without some kind of wind instrument in hand, serenading unsuspecting Uber drivers and wandering the strip of his new home of Venice Beach like a nomadic jazz monk. It was one such encounter with legendary Californian music arranger and percussionist Carlos Niño in a Venice Beach grocery store that apparently sparked a creative partnership between the two that birthed the 'New Blue Sun's album project. Niño does admit that he had been keeping an eye out for André when he heard he'd moved to town but don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!

Before this reawakening, again mythically attributed to a Hawaiian ayahuasca trip (referenced in the album track 'That Night In Hawaii When I Turned Into A Panther And Started Making These Low Register Purring Tones That I Couldn't Control...Shit Was Weird'), André admitted that he had been suffering with creative block, social anxiety and a mounting sense of pressure to deliver something great in this next phase of his life. In a candid interview with hip hop mogul Rick Rubin on the 'Broken Record' podcast he sounded lost and fearful of his legacy. There was however a flicker of light in André's voice when he began speaking about his new meditative morning breathing routine, involving experimentation with an eclectic set of wind instruments.

Building anticipation - A deep, earthy and aesthetically engaging opening

The show began with a striking visual of a single white beam of light entering a prism just above what looked like a traffic cone before splitting into reds and greens in front of André, backed by his supporting musicians and six lights in a half-crest formation behind the stage. The lighting overall was dark and moody with André just about visible with his red jazz-elder beanie and glasses.

He was stood before a blanket that housed numerous flutes, whistles and other tools. To his right was keyboardist, and Alice Coltrane disciple, Surya Botofasina. At the back was the aforementioned Carlos Niño who seemed to set the tone with various percussion instruments, gongs, shakers and even plants which were a big source of inspiration for the album. To his left, composer and percussionist Deantoni Parks, responsible for the pulsing beat that surfaced through the evening.

The opening song built slowly with Carlos Niño employing various rattles, bushes and what looked like a slinky being swung above head at various points. André let out a mix of guttural and high pitched yelps and animalistic sounds in what felt like a Sun Ra-esque free jazz introduction. Some in the audience seemed bemused early on but for the most part the crowd was still on board and excited with yelps of approval in response to André.

After the first song, André reassuringly addressed the crowd with his southern charm and silky charisma. He introduced the band, cracked a few light jokes and explained the approach to the night - a purely improvised experiment and journey that we would all be embarking on together. It felt courageous and bold, in keeping with the album itself, but what was to follow unfortunately felt for the most part meandering, lacking cohesion and at times difficult to digest.

A brave pursuit but ATLienating for fans

There were some moments where it felt like the embers of an idea were burning but they were never fully formed or realized. A deep, dark primal drum beat from Deantoni Parks ultimately petered out. A lightsaber like hum and arpeggio riff from Surya Botofasina that felt like it could take things in a cosmic, electronic direction (adjacent to album track 'BuyPoloDisorder's Daughter Wears An André 3000 Shirt Embroidered') again pulsated and dropped out before ever taking hold.

Overall, there was a lack of melody, hooks, breaks or structure. There was no pattern, story or resolution to the jam-session musings. There were also no direct songs or distinct elements from the album that could be latched onto. Pure experimentation is a noble pursuit, but for a new group and an artist who is admittedly new to the instruments and finding his feet, it felt like a lot to take on.

At one point André began riffing in what sounded like an imitation of a primal language, which he jokingly admitted he had been making up on the spot. It was a funny moment, but a bit too close to the bone for someone attempting to communicate using instruments he wasn't necessarily fluent in.

It was hard to tell if the accomplished band were limited by André's range or if they were intentionally playing a supporting role but either way they were consigned to little more than background hushes, atmospheric flashes and ponderous patterns.

The final crescendo, albeit very charged, was particularly challenging and had the feel of a free jazz ayahuasca trip being led by an inexperienced astral traveler, with Andre finally slowing things down by breathing rhythmically into the microphone as the lights turned to blue.

New Blue Sun - A New Dawn for André 3000

I still love André 3000 and support this artistic change; the New Blue Sun album is fantastic and deserving of acclaim. This is undoubtedly the start of a process and an experimental phase for a long term project, but the current iteration felt ill equipped for such an ambitious undertaking. Despite the dark mood lighting, the stage left nowhere to hide. In the end, there was a limp standing ovation but no calls for an encore.

This felt like a harsh reset, a journey of purification teetering on the edge of a bad trip, but cleansing for what will hopefully now be futile ground for one of our generations true shining stars. The New Blue Sun is rising, but the cold light of day can be harsh.

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no love for ned on wlur – march 31st, 2023 from 8-10pm

artist // track // album // label devo // working in the coal mine // heavy metal soundtrack // asylum the bodines // scar tissue // janice long session on november 18th, 1985 ep // precious eaves wilder // i stole your jumper // hookey ep // secretly canadian the beths // watching the credits // watching the credits digital single // carpark mary anne's polar rig // instead of this // makes you wonder // rama lama connections // let me eat cake // cool change // trouble in mind itchy and the nits // dreamboat // demo cassette // warttmann gutter oil // waste of space // ix cassette // helta skelta deerhoof // and the moon laughs // miracle-level // joyful noise sniffany and the nits // 1000 hours // the unscratchable itch // prah purling hiss // out the door // drag on girard // drag city ativin featuring natasha noramly // mountain visions // mountain visions digital single // joyful noise simon joyner and the echoes featuring megan siebe // the shortest distance between two points is a straight line // one carried a lantern // (self-released) skullcrusher // words come back // words come back (digital split single with the hated) // numero group matthew j. rolin, jen powers and cole pulice // magic meadow mirror // prism // cached media surya botofasina featuring mia doi todd // everyone's children // everyone's children // spiritmuse francisco mela, william parker and cooper-moore // musical literacy (excerpt) // music frees our souls, volume two // 577 andres røysum, christian meaas svendsen and kresten osgood // number six // music improvised on september 23rd, 2021 cassette // astral spirits cécile mclorin salvant // d'un feu secret // mélusine // nonesuch genie santiago featuring anaís azul // kindled costumes // inner space // el gran e mike // weary love // beware of the monkey // 10k ahwlee // ask me // ftrs // paxico mourning [a] blkstar // catch 22 // catch 22 digital single // don giovanni freddie gibbs featuring anderson .paak and raekwon // feel no pain // $oul $old $eparately // warner dua saleh // trash snacks // crossover // against giants füxa // help me please // covered in stars // rocket girl linda smith and nancy andrews // it's everytown // a passing cloud // grapefruit eggs on mars // wrong way // warm breakfast // (self-released) bodeans // angels // love and hope and sex and dreams // slash

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Dropping a prayer, André 3000 and the band behind the Grammy-nominated “New Blue Sun” — featuring Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau, Carlos Niño and Deantoni Parks — performed an improvised piece in The Times’ newsroom.

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Surya Botofasina

Your Soul is Perfect (Supreme Uniter)

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Percussion virtuoso Carlos Niño’s latest, Placenta, is a cosmic ambient jazz journey. With artists like André 3000, Jesse Peterson, Surya Botofasina, Sam Gendel, and Nate Mercereau, Niño offers thirteen tracks honouring life’s creation. Inspired by his new fatherhood, the LA producer’s album pays homage to the sacred feminine—mothers, doulas, and midwives.

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Shabaka - End Of Innocence (2024)

Jön az első, teljesértékű Shabaka szólólemez. Zenél majd rajta ennek a spirituális, (new?)new age-es jazz szcénának egy elég komoly válogatott gárdája, Carlos Niño, Surya Botofasina, Laraaji, André 3000 stb.., de lesz rajta még Saul Williams is valahol. Kíváncsi leszek. Az első trekk szép, persze milyen lenne.

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André 3000 Announces New Blue Sun Live Tour

André 3000 is embarking on a tour titled "The New Blue Sun Live Tour" to promote his unexpected solo debut album. This tour, starting soon and running into March, will feature Carlos Niño, Nate Mercereau, Surya Botofasina, and Deantoni Parks. They will perform songs from "New Blue Sun," which André 3000 released unexpectedly, collaborating with artists like Niño, Mercereau, Botofasina, Parks, Matthewdavid, and Mia Doi Todd. The album, featuring an unconventional 12-minute opening track, made an impressive debut on the Billboard Hot 100. Additionally, Botofasina, Mercereau, and Niño recently launched their own album, "Subtle Movements." 01-29 Brooklyn, NY - Crown Hill Theatre 01-31 New York, NY - Blue Note Jazz Club (8:00 p.m.) 01-31 New York, NY - Blue Note Jazz Club (10:30 p.m.) 02-01 New York, NY - Blue Note Jazz Club (8:00 p.m.) 02-01 New York, NY - Blue Note Jazz Club (10:30 p.m.) 02-02 New York, NY - Blue Note Jazz Club (8:00 p.m.) 02-02 New York, NY - Blue Note Jazz Club (10:30 p.m.) 02-05 Brooklyn, NY - St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church 02-06 Brooklyn, NY - St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church 02-08 Detroit, MI - Cliff Bell’s 02-09 Detroit, MI - The Chapel at Masonic Temple (7:00 p.m.) 02-09 Detroit, MI - The Chapel at Masonic Temple (10:00 p.m.) 02-12 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall 02-13 Chicago, IL - The Salt Shed 02-15 Chicago, IL - Garfield Park Conservatory (7:00 p.m.) 02-15 Chicago, IL - Garfield Park Conservatory (9:00 p.m.) 02-02 San Francisco, CA - Bimbo’s 365 Club 02-22 San Francisco, CA - Bimbo’s 365 Club 02-24 San Francisco, CA - The Independent (7:00 p.m.) 02-24 San Francisco, CA - The Independent (9:00 p.m.) 02-27 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse 02-28 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse 02-29 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse 03-02 Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theater 03-05 Los Angeles, CA - The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever 03-06 Los Angeles, CA - The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever 03-07 Los Angeles, CA - The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever 03-08 Los Angeles, CA - The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever 03-09 Los Angeles, CA - The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Read the full article

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My WVUD playlist and stream, 11/11/2024

The Cosmic Tones Research Trio - The Offering Solar Unity Ensemble - Emergence Surya Botofasina - Your Soul is Perfect (Supreme Uniter) Spirit of Naima - Cut Free New Freedom Sound - Twelfth Freedom Randy Masters - Children of Bahia Jean-Michel Jarre - Diva (Remastered) Sussan Deyhim / Richard Horowitz - Craving Your Embrace Bedouin Ascent - Ancient Ocean III (2024 Remaster) Saagara - Earth, Water and the Holy Groove N to the Power - B'Gangular Møster! - Dreaming Xaxado Jake Blount & Mali Obomsawin - Mother Flock - Large Magellanic Cloud Rob Mazurek & Exploding Star Orchestra - Parable 3000 (Live)

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André 3000 Announces New Blue Sun Live Tour

André 3000 is embarking on a tour titled "The New Blue Sun Live Tour" to promote his unexpected solo debut album. This tour, starting soon and running into March, will feature Carlos Niño, Nate Mercereau, Surya Botofasina, and Deantoni Parks. They will perform songs from "New Blue Sun," which André 3000 released unexpectedly, collaborating with artists like Niño, Mercereau, Botofasina, Parks, Matthewdavid, and Mia Doi Todd. The album, featuring an unconventional 12-minute opening track, made an impressive debut on the Billboard Hot 100. Additionally, Botofasina, Mercereau, and Niño recently launched their own album, "Subtle Movements." 01-29 Brooklyn, NY - Crown Hill Theatre 01-31 New York, NY - Blue Note Jazz Club (8:00 p.m.) 01-31 New York, NY - Blue Note Jazz Club (10:30 p.m.) 02-01 New York, NY - Blue Note Jazz Club (8:00 p.m.) 02-01 New York, NY - Blue Note Jazz Club (10:30 p.m.) 02-02 New York, NY - Blue Note Jazz Club (8:00 p.m.) 02-02 New York, NY - Blue Note Jazz Club (10:30 p.m.) 02-05 Brooklyn, NY - St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church 02-06 Brooklyn, NY - St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church 02-08 Detroit, MI - Cliff Bell’s 02-09 Detroit, MI - The Chapel at Masonic Temple (7:00 p.m.) 02-09 Detroit, MI - The Chapel at Masonic Temple (10:00 p.m.) 02-12 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall 02-13 Chicago, IL - The Salt Shed 02-15 Chicago, IL - Garfield Park Conservatory (7:00 p.m.) 02-15 Chicago, IL - Garfield Park Conservatory (9:00 p.m.) 02-02 San Francisco, CA - Bimbo’s 365 Club 02-22 San Francisco, CA - Bimbo’s 365 Club 02-24 San Francisco, CA - The Independent (7:00 p.m.) 02-24 San Francisco, CA - The Independent (9:00 p.m.) 02-27 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse 02-28 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse 02-29 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse 03-02 Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theater 03-05 Los Angeles, CA - The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever 03-06 Los Angeles, CA - The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever 03-07 Los Angeles, CA - The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever 03-08 Los Angeles, CA - The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever 03-09 Los Angeles, CA - The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Read the full article

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André 3000 Announces New Blue Sun Tour

André 3000 is taking his new album on the road. André has officially announced the New Blue Sun Live Tour—set to begin later this month with dates stretching into March. He will be joined by Carlos Niño, Nate Mercereau, Surya Botofasina, and Deantoni Parks. The tour will stop at a series of small venues across New York, Detroit, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. Check out the…

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tune into wlur from 8pm until midnight tonight for this week's episode of no love for ned with artists new (including another @nerf-cat request!) and old. as always, you can stream last week's show on mixcloud if you'd like to catch up!

no love for ned on wlur – february 2nd, 2024 from 8-10pm

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