Spiritczualic Enhancement Center Carpet Album

Kryptox

Spiritczualic Enhancement Center is a curious and eclectic collective made up of musicians, travellers and artists who have come together to form this fascinating project. Founded in 2017, they have scores of members, but their mesmerising debut LP, Carpet Album, was recorded by an 18-member strong collective that has roots in Iran, Iraq, Turkey, UK, USA, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Israel, Japan,

Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Philippines, Poland, Romania and Russia. That wonderfully diverse concoction is apparent throughout the entire album, which explores spectral jazz, heady psychedelia, minimalist electronica, avant-garde futurism, ancient mysticism and even elements of post-industrial punk and dub. Each track is a sprawling, hazy tapestry that blends colours, countries and time periods into dazzling soundscapes that twist and turn at every opportunity. Traditional instruments interplay with synths, grumbling bass, fuzzy guitars, big drums and self-built machines as a natural and easy-going spirit of improvisation takes hold of the record. It’s that sense of order eventually permeating out of chaos and gripping hold to take us on a hypnotic, heady journey that makes Carpet Album such an enthralling experience. A brilliant and authentic debut, this is simply not be missed. Tom Jones

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