Playmate 360 June December 2021

Some bands turn into shorthand for a certain sound or style, and Pink Floyd belongs among that elite group. The very name connotes something specific: an elastic, echoing, mind-bending sound that evokes the chasms of space. Pink Floyd grounded that limitless sound with exacting explorations of mundane matters of ego, mind, memory, and heart, touching upon madness, alienation, narcissism, and society on their concept albums of the '70s.

The five members of Sun June spent their early years spread out across the United States, from the boonies of the Hudson Valley to the sprawling outskirts of LA. Having spent their college years within the gloomy, cold winters of the North East, Laura Colwell and Stephen Salisbury found themselves in the vibrant melting-pot of inspiration that is Austin, Texas. Meeting each other while working on Terrence Malick’s ‘Song to Song’, the pair were immediately taken by the city’s bustling small clubs and honky-tonk scene, and the fact that there was always an instrument within reach, always someone to play alongside.

Over the course of two electrifying evenings in June 2018, Tower of Power returned to its hometown of Oakland, CA to celebrate half a century of music with family, friends, and a few thousand friends. On Friday, the legendary funk outfit announced 50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater – Oakland, CA June 2018, a live release encapsulating the band’s 50th-anniversary run.

SPC ECO pronounced Space Echo after the vintage Roland 201, is a spaced out hybrid of "nu gaze tripadelica" that combines soul-lifting, mind expanding, heart soothing bliss with monolithic beats, heavy bass grooves and layers of effects…a beautiful cacophony of ambient noise echoes. Produced Mixed and Recorded by Dean Garcia. All songs written by Rose Berlin and Dean Garcia. Recorded at ELaB and Topaz Studios. All songs recorded between May 3rd and June 15 2021.