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​Mostly we put our daily recommendations here for the blog readers among you, although occasionally we go longform.
Reading about music is a bit like looking at pictures of food - not nearly half as much fun as getting involved, so we scribble a brief intro to hopefully whet your appetite but you're better off just hitting play. Not very "slow" I know but there's a lot of music to check these days & hopefully you'll find the recommendations a handy filter.
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7/7/2021 0 Comments

Dana Sipos - The Astral Plane (Roaring Girl)

WHAT YOUR EARS SAY & THE COVER LOOKS LIKE
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WHAT WE SAY

​Stunning, tone dyed fok fusion from Dana Sipos for Roaring Girl Records as the sweet, thoughtful, pointed when necessary lyrics bleed into the consummately constructed layers of an obviously at ease studio band & are then buffed by another nuanced production job from Sandro Perri who must have every singer songwriter in Canada with sense currently queueing at his door. As for the cover - :)

WHAT THE RELEASE NOTES SAY

A deeply personal exploration, The Astral Plane traces the imprints of memory that form and take hold over the many lifetimes of a person, a family, the environment. Running parallel to this investigation of family histories and legacies, there are strong undercurrents of collective climate grief, the shifting faces of loss and inherited trauma echoing the ecological crises of our time. 

On The Astral Plane, Sipos invites the listener beneath the surface, diving into complex personal histories and relationships and their ongoing reverberations, from the past and into the present and future. 
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Memories. Where do they live in your body? Outline their shapes and form. Press down. Hold. What imprints do they leave behind? Note their weight. 
Hold memories up to the light. Are they staring back at you? 
Do these memories belong to you ? Were they a gift? 
Were you formed in their shadows and light? 
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All songs written by Dana Sipos SOCAN 2021 
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Thank you to Sandro Perri and the band for bringing these songs to life and lending their immense talents so generously! 
Special thanks to Nick Zubeck for the therapy sessions and Chris Lloyd for being my Fig Tree 
To these kind hearts for their listening ears: Chris Dufour, Benjamin Sipos-Cerf, Ali Eisner, 
My family for their ongoing support 
Bangs (Jen Yakamovich and Willow Sereda-Meichel) for their support in developing Skinny Legs 
The Banff Centre for always facilitating magic and the creation of so many songs, friendships and collaborations 
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Dedicated to my beloved grandmother Esther for imprinting in me her extraordinary life 
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I gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Ontario Arts Council and Creative BC
 
 CreditsDana Sipos - vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion 
Nick Zubeck - electric guitar 
Tom Hammerton - keys, organ, piano, percussion 
Mark McIntyre - electric and upright bass 
Blake Howard - drums, percussion 
with 
Lydia Persaud - vocals (Greenbelt, Skinny Legs) 
Michael Davidson - vibraphone 
Sandro Perri - synth, percussion 
Danielle Knibbe and Barbara Lica - vocals (Daniel) 
Fats Kaplin - violin (Daniel) 
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Produced by Sandro Perri 
Recorded by Andy Magoffin at House of Miracles 

Daniel - recorded by Howard Bilerman at the Telus Studio at the Banff Centre for the Arts 
Assisted by Shea Brossard and Anders Kapur 
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Mixed by Sandro Perri 
Mastered by Fedge 
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Layout and design by Chris Lloyd 
Cover Photo by Colin Harrington
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