{"title":"Lusine","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"sensorimotor","title":"Sensorimotor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePre-order: Black \u0026amp; White Splatter Vinyl will begin shipping on or around July 31st\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBundle Includes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e- Lusine, \u003cem\u003eA Certian Distance\u003c\/em\u003e 2xLP (Transparent Orange \u0026amp; Teal Vinyl)\u003cbr\u003e- Lusine, \u003cem\u003eSensorimotor\u003c\/em\u003e 2xLP (Black \u0026amp; White Splatter Vinyl)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom his early releases as Lusine onward, Jeff McIlwain’s electronic explorations make up one of the more diverse discographies of the past decade and a half. Effortlessly blurring the lines between techno, electro-pop and experimental composition, the Texas-raised\/Seattle-based producer’s arrangements are meticulously constructed, but also filled with emotion and soul. With an introspective turn that’s hinted at in the record title, Lusine’s fourth album for Ghostly sees McIlwain diffusing the pop-leanings of 2013’s _The Waiting Room_ with opaque, brush-stroked melodies washing over these new buoyant productions.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“I suppose the concept behind _Sensorimotor_ pulls from a special kind of double meaning of the word,” McIlwain reveals. “The literal, to me, is the integration of your senses with actions, like with birds and how they move so fluidly in flocks. It’s just fascinating how their brains are able to comprehend such quick actions collectively at once.”  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“The symbolic is a bit harder to put into words,” he adds. “I guess it’s just the concept of figuring out how much control you have over your artistic output -- what types of restrictions you should place on it versus how much of it just involves instinct and intuitiveness.”  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eIndeed, _Sensorimotor_ is a visceral album, with gorgeous opener “Canopy” slowly building into an empyrean cloud of music box chimes and an amorphous thrum. The following “Ticking Hands” is just as beguiling yet also more formed, with the processed melancholy vocals of McIlwain and his wife Sarah filtered into a chilling lament that unfolds over the song’s light skitters and Kraftwerkian pulse.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“Sarah and I wrote this song (“Ticking Hands”) as a kind of catharsis for the time we spend apart when I’m touring,” McIlwain explains. “It’s about the idea of being somewhere and wishing your other half was there to experience those moments.”  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e_Sensorimotor_ finds other past Lusine collaborators returning as well, with longtime friend Benoît Pioulard’s narcotic croon looped into a swirling arpeggio during “Witness.” Vilja Larjosto also makes two appearances, with her sun-kissed vocal melodies spliced and splayed across the steady pulsing bass and fluorescent synth pads of “Just a Cloud,” and later on “Won’t Forget,” delivering a breathy processed melody atop a jaunty shuffle of cut-up woodwind instruments and keys.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eWorking with an arsenal that includes an MPC1000, a borrowed Prophet 5, hand percussion, glockenspiel, as well as field recordings and samples of live instruments, McIlwain’s productions often merge the digital world with the real world. Yet from the fluttering Terry Riley-esque samples of woodwinds in “Chatter” to the epic, widescreen synths of “The Lift,” Sensorimotor is surprisingly cohesive throughout. Its ebb and flow forms a musical narrative that’s as much a Lusine album as it is a soundtrack for the listener’s own imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lusine","offers":[{"title":"2xLP (Black \u0026 White Splatter Vinyl)","offer_id":47710670061731,"sku":"GI287lp-C2","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2xLP Vinyl Bundle","offer_id":47710670094499,"sku":"GI287xbnd01","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/6703\/2483\/files\/IMG_1817.jpg?v=1779972970"},{"product_id":"a-certain-distance","title":"A Certain Distance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePre-order: Transparent Orange \u0026amp; Teal Vinyl will begin shipping on or around July 31st\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBundle Includes:\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e- Lusine, \u003cem\u003eA Certian Distance\u003c\/em\u003e 2xLP (Transparent Orange \u0026amp; Teal Vinyl)\u003cbr\u003e- Lusine, \u003cem\u003eSensorimotor\u003c\/em\u003e 2xLP (Black \u0026amp; White Splatter Vinyl)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor years, Jeff McIlwain has been recording music as Lusine that expertly straddles the electronic\/pop divide; with _A Certain Distance_, McIlwain cracks open his productions to reveal the beauty lurking within. _A Certain Distance_ sees McIlwain employing human vocals and pop structures, hooks and melodies in the service of something warmer and more welcoming than the Lusine of old. Mapping human emotions via technology may be an insurmountable task, but _A Certain Distance_ brings McIlwain closer than most to achieving the impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMcIlwain has been gradually building his Lusine persona from the jagged majesty of 2005's Ghostly debut _Serial Hodgepodge_ through the drifting atmospheres of 2007's _Language Barrier_ (on Hymen Records). Now, with _A Certain Distance_, Lusine has finally arrived, synthesizing decades of electronic music both popular and experimental into a sophisticated, catchy, and danceable sound unlike anything else. 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