{"product_id":"joshua-abrams-magnetoception-2xlp","title":"Joshua Abrams - Magnetoception 2xLP \/ 2xCD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOut Nov 20th on Aguirre (EU) and Eremite (US).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA new edition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoshua Abrams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’ 2015 2xLP magnum opus \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMagnetoception\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is at last here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Out-of-print on vinyl for a decade+, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMagnetoception\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the 3rd album, \u0026amp; 1st double album, in the saga of Natural Information Society. In a Berwyn, Illinois attic, February 2013, Abrams, guitarists \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmmett Kelly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u0026amp; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJeff Parker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u0026amp; grand master drummer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHamid Drake\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gathered around vintage Neumanns \u0026amp; a woodstove to record the nucleus of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMagnetoception\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e live to 2-track. Beamed-in over the next year at Abrams' Chicago home studio were \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLisa Alvarado\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s harmonium, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBen Boye\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s electric autoharp, Drake’s conga drum, \u0026amp; solo pieces by Abrams for harp \u0026amp; clarinet. Thanks to Marc Masters championing the album for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s bygone column \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Out Door\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u0026amp; its appearance in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e magazine’s 2015 Rewind, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMagnetoception\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e moved the project from the recesses of the underground into realms of greater visibility. From the 2015 Eremite press release:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe artist's first large scale work on vinyl, Magnetoception began as a commission by Eremite for Abrams to make a double LP based in extended performances by an ensemble of Abrams, guitarists Emmett Kelly \u0026amp; Jeff Parker, \u0026amp; drummer Hamid Drake. Abrams's compositions are a fascinating nexus of ideas from non-western traditional musics, minimalism \u0026amp; jazz designed to catalyze his musicians toward a single group-mind organism of sound. On his 2012 album Represencing Abrams presented his music in capsule-length pieces realized by duo \u0026amp; trio groupings drawn from a pool of a dozen musicians. Magnetoception presents one ensemble methodically unfolding his compositions over longer durations. The performances intricately layer rhythm, melody \u0026amp; drone into sonic textiles of extraordinary expressive breadth, by turns dense or spacious, repetitive or indeterminate, clattering or placid.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThanks to Joshua, Lisa, Hamid, Emmett, Jeff, Ben, James Bond, Kevin Gray, Fidelity Record Pressing, Darryl Norsen for the sleeve re-mix, Aguirre, the writers who championed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMagnetoception\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fAkceu6jsE8?si=Deibx8wGe2McfeQd\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aguirre Records","offers":[{"title":"2xLP","offer_id":55540067959123,"sku":null,"price":32.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"2xCD","offer_id":55540067991891,"sku":null,"price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1456\/0366\/files\/Screenshot2026-10-21at11.03.29.png?v=1792573470","url":"https:\/\/www.aguirrerecords.com\/products\/joshua-abrams-magnetoception-2xlp","provider":"Aguirre Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}