{"product_id":"alvarius-b-baroque-primitiva-1","title":"ALVARIUS B - Baroque Primitiva","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRepressed! \"A much-needed CD issue of an LP, released this last February in microquantities. The dastardly minds behind this project, a first spurt from the reactivated Poon Village label, have collaborated on the new package as well. And it is a deluxe eye-swim through various forms of feminine beauty, its 32-page booklet displaying images that look as though they were found in a smoky catacomb carved into the hills of Charlestown. By my count, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaroque Primitiva\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the sixth album by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlvarius B.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and is, like its predecessors, a deep dive through mysterious waters. The 11 tracks here were recorded at various sessions over the course of several years and range from 'Humor Police' (a track imagining what \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSyd Barrett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e might have sounded like had he been a devotee of Rembetika) to a trippily \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeatles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-damaged version of 'You Only Live Twice' (the sole surviving shard of the aborted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlvarius B. Plays The Bond Songbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e project). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaroque Primitiva\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the first long-format telegram from Alvarius B. since he lost his mothership (the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSun City Girls\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with whom he employed his slave name, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Bishop\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and it also feels like his most consistently non-acerbic -- perhaps even most beauty-oriented -- work. The songs often have a meditative pace, filled with gorgeous lo-fi blends of vocals, guitar, bass and keys. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eEyvind Kang\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e guests on several tracks, but the bulk of the material was broadcast direct from the naked soul of Alvarius B., which turns out to be a warmer, sweeter place than you might imagine. And while this CD will be available for a tad longer than the 30 seconds the LP lasted, a set as thoroughly gorgeous as this will not linger. Take a deep breath of its magic and go for it. Why deny yourself such bountiful pleasures?\" --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eByron Coley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abduction","offers":[{"title":"CD\/Book","offer_id":48750645838043,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2295\/2925\/products\/R-2719386-1297966889_jpeg.jpg?v=1571717935","url":"https:\/\/www.fusetronsound.com\/products\/alvarius-b-baroque-primitiva-1","provider":"fusetron","version":"1.0","type":"link"}