{"title":"Monopoly Child Star Searchers","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"this-year-in-coconuts-vol2","title":"This Year in Coconuts Vol.2","description":"\u003cp\u003eExquisitely compiled by Discrepant head honcho Gonçalo F. Cardoso from three tapes released earlier this year by the tireless mind-body of Spencer Clark through his own Pacific City Sound Visions, \u003ci\u003eThis Year In Coconuts Vol. 2\u003c\/i\u003e is another revelation into the deeply personal soundworld of this true voyager of both ancient, present and forthcoming times. Coming from a truly singular artist, capable of conveying multiple visions into a labyrinthine-esque mythology all of his own, these seven tracks feel as much part of their original setting as connected pieces from this never ending and puzzling netherworld.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDedicated to the Temple of Isis in Pompei and opening sides A and B, the two tracks from 'Tempio d'Iside' set up a scenario not far from a dream version of the Temple itself, made from crystal clear synth-lines and levitating ambiences, like drifting into ancient memories from days to come. Making up about half of the compilation, the four tracks from 'Kowloon Spider Temple' drip into a feverish mosaic of Clark's by now trademarked cascading rhythms, unhinged alien-vocal samples, phantasmic textures and sparkling synth harmonies projecting a catchy hypnotic oblivion filled with intrigue. The sole title track from 'From the Caves and Jungles of Apulia' tangentially reports back to some lower-fi recordings of the past, with its murkier sound inducing the feeling of willing confinement within such caves and jungles. A brilliant Year in Coconuts, indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pacific City Discs","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50503705035083,"sku":"2225577","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/PCD011_2856f7cd_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727797979"},{"product_id":"barbados-wild-horses","title":"Barbados Wild Horses","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter the not-quite-reissue of 'Prince of Parrot Shooters \/ The Aqueducts of\nCannel Island', wide-eyed mystic and tireless searcher of the netherworld\nSpencer Clark returns to the Discrepant fold with \u003ci\u003eBarbados Wild Horses\u003c\/i\u003e\nunder his Monopoly Child Star Searchers moniker. Recorded while Clark was\nliving in the Canary Island's by Tupperware and Lagoss' Dani Tupper,\u003ci\u003e Barbados Wild Horses\u003c\/i\u003e brims with insular romanticism and escapist bliss, with\nsunkissed synth-lines interwoven around his trademark hand percussion\nbouncy rhythms reflecting the scenery of the islands as a liberating utopia.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith track titles taking an almost self explanatory stance, the album starts with\nthe crepuscular vibes of 'Upper Romantico', a poetic meditation on the\nlovelorn potential of the fading sunlight, setting the tone for the rest of the tour.\n'Lava Tube Solos on Horseback', the first of two tracks featuring Sun Araw's\nCameron Stallones, sees the latter's guitar noodles riding the cascading\nrhythms and digital choir harmonies while in 'Neopreno Antiguo' he solos\nfreely around an hypnotic synth line. Finishing off the escapade, 'Nightcharcos\nPunta Brava' drifts in ethereal starlit contemplation, with the percussion taking\na more backseat approach, setting into a steady pulse for Clark's gliding synth\ntapestries. Nightswimming as transcendence. Another piece of the fascinating\npuzzle Clark's been assembling for over two decades now, \u003ci\u003eBarbados Wild\nHorses \u003c\/i\u003eglimmers with a laid back sensibility that's as unhinged as enveloping.\nNot an easy feat by any measure. Clark succeeds again.\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pacific City Discs","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50513211457867,"sku":"2048694","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/PCD09_fd5309ef_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727920988"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/monopoly-child-star-searchers.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}