{"title":"Reflections","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"johatsu","title":"Jōhatsu ()","description":"\u003cp\u003eCritically acclaimed composer, producer and electronic musician Mark Barrott releases his new album \u003ci\u003eJōhatsu ()\u003c\/i\u003e via Reflections, the new imprint from the Anjuna\nfamily, which focuses on downtempo, ambient, and alternative releases.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn artist that creatively speaking, never stops moving, Barrott’s musical career has taken\nmany forms. From Future Loop Foundation, the alias he used to create and perform ambient\ndrum and bass from the mid-90s, to his Sketches from an Island albums released under his\nown name, and as founder of the highly influential International Feel label, Barrott has spent\nclose to four decades exploring new sonic territory and pushing the boundaries of various\ngenres, and is considered a pivotal figure in the revival of the Balearic music scene of the\nlast decade.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarrott’s new album, \u003ci\u003eJōhatsu ()\u003c\/i\u003e, is predictably unpredictable. Released on Reflections, the\nnew downtempo label from the Anjuna family, it’s a full departure from anything Barrott’s\nwritten before, partly because he was writing to moving picture. Towards the end of 2019, he\nhad been working so relentlessly as a record producer for artists such as South African DJ\nThemba and the late Virgil Abloh, that he developed Repetitive Strain Injury, and was forced\nto take time off, and it was during this down-time he received an email from a director\nasking him to write the score for his new documentary, ‘Jōhatsu... the art of Evaporation’.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJōhatsu ()\u003c\/i\u003e is an 8-track journey through the sounds, sights, smells and sensations of\ntraditional and contemporary Japanese culture.\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reflections","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50431186174283,"sku":"2013091","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/20000000182460_a7b625bb_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726856202"},{"product_id":"everything-changes-nothing-ends","title":"Everything Changes, Nothing Ends","description":"\u003cp\u003eMark Barrott’s 2024 album, \u003ci\u003eEverything Changes, Nothing Ends\u003c\/i\u003e, is a profound and deeply\npersonal exploration of life, love, and loss. Released on Anjunadeep Reflections, this album\nis a follow-up to his critically acclaimed 2023 release, \u003ci\u003eJōhatsu (蒸発)\u003c\/i\u003e.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike his previous works, this album chronicles a more intimate and emotional journey,\nreflecting the life Mark had with his late wife, and the harrowing experience of her illness\nand eventual passing. It stands as both a tribute to her memory and a reflection on the\nprofound impact she had on his life and music.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark has been a constant innovator throughout his nearly four-decade-long career. He’s\nbest known to some as Future Loop Foundation, the alias under which he created ambient\ndrum and bass in the mid-90s. Others know him for his ‘Sketches From an Island’ series,\nreleased under his own name, which played a significant role in the revival of the Balearic\nmusic scene. He’s also the founder of International Feel, a label that was instrumental in the\nbespoke vinyl movement of the 2010s and played a role in bringing DJ Harvey back into the\nspotlight. Barrott’s work has always pushed the boundaries of genre, and \u003ci\u003eEverything\nChanges, Nothing Ends\u003c\/i\u003e is no exception. However, this album is perhaps his most personal\nand emotionally charged work to date.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album’s creation was born out of tragedy. Barrott began writing music for the album\nduring the eleven weeks of his wife’s illness, using it as a form of therapy to cope with the\noverwhelming grief and loneliness that followed her passing on January 25, 2023. “I actually\nstarted writing music most nights throughout this process—it was therapy to mitigate the\nloneliness of coming back to a cold, dark winter home after spending the day with her at the\nhospital,” Barrott explains. What began as a way to process his emotions evolved into a\nproject that would ultimately become \u003ci\u003eEverything Changes, Nothing Ends\u003c\/i\u003e.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album traverses genres, blending orchestral, ambient, and jazz elements to create a rich\nand varied soundscape. Each track on the album serves as an audio diary, capturing specific\nmoments from the eleven weeks of his wife’s illness. The music oscillates between intense\nemotional peaks and more soothing, delicate moods, reflecting the rollercoaster of emotions\nthat come with facing such a profound loss. Ultimately, this album is about acceptance and\ngratitude for what was, not grief for what could have been. 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He drew on the full spectrum of his influences to write his debut album, including neo-classical, ambient and cinematic, and wrote it in his home studio with a piano he bought off Facebook Marketplace. \"I finished it all in Scotland in a cabin by the lochs,\" he says. \"It was a beautiful way to wrap it up.\" Every track on Cephas Azariah's 'Joy Paradox' has a story, tending to resolve personal conflicts through music, with each piece acting as a gentle unravelling of inner unrest. \"This project is a summary of thirty years of life, and a realisation that you can't have good things without sacrifice,\" Cephas says. \"Achieving success takes a certain level of suffering, and that's the paradox of joy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reflections","offers":[{"title":"Black LPx2","offer_id":50907748958539,"sku":"2234463","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_9f9fa6c8_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1732894342"},{"product_id":"from-ashes-to-new","title":"From Ashes To New","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eAfter making their mark as a hugely successful band with a #1-charting album - 2023’s Blackout, From Ashes To New \u003cwbr\u003eare set to release their highly anticipated follow-up, Reflections. 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