{"title":"Mint Field","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMint Field is an artist hailing from Mexico City, Mexico. With their unique blend of dreamy shoegaze and post-punk influences, Mint Field has quickly gained recognition in the music scene. Their captivating melodies and ethereal vocals transport listeners to another world. Drawing inspiration from bands like My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive, Mint Field creates a sonic landscape that is both nostalgic and forward-thinking. Their debut album \"Pasar de las Luces\" received critical acclaim and solidified their place as one of the most exciting emerging artists in the industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFormed by Estrella Sanchez (vocals\/guitar) and Amor Amezcua (drums), Mint Field's sound is characterized by intricate guitar work, atmospheric textures, and hypnotic rhythms. Their live performances are known for their raw energy and emotional intensity, leaving audiences spellbound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a growing fanbase around the world, Mint Field continues to push boundaries with their music. Whether you're a long-time fan or new to their sound, be prepared to embark on a sonic journey unlike any other with Mint Field.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sentimiento-mundial","title":"Sentimiento Mundial","description":"\u003cp\u003eMint Field was originally formed in Tijuana by frontwoman Estrella del Sol Sánchez and ex-member Amor Amezcua in 2015. The band is now led by vocalist and guitarist Estrella del Sol with Sebastian Neyra on bass and Callum Brown on drums. The band creates a unique blend of avant psych shoegaze that explores the nostalgia and melancholy of daily life with complex rhythms, loud, shimmering guitars, and softly sighing vocals. Emerging from the two most exciting destinations for art and music in Mexico, the atmospheric shoegaze proggers originally formed in Tijuana before relocating to Mexico City where they are now based.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the release of their debut album Pasar de las Luces in 2018, the band toured extensively, playing over 100 shows including dates in North America, Mexico, and two headline tours in Europe. Without skipping a beat, the band recorded the \u003ci\u003eMientras Esperas\u003c\/i\u003e EP, releasing it in March 2019. With continued touring in the US, Canada, and Mexico, Mint Field closed the summer of 2019 with two sold-out shows in Mexico City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe band quickly went on to record their second full-length, \u003ci\u003eSentimiento Mundial,\u003c\/i\u003e in London at Wilton Way Studios with producer Syd Kemp and help from drummer Callum Brown (both of Ulrika Spacek). The album sees the evolution of the band's psych-shoegaze sound shift toward a more minimal, rhythmically focused approach. \u003ci\u003eNatural \u003c\/i\u003eresumes Mint Field's classic sound with a dreamy guitar that bursts into raucous distortion, elevated by the addition of violin, strings, and saxophone. This was achieved with the help of guest collaborators Cathy Lucas (Vanishing Twin) and Nathan Pigott, who along with Kemp are part of the HAHA Sounds Collective. The motorik beat of \u003ci\u003eContingencia\u003c\/i\u003e sets a krautrock-inspired tone that's taken to new heights with del Sol's angelic voice. Hauntingly melodic, \u003ci\u003eDelicadeza\u003c\/i\u003e perfectly captures the band's very own type of supernatural shoegaze. \u003ci\u003eSentimiento Mundial\u003c\/i\u003e crystalizes Mint Field's distinctive, contemporary sound with passion and energy that takes listeners to unimaginable places. 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Sprawling, cosmic rock with shimmering guitar and the heavenly vocals of Estrella Sánchez in an epic location - this is the most beautiful Levitation Sessions yet. \"We wanted to record this session to capture the momentum of the band. We barely had a chance to play Sentimiento Mundial due to the pandemic, so we wanted to channel all of our desires to play live in a memorable session. Playing live at Centro Ceremonial Otomí was unforgettable for all of us, the place has such unique energy. 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It’s something we tend to cherish. As a band, you’re typically thrown into more than usual stressful scenarios when recording albums and rushing decisions becomes the norm. Mexico City’s Mint Field knows this all too well. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRewind to the spring of 2020 (yes, Covid). The band started fleshing out their new album\u003ci\u003e Aprender a Ser\u003c\/i\u003e (meaning Learn To Be in English), the follow up to 2020’s minimalist psych\/shoegaze album, Sentimiento Mundial. For the first time, the band was not under any time constraints in the recording process. They wrote, recorded, produced and mixed the album in isolation. They had time to slow things down and think more obsessively about the sound, environment and vibe they wanted to create.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAprender a Ser\u003c\/i\u003e became really intimate, every single detail was meticulously worked on. Mint Field recorded take after take, but at the same time tried to keep the soul of the demos intact. Some of the guitar and drums are first takes in the final versions. The band would let a recording sit, leave it and come back to it. The songs evolved a lot doing so, but at the same time didn't lose the essence of its original intention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFast forward to January of 2023. During this period, the band recorded approximately twenty-five more songs and trimmed it down to ten, cohesive tracks that fit conceptually while at the same time trying to evolve their sound. During the recording process, they naturally came back to the roots of the Mint Field sound by doing a lot of layering, utilizing different types of reverb and exploring more ethereal, ambient, dream pop and shoegaze sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThematically, \u003ci\u003eAprender a Ser\u003c\/i\u003e talks about opening our perspective of the reality that we live every day, acknowledging each moment that we witness in life. Learning to recognize what we are, what we live, what we see, what we feel. Whether it’s seeing ourselves in the past and observing how we have evolved in the present. Or the lifetime of a butterfly from its formation within a cocoon to how it lives its short life in five days. Or seeing how an orchid slowly opens every day, never forgetting the essence of what we are and will be. Nothing in life should be taken for granted. Living in the present is a gift. 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