{"title":"Euglossine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGainesville-based composer\/multi-instrumentalist Tristan Whitehill records under the moniker \u003cen\u003eEuglossine\u003c\/en\u003e. His immaculate strain of songcraft bridges the complex harmonies of jazz fusion, the ornate synth performances of library music, and the rapidly evolving sentimental resonances of video game music. Euglossine lays out his tracks as lush multi-instrumental productions that blend real-time performances on guitar, bass, and keyboards with detailed backdrops of programmed percussion and tiered layers of analog and modular synthesis. Though his songs showcase winding leads and knotty chord structures akin to progressive rock composition, he bypasses the trappings of virtuosity in favor of austere atmospheres and dynamic emotional arcs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a series of releases on labels like Hausu Mountain, Orange Milk, and Beer on the Rug, Euglossine has established himself as an influential artist in the contemporary music scene. His unique style draws inspiration from various genres while maintaining a distinctive sound that captivates listeners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSimilar artists who share Euglossine's experimental approach to music include More Eaze, Nico Niquo, Macula Dog, Giant Claw, Pulse Emitter, Shmu, Wobbly, Nonlocal Forecast, Andy Loebs,and Fire-Toolz among others. Fans of these artists will find themselves immersed in Euglossine's intricate compositions and evocative melodies.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bug-planet-is-the-current-timeline","title":"Bug Planet Is the Current Timeline","description":"\u003cp\u003eGainesville, FL-based composer\/multi-instrumentalist Tristan Whitehill releases music under the moniker Euglossine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Whitehill envisions each Euglossine release as an outlet for a particular subset of discrete genre explorations, applying his prodigious musical training and vast depth of theory knowledge to styles as far-fung as breezy jazz fusion, technoid beat excursions, bleep-heavy modular synth sketches, and hushed acoustic guitar reveries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Bug Planet Is the Current Timeline, the second Euglossine album on Hausu Mountain, follows the sublime Coriolis and joins a rich catalog of diverse releases on labels including Orange Milk and Beer on the Rug. Bug Planet balances hyperhigh- fdelity synth arrangements and busy drum patterns with Whitehill's everbewitching performances on guitar, bass, piano, and futes. The album offers us a hybrid strain of Euglossine music that moves away from his more compartmentalized genre experiments to spread its progressive contours out before us over in every direction he can imagine, landing somewhere in territories that Whitehill describes as: \"Biodub, Digital Fusion, or Mutant Jazz.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf our current timeline is bug planet, Euglossine stands at the entrance in the underbrush, waiting to take our six-to-eight feelers and lead us into a miniature subterranean civilization of his own design. Speaking on the themes that inform the album, Whitehill explains, \"Insects are the most bio-diverse kingdom on Earth. Over half of the organism species on earth are insects. I wanted to share this feeling that just maybe we are not in control of this planet and a hidden ancient force will long outlast our weird struggle.\" .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhitehill channels the depth of his knowledge in music theory and production not to bowl us over with his technicality, but rather to give life to his ideas in all their wide scope and to lay out musical narratives in unpredictable arcs that only he could devise.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hausu Mountain","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50393574375755,"sku":"2048711","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/0634457146778_051eaa96_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726421480"},{"product_id":"some-kind-of-forever","title":"Some Kind Of Forever","description":"\u003cp\u003eEuglossine is the solo project of multi-instrumentalist and composer Tristan Whitehill - With a catalog of over ffteen diverse releases spanning a decade on labels like Orange Milk, Hausu Mountain, and Phinery, Euglossine's discography moves ambitiously across genre and time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Some Kind Of Forever is Euglossine's brand new full-length, out March 2022 on sound as language. Where previous Euglossine releases were a complex balance of jazz fusion, sound design, and computer music, Some Kind Of Forever sees the artist pulling back and searching for simplicity. On this album, Whitehill immerses himself in the light and delicate. Some Kind Of Forever is Whitehill's most refned and restrained work to date. Infuenced by the early ECM catalog, decades of groovy\/weird library music, and domestic golden-hued psychedelia, Some Kind Of Forever's subtle, meditative jazz foats by ever so softly. The album's rich and open instrumentals are pristinely constructed yet always playful. Whitehill moves deliberately as he carefully peels back the layers to create something magical and tender. Some Kind Of Forever is an instant timeless classic and the warm, gentle breeze we all need right now.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sound As Language","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50393732448587,"sku":"2050645","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Some_Kind_of_Forever_deea9904_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726424908"},{"product_id":"biggest-part","title":"Biggest Part","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlorida producer, multi-instrumentalist and coder Tristan Whitehill - AKA Euglossine - continues to surprise with his latest record. \"Biggest Part\" is a departure from previous styles - the early interstellar sound design, serrated onslaughts, and later labyrinthine meme jazz and rain soaked bossa guitar.\nThe songs here are perhaps his most musical - and vulnerable - to date. Familiar glow-worm melodies and meandering bass are now supplemented with lead vocals, big hooks, and backing singers (!?). Tristan's storytelling has always been rooted in imagined worlds, but the cast of characters and magical interludes that bubble up from \"Biggest Part\" are his most soulful and relatable yet, for all their fairytale bizarre-ness.\nRecommended if you like Steely Dan, Beatrix Potter, Untitled Goose Game.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kit Records","offers":[{"title":"Tape","offer_id":50421681619275,"sku":"2223074","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_c3a63dd5_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726759479"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_4c56f107_thumbnail_4096_419b7306-2a15-426d-9bbf-94e83707b860.jpg?v=1726421459","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/euglossine.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}