{"product_id":"solar-mantra","title":"Solar Mantra","description":"\u003cp\u003eAny botanist will extol the virtues of cross-pollination, and musical hybrids are a Growing Bin speciality. For the latest release Parisian outfit Maât splice jazz with Balearic, dub, house and Afro to create a free thinking LP dedicated to world fusion fore-runners Codona.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf Singu found calm amongst the chaos of Tokyo for \u003ci\u003eSiku\u003c\/i\u003e (GBR017), then Maât map out a Sunday stroll through the sun dappled streets of the Parisian banlieue on ’Solar Mantra’. Humming reeds converge into a pre-dawn chorus before dewy sequences and drifting syncopation signal sunrise over La Vilette, a perfect place to start ‘The Walk’. Skirting the Périphérique, the Parisian ensemble pick out a street percussionist by Boulevard d’Algérie then detour to Pré-Satint-Gervais to draw a bassline out of the Metro Area, adding an Environ cool to the uptempo ‘Jaki \u0026amp; Bryn’. With icy bells, brooding guitars and melancholic vocals, ‘Feuglace’ transports Miko’s garten to the 20th arrondissement while the polyrhythmic patter and micro-tuned guitars of ‘Solar Mantra’ see out the A-side with a fourth world hymn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChakras cleansed and ready for a B-side rebirth, Maât take us dancing through Père Lachaise via organic house bomb \u003ci\u003eQuetzal Pacino\u003c\/i\u003e, an emotive exploration of rhythmic mallets, dreamy pads and propulsive bass, which moves like the Innerzone Orchestra re-arranged by Jon Hassell. Rest comes with the soothing pianos and swelling sine waves of the pastoral \u003ci\u003eClarière\u003c\/i\u003e, a hazy homage to the noon sun on a clearing. Circular motifs, limber grooves and dubby bass mean we’re on the move again, slipping into Montreuil with the echo-drenched scat and firm back beats of \u003ci\u003eMount Beuvray\u003c\/i\u003e, before ‘Llomé Dub’ takes us home in time for a cool beer and much needed smoke on the balcony. Acoustic guitar, lilting piano and a gorgeous female vocal ride the punchy bass and clattering drums to perfection, keeping us company until the day fades into a contented haze.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Growing Bin","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50448644931915,"sku":"1088889","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/f62e01d6-fc53-4a2a-9879-fee95e8fb594_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727094528","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/solar-mantra","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}