{"product_id":"cardamom-and-laudanum","title":"Cardamom and Laudanum","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmerging from a thick spiralling haze, is the debut album from Mystic AM - a new project from Rod Modell\u003cbr\u003eand label founder Ario Farahani. Conceived as an immersive fictional soundtrack piece, the release tells the\u003cbr\u003estory of a traveller, some centuries ago, and the rather intense metaphysical experience he unexpectedly\u003cbr\u003estumbles into whilst taking shelter on a hot desert night at Zein-o-Din Caravanserai, near Yazd in Persia.\u003cbr\u003eDusk envelopes the vast barren landscape as the protagonist enters the ribat, treasures of woven silks,\u003cbr\u003eornaments and exotic spices glint under the flickering oil lamps, swirls of perfumed vapour dance\u003cbr\u003emesmerisingly in the darkness. As the music unfolds the events of the passing day quickly melt away, and\u003cbr\u003ethe unsuspecting traveller is plunged into an otherworldly dimension.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUtilising an extensive collection of old Iranian records as source material, the album is an intoxicating mise-\u003cbr\u003een-scéne of whispering melodies, undulating rhythms, and atmospheric sound details. An active buyer of old\u003cbr\u003eIranian music, Ario began extracting and editing samples from the records acquired during frequent trips to\u003cbr\u003eIran over recent years - during which the mood and flavour of the project began to crystallise. Once handed\u003cbr\u003eover to Rod for further processing and arrangement, the album took its final shape - an endless tapestry of\u003cbr\u003esights, sounds, and memories that fade mysteriously into the night’s reverie. Textures seep into one another\u003cbr\u003ein washes of colour, and hallmarks of classical Persian sounds filter through - the slow stroll of the daf,\u003cbr\u003escintillating runs of santoor, and solitary lines drifting out of the kamancheh. Bridging the realms of the real\u003cbr\u003eand the imaginary, the collaboration signals the first contribution to Mystic AM’s enigmatic concept.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Astral Industries","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP | x2","offer_id":50481524965707,"sku":"1158255","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5918db85-9487-4af3-94ac-17cee3699a4f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727540771","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/cardamom-and-laudanum","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}