{"product_id":"mantra-moderne","title":"Mantra Moderne","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerious tip from Rough Trade Shops. \u003cem\u003eMantra Moderne\u003c\/em\u003e is a stunning, contemporary masterpiece that fuses Anatolian Psychedelia, Brazilian Tropicalia, 60’s European pop, and American jazz. A must for fans of \u003cstrong\u003eKhruangbin\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePortishead\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eArthur Verocai\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eGoat\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCaetano Veloso\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eTom Ze\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eOs Mutantes\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCortex\u003c\/strong\u003e and co.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe duo is formed of Kit Martin, who lives between London and France and plays all instruments on the album, and Merve Erdem, vocalist and multi-disciplinary artist from Istanbul, now based in London. This is their debut album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe album explores universal themes such as love, loss, decay, language, and ideology, mixing three different languages: English, Turkish, and French. Written and recorded by the duo - Kit composed all the songs and Merve wrote the lyrics - in rural France during 2018, each song was completed within a 12-hour window, spawning contemplation for spontaneity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll instruments were analogue and no samples were used. The instruments that are used range from tablas to darbukas, balalaikas to ouds, MS20 synths to Farfisa organs and a lot of cuica. The mixing techniques were done on-the-fly, tracking immediately to tape: compression, EQ, delay, and reverb; meaning mixing could not be revisited!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mr Bongo","offers":[{"title":"Blue | LP","offer_id":50461872128331,"sku":"1064352","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tape","offer_id":50461871538507,"sku":"1068574","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50461868327243,"sku":"1064354","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50461869474123,"sku":"1064355","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/9b60d595-7ac9-41c9-bcdf-4edf33d720e4_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727253478","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/mantra-moderne","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}