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01. Maston - Darkland
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02. Maston - Tulips
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03. Maston - Immaculate Conception
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04. Maston - Love Theme No 3
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05. Maston - The Owl In Daylight
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06. Maston - Innovative Patterns
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07. Maston - Osiris
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08. Maston - Groove Experiment No 3
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09. Maston - Raincloud
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10. Maston - Phonic
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11. Maston - Love Theme No 2
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12. Maston - Italian Summer
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13. Maston - Endless
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14. Maston - Wonder Theme
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15. Maston - Willow
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ARTIST
MASTON
TITLE
Darkland
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
BE WITH RECORDS
CATALOG #
BEWITH 096LP
BEWITH 096LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
7/23/2021
2023 repress.
Maston
's
Darkland
is a breezy collection of the material from the
Tulips
(BEWITH 087LP) sessions that didn't make it on to the original LP. Originally a digital-only release for those in the know in the autumn of 2018, after re-issuing
Tulips
in 2020 it made too much sense for Be With to give
Darkland
a vinyl release. Like
Tulips
,
Darkland
was recorded mostly in Hoorn, in the Netherlands, between 2015-2017 during downtime from Frank's touring duties with
Jacco Gardner
's band. Bits were also done in Los Angeles on some extended trips back home. The collection plays like an alternate view of Maston's instant modern classic
Tulips
; a companion piece to the LP proper with similar mixture of shorter themes and more full-length tracks.
Darkland
opens with its ornate 39 second title-track before striding into "Tulips", that full-length title-track that never was. It's a real head-nod, percussive-rich electric piano stunner that would've been a comfortable standout on the album proper. But now this "downlifting" gem is given ample room to shine on this record. The funky organ-led bass and drums workout "Immaculate Conception" will keep your neck gently snapping while MPC fiends go reaching for their sampler. "Love Theme No 3" cuts a breathtakingly stylish vibra-slapped swathe through the middle of the opening side before we're startled by the pronounced bass and twinkling percussion of "The Owl In Daylight". Charming digi-drums underpin the wonky synth (quiet-)banger "Innovative Patterns" which has a lovely melodic switch-up in the final third before the tempo (and hairs on your neck) rise on the faintly creepy yet imminently groovy "Osiris". The gorgeously soft-focus "Groove Experiment No 3" closes out the first half in slo-mo wonderment. The lushly melancholic "Raincloud" ushers in side B before the emotionally-stirring "Phonic" taps at the door, coming on like the long lost sister to
Pet Sounds
' "Let's Go Away For A While". Next up, the swooning beauty "Love Theme No 2" keenly sways in front of you, growing ever more insistent and hypnotic. The too-short "Italian Summer" conjures the same flirtatious imagery as the title hints at whilst "Endless" is a fascinating "piano-pella" alternative version to "Rain Dance" from Tulips. "Wonder Theme" has a nostalgic, exotic 60s swing and album closer "Willow" is a hushed, campfire folk gem. The gently circular strumming is just magical. Mastered by
Simon Francis
.
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