The Wiz: The Sonic Dawn
Some music for easing restrictions. Is it just me, or do these pandemic relaxations make you appreciate what you have even more? After two visits to the sea today, I came out of the water at sunset. I cannot remember seeing so many people on the grass and promenade outside the beach, all there especially to watch it!
I immediately thought of a band I recently discovered, playing excellent retro psychedelic rock with bluesy touches. Perfect music for this moment: exhausted but happy, surrounded by people who have emerged from their homes to soak up all this goodness.
The band is "The Sonic Dawn", three childhood friends, Emil, Jonas and Niels. You probably guessed they come from somewhere rather less sunny: Copenhagen, Denmark.
They recently released their fourth album, "Enter the Mirage". Here is a preview of every track in less than two minutes:
If you enjoy the atmosphere as much as the music and play YouTube through a television or computer, the band's channel has two videos featuring full albums captured from vinyl in high quality. The records play on screen in suitably atmospheric surroundings, complete with a lava lamp beside the turntable.
A sample:
As the weekend and Shabbat approach, find your own music for easing restrictions, put it on, settle back and absorb the relative freedom we have learned to appreciate again!
In the image, counterclockwise from the upper-right:
The latest album cover, the label's logo, returning from the sea this afternoon, some psychedelic tie-dye for atmosphere, the three band members, other label artists and the band live.
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