“Take a walk in the crystal city…”
The phrase comes iced-over and encouraged to the utmost sublime by Montreal’s Sea Oleena. It’s just one excerpt from “three seasons’ worth of endless nights and half-lived days”, otherwise known as Sleeplessness.
Growing since winter, this pastel dreamland continues to reward with each visit—so much that my silence is no longer acceptable. From the same imaginations that once spoke of lands Hidden, these narrated vistas skew like a raised-relief map dipped in liquid. Strangely persuasive, they should be channeled only when mental periphery is primed and ready to soar.
Candy Claws | The Cliff on the Water
The Candy Claws in Dreamland soundtrack updates weekly at bandcamp.
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Nathaniel from Think or Smile, the man behind our Collaborations artwork, has really outdone himself here. Put to the gentle sounds of “Fingertips”, the Gem Club and Holy Spirits contribution, this awe-inspiring motion collage brings said artwork and song to life.
Read more about the project here. Order your tape here (only 15 left!). And look for the full digital release at the end of the week.
This track swam around last summer and now we see its video taking the same lap, and I can’t help but join in. Too much of a send-off candidate not to let it ride.
Rainbow Bridge, hailing from Olympia, Washington, have a 7″ and more in the works. In the meantime, another fleet of relaxation beats was given away by Underwater Peoples over the holidays and has since kicked its legs out in my apartment. Real Estate, Ducktails, Mountain Man, Rainbow Bridge, and a bliss-load of others for you to get acquainted with. Tracklist, blurbage, and direct download via
Have fun. Be safe. Get weird.