Mirage - Telepathic Radio (New Vinyl LP)

Centripetal Force (North America) and Cardinal Fuzz (UK/Europe) are excited to release the vinyl edition of Mirage’s Telepathic Radio. Mirage is a project manifested from the mind of Rocco Freedman, who, before moving to the desert of the Morongo Basin, was a member of Boston psychpunkers, Banshee. Drawn to the desert by dreams of exotic lands since childhood, Freedman, also known as Cozmik, found himself in Twentynine Palms, just outside of Joshua Tree, and immediately felt a kinship with the land and set forth to bring Telepathic Radio to fruition. Inspired by the desert’s mysteries - the datura flower in particular—and driven by voices that existed in his head since his youth, Freedman single-handedly laid down hours of guitar, drum, and keyboard tracks and spent days recording excerpts from nature documentaries and canceled sitcoms. The end result, of course, being the album that sits before you now. Presented in mixtape fashion, or perhaps more accurately, a psychotropic sound collage lifted straight from Freedman’s psyche, Telepathic Radio is a wild sonic excursion that daringly teeters between torrents of fuzz addled angst, flourishes of kosmische-induced drones, and incredibly captivating melodies. It is certainly not a stretch to say that the listening experience is as schizophrenic as desert life itself, which can deliver pummeling burning furnaces by day and pastel streaked sunsets by night. Previously available digitally, as well as limited runs on cassette and CD, this edition of the album is being presented in a 250 copy vinyl pressing.

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A1        This Will Be The Moment
A2        Datura National Anthem
A3        The Lost Palms Oasis
A4        Mating Dance Of The Purple Locust Storm
A5        The Tree Breaths
A6        The Thrust Of Life
A7        Millions Of Networks Of Small Orange Ants
A8        Lost In The Valley Of The Gourds
A9        A Place Where You Can Let Your Dog Bark
A10        Sandd Trap (Shut Up And Learn)
A11        Telepathic Radio Waves
A12        Music Of The Night
B1        TV Screens
B2        TwentyNine Psalms Constellation Staring Contest
B3        Blues Transmission From Another Dimension
B4        When Roy Plays
B5        Animal Telepathy
B6        Grand Canyon Heights
B7        Living In The Future
B8        First Time Callers