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You heard it here first. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe music creates an environment for contemplation, designed specifically for the moments of sowing and tending to these magnificent plants. 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Following his acclaimed and sold out cassette releases 'Herons', 'Universal Ash' and ‘The Rain In The Trees’ on Ransom Note Records, this new collection sees Cooke delving deeper into the intersection of natural processes and liminal organic electronics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Blue Flax', the resilient flowering plant celebrated for its delicate blue blooms and medicinal applications, is native to the Pacific Northwest - the region Cooke calls home. This plant has long grown on the ancestral lands of the Wasco, Klickitat, Warm Springs, Cayuse, and Umatilla tribes. Its connection to this landscape underscores the album’s themes, weaving together ten intricate ambient pieces that reflect the plant's dual nature of part healer, part object of wonder. Recorded during the transitional hours of dawn and dusk in his Portland studio, Cooke’s soundscapes capture both the meditative aspects of watching plants grow and the gradual transformation of organic matter into usable forms. The centrepiece of the album Cerulian FIelds, reminds of the early morning light, those inspiring hours before the rest of the world wakes and the first shoots break through the soil into the new dawn. 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This composition from E Ruscha V, once again mirrors the quiet and satisfying tending of the season ahead, creating space for contemplation and the witnessing of gradual transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA multi-disciplinary artist rooted in Los Angeles, E Ruscha V approaches instruments as living entities, each with their own organic character. On Cosmos, his synthesizers breathe and pulse with natural rhythms, creating textures that emerge and recede like early morning mist in a garden. Echoing his work as a visual artist and much like gardening itself, there’s an innate understanding of when to tend and when to let things just be and evolve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Cosmos’ follows a path that Ruscha began exploring with his 2018 release, \"Who Are You\", on Beats In Space and continued through recent works like ‘Green Mirror’ under his alias Secret Circuit and ambient pieces for the \"Slow Show\" performances. Each project has been a cultivation season that invites listeners to pause, observe, and connect with cycles of natural \u003cbr\u003eemergence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis work in both galleries and performance spaces – including MOCA Los Angeles, Lafayette Anticipation in Paris, and LUMA Arles – reflects this understanding of how the environment shapes experience. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA synthesis of where space, sound, and organic movement find their natural home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music To Watch Seeds Grow By","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55245543473525,"sku":"WatchSeeds004","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/6952\/2736\/files\/unnamed-10_54f8487e-5209-4fff-8d77-ca43ae8a1725.jpg?v=1744195758"},{"product_id":"fig","title":"Fig","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing the contemplative explorations of previous works in the series and hot on the heels of the beautiful Cosmos from E Ruscha, Stella Z's \"Figs\" emerges as a delicate meditation on growth, patience, and the hidden life of fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded in London yet deeply inspired by distant memories from China, the album is a musical documentary that explores the fig—a plant with a profound personal significance to Stella. \"The fig tree was the big, generous presence in our old home, feeding my family and neighbours every summer,\" Stella shares. \"When we moved to an apartment, we thought we had lost the fig tree. 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Her synthesisers breathe with a natural rhythm, creating textures that emerge and recede like morning dew on lavender buds waiting to bloom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe standout track ‘new age night’ – a stunning love child of William Basinski's decaying tape loops and Aphex Twin's intricate programming—carries subtle lavender-inspired tones, balancing the plant's calming essence with hypnotic rhythms. Just as lavender requires thoughtful tending before rewarding the gardener with its distinctive aroma, Lapalace's landscapes reveal deeper complexities with each listen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuch like gardening itself, Mumby demonstrates an innate understanding of when to intervene and when to allow natural development. This approach echoes throughout her career, from her debut EP \"Ephemera\" which caught the attention of Insult to Injury Records' Timothy Clerkin, through to her contributions to Chez De Milo's \"So It Goes\" Remix EP and Manchester label Skiptrace's various artists compilation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer work across BBC Introducing and fossil.radio reflects this same philosophy – creating environments where sound, space, and organic movement find their natural harmony. But this composition really feels that Mumby has come of age. \"Music To Watch Seeds Grow By Vol. 6\" represents the continued cultivation of Lapalace's distinctive sound and demonstrates the maturity of an artist way beyond her years. 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