It\u2019s with great pride that we announce this amazing album on Optimo Music from Portland-based duo Natural Magic. It was the final vinyl release that Keith McIvor aka JD Twitch put into production before his untimely departure in late September this year. Having been a long time lover of everything krautrock, space rock, experimental and psychedelic it seems more than fitting that he leaves us this LP as his parting gift; because this sublime album is all these things wrapped up into one and much more. The album\u2019s opening track \u201cGalaxy Builder\u201d, with its driving tempo, monolithic bass and screaming guitars might give the impression we\u2019re about to hear a Neu for the 21st Century, but no, by the 2nd track we\u2019re already on the first of several wild detours into uncharted territories: part shoe gaze, part ethereal, part psychedelia it\u2019s a unique piece of beautiful euphoria from start to finish. By the time we reach the end of the A-side\u2019s closing track \u201cDistant Bells\u201d the whole place is in tears after hearing possibly one of the most poignant pieces of electronic music of the entire year. The B-side takes us even deeper into this trip through the duo\u2019s homeland in the Pacific Northwest opening with \u201cSkyward Eye\u201d. If the Orb had ever teamed up with Slowdive and gotten Andrew Weatherall on production this could be it. \u201cGet It Right\u201d is a fuzz-filled epic with heavy dub leanings and meanings…it soars high up into the beyond and prepares us for \u201cRide\u201d; an unashamed space voyage in the true sense\u2026cosmic guitars, laden with FX; before returning gently down to the rolling green hills of Earth with the closing track \u201cChugsby\u2019s Theme\u201d. Whoever Chugsby is, his vibe is organic, deeply grounded and beautiful. In the duo\u2019s own words: \u201cNatural Magic II is a west coast road trip soundtrack for the fading summer. Taking inspiration from the majesty and myths of their home in the Pacific Northwest, the seven track album is culled from the late night, dimly lit, live sessions of Mike Mc…<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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