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Los Angeles producer Sage Caswell has shared a new track off his forthcoming debut album Hoop Earring on San Francisco imprint Spring Theory. Settled deep in a cloud of sticky fog, the track is kept on its feet by a polyrhythmic bass foundation and modest house beat, hovering in distraction somewhere between confusion and bliss.THUMP spoke to the producer about the track and his forthcoming record via email, and learned about how it relates to spirituality, ancient processes climate change, and why Spring Theory was such a good fit.
I think that in order to create music, or art in general, there has to be some sort of instinctual desire to put what you want into the world. The process of creating music is cathartic and I consider my personal relationship with spirituality to be abstract.In the press release you say that the LP is like The Younger Dryas of your younger life, in reference to an abrupt change in the earth's climate from a glacial to an interglacial state about 14,500 years ago. This is a highly specific reference point--can you explain what you meant by the metaphor?
In referencing this, I meant to suggest an abrupt change in how I felt about my life, and the people and things going on around me. The songs that shape the record all played a part throughout a transitional and reflective period that I feel like Hoop Earring bookends.What made Spring Theory the right home for this album?
I'd previously given Guillaume (who runs Spring Theory) access to all of my demos and we'd discussed doing another record after Sleep Quarters. I recognized that he really cared about the tracks I was sending him and it just made sense to commit to doing a full length when he approached me about it. Over the course of our working relationship we've forged a friendship I think is really real, and I think that's cool.Hoop Earring will be released December 1 on 2LP and digital formats, and is available for pre-order.Follow Alexander on Twitter.
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You have talked about Hoop Earring as a very spiritual record. Can you expand on this? What is your personal relationship with spirituality?
I think that in order to create music, or art in general, there has to be some sort of instinctual desire to put what you want into the world. The process of creating music is cathartic and I consider my personal relationship with spirituality to be abstract.In the press release you say that the LP is like The Younger Dryas of your younger life, in reference to an abrupt change in the earth's climate from a glacial to an interglacial state about 14,500 years ago. This is a highly specific reference point--can you explain what you meant by the metaphor?
In referencing this, I meant to suggest an abrupt change in how I felt about my life, and the people and things going on around me. The songs that shape the record all played a part throughout a transitional and reflective period that I feel like Hoop Earring bookends.What made Spring Theory the right home for this album?
I'd previously given Guillaume (who runs Spring Theory) access to all of my demos and we'd discussed doing another record after Sleep Quarters. I recognized that he really cared about the tracks I was sending him and it just made sense to commit to doing a full length when he approached me about it. Over the course of our working relationship we've forged a friendship I think is really real, and I think that's cool.Hoop Earring will be released December 1 on 2LP and digital formats, and is available for pre-order.Follow Alexander on Twitter.