{"product_id":"sparkle-division-to-feel-embraced-honeysuckle-lp","title":"Sparkle Division - To Feel Embraced [Honeysuckle LP] Vinyl Record","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vibrant electronic fusion of lounge, jazz, and disco is maybe not the first (or fifth) thing you would expect to hear from one of the world's most renowned modern composers and ambient tape loop pioneers, but upon first listen, it makes so much sense that one wonders why it didn't happen sooner.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter years of producing and mentoring slews of young artists in 1990s Williamsburg, Brooklyn, William Basinski moved to Los Angeles. There he hired a young studio assistant, Preston Wendel, who eventually introduced his own works to the curious composer. That spawned a creative partnership that inspired Wendel to persuade Basinski to haul out his saxophone. Five years later, SPARKLE DIVISION has arrived with their enchanting debut album, To Feel Embraced. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduced by SPARKLE DIVISION at Basinski's Musex International in Los Angeles, the duo were joined by a few notable friends: Mrs. Leonora Russo (who Basinski affectionately calls \"the true Sicilian Sparkle Division, my Brooklyn Mom, the Queen of Williamsburg\") offers her sparkling voice to \"Queenie Got Her Blues\"; fabled free-jazz icon and genuine bodhisattva, the late Henry Grimes, contributed upright bass and violin to the aptly-named \"Oh Henry!\" (\"Lotta babies gonna be born from this one,\" Henry and Margaret Davis Grimes playfully declared); and London vocalist Xeli Grana offers her ethereal voice to the album's meditative title track. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConceived and nearly completed in 2016, the increasing environmental and political infernos gave Basinski and Wendel cold feet about unleashing a record intended to be fun, loving, and prone to bouts of euphoria. But as Basinski exclaimed, \"Well, damn it, if the time ain't right now, it never will be! Let's do this!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Go Girl!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Ain't Takin' My Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor Gato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOh Henry!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo the Stars Major Tom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOh No You Did Not!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo Feel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo Feel Embraced\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlappin' Yo Face\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMmmmkayy I'm Goin' Out Now and I Don't Want Any Trouble from You!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQueenie Got Her Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSparkle on Sad Sister Mother Queen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo Exit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 656605334547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Temporary Residence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.23.20\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Broadtime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42112245956683,"sku":"132173","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/7223\/1499\/files\/3840081-2607193.jpg?v=1770185265","url":"https:\/\/rockbandmerch.com\/products\/sparkle-division-to-feel-embraced-honeysuckle-lp","provider":"Rock Band Merch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}