{"product_id":"on-a-micro-diet-vinyl-2lp","title":"On A Micro Diet: Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eMYSTIC 100’S, formally known as \u003cstrong\u003eMILK MUSIC\u003c\/strong\u003e are an underground psychedelic rock group from Washington State.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe band first gained worldwide notoriety with their self-released debut “Beyond Living” in 2010, and since then have enjoyed critical acclaim and a steady cult following, despite being notoriously hard to find information about, and seldom seen performing live since 2013.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe current line-up is a sextet featuring \u003cstrong\u003eAlex Coxen\u003c\/strong\u003e (guitar vocals), \u003cstrong\u003eDave Harris\u003c\/strong\u003e (guitar), \u003cstrong\u003eCharles Waring\u003c\/strong\u003e (bass), \u003cstrong\u003eAbby Dahlquist\u003c\/strong\u003e (piano\/synthesizer), \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Rutter\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eTravis Coster\u003c\/strong\u003e (percussion).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n“On a Micro Diet” is the band’s first new release since the “dark witted and heavy lidded eco blues” of 2017’s ‘MYSTIC-100’S’.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAt 75 minutes, “Micro Diet” is a lofty collection of music. Inspired by frequent LSD use, the record features a wide range of musical styles that might all fit under the umbrella terms of “groovy’’ and “out there”, constantly shifting between stretches of coherent rhythmic groove and structural collapse.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHere are some descriptive review excerpts of from an essay on the album:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n“The record feels very live and alive.”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n“Sounds like Crazy Horse covering Popul Vuh.”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n“Where the band jams remains the land of the sunset.”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n“The exuberant freedom expressed by the band whether it’s a ten minute, two chord ramble tamble, or laying into feedback and chimes like it’s a sauna, it inspires pride and courage. It takes guts to survive in the wilderness of the American imagination and by my reckon, Mystic 100’s must talk to the birds,like Saint Francis did, to remain so deeply in the dew.”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n“Every 3-5 years Milk Music has sounded Mystical and now the Mystic’s sound magical.” \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n(\u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Boruch-Comstock\u003c\/strong\u003e, Mystic Manifesto, Jan ’23)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrack list:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n01 On a Micro Diet\u003cbr\u003e\n02 Message From Lonnie\u003cbr\u003e\n03 Drug Man\u003cbr\u003e\n04 Windowpane\u003cbr\u003e\n05 Two Souls\u003cbr\u003e\n06 Have You Ever Chased a Lightbeam?\u003cbr\u003e\n07 On a Micro Diet II\u003cbr\u003e\n08 Food for the Boogieman\u003cbr\u003e\n09 First Day of Peace (Short Version)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recordstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49977067372786,"sku":"LH1LP","price":13.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0850\/1621\/5794\/files\/mystic.png?v=1787647397","url":"https:\/\/recordstero.shop\/products\/on-a-micro-diet-vinyl-2lp","provider":"recordstero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}