Spellbinder/Experiment, by Josephine Foster

Spellbinder/Experiment

by Josephine Foster

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"Certainly always an enigmatic delicacy, this latest from Josephine Foster throws us further into the sublime. With two tracks that seem to complement and almost respond to each other, this latest is a must listen and an exciting departure into fresh territory for this artist.

On the first track, “Spellbinder”, Josephine takes us on a journey into the cyclical and interpenetrating layers of three humble instruments. Josephine plays them on top of each other, garnering chance encounters and interactions as she improvises in three through-composed layers, each time in partnership with her voice. She describes her instruments as beloved but imperfect, recalling the pump organ as having “a clumpy pump on the right with uneven delivery” and the folk harp as having “its flaws” but also realizing their advantages by embracing and embellishing their lack. This track is an ascent into the spiraling ephemeral state of being, with vocals weaving in and out chanting her setting of “om mani padme hum,” the sacred Buddhist mantra (translated into English as “Praise to the Jewel in the Lotus”) with each of the six Sanskrit syllables representing key aspects of the Buddhist teachings. In this piece, a cycle of chance encounters channeled through imperfect containers reaches some kind of noble truth here.

On the second track “Experiment” Josephine truly goes into unchartered territory in this Cole Porter cover. In true homage to Porter’s lyrics, Foster has never presented a more “experimental” palette of synths and vocals and beats.

“Experiment...
Make it your motto day and night.
Experiment...
And it will lead you to the light.
The apple on the top of the tree
Is never too high to achieve
So take an example from Eve
Experiment… “

On Foster’s synth lines we almost think early Laraaji or Emerald Web but with the addition of Josephine’s voice I think more of the complex stylings of Robert Wyatt ‘s songcrafting. I also can’t help but think of Arthur Russell’s disco music experiments as it climaxes into a nice thick beat at the end created by Foster’s organ that seems to tie all the loose ends together.

Both tracks on this record are cyclical in their own ways and their complementary nature to each other demands repeated listening, creating yet another cycle of the most experimental of earworms yet by Josephine Foster."

-Ka Baird

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released March 12, 2022

Performed by Josephine Foster
synth, pump organ, tenor recorder, harp

Spellbinder composed by Josephine Foster
Experiment composed by Cole Porter

Recorded and mixed by Josephine Foster
Mastering by Oliver Barrett
Photo by Silvia Camerin

Originally released in 2021 by Takuroku:
www.cafeoto.co.uk/shop/josephine-foster-spellbinder-experiment/

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Josephine Foster Colorado

Glorified Amateur Recordings is the small record label of Josephine Foster started in February 2021, and is focussed on sharing her home recorded and live archives.

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Apr 21

Hi-Dive

Denver, CO
Apr 27

EartH

London, UK
Apr 27

Courtyard Theatre

London, UK
May 2

Brotfabrik

Frankfurt, Germany
May 3

Zionskirche

Berlin, Germany
May 10

BLÅ

Oslo, Norway
May 11

SPITZER

Vienna, Austria
May 21

Portland Arms

Cambridge, UK
May 22

Common Ground

Oxford, UK
May 28

Dabadaba

San Sebastián, Spain

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