{"product_id":"thought-leadership-iv-of-cups","title":"Thought Leadership - IV Of Cups","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis new collection is closer to the Post-Punk tonality of Pentacles, than the breezy Balearic Jazz of Swords.\u003cbr\u003eGone are the brushed drum samples and airy synths and in their place are BIG guitars, 808 thumps and a decidedly more prominent use of bass as a melodic device.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSide A explores the emotional levels of consciousness; angst, joy, love, sorrow, relief, regret – they are all represented across the first seven tracks, and often within the same piece.\u003cbr\u003eXXI kicks us off with a huge tumbling D minor passage, layers and layers of guitar front and centre, whilst the drums pound away in the distance.\u003cbr\u003eRelease is provided with a gorgeous G Dorian section, where we hear the bass take flight with a\u003cbr\u003ehigh melodic line.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe’re still in familiar Durutti Column meets Dif Juz territory here, but things switch\u003cbr\u003eup with XXII.\u003cbr\u003eThis piece showcases a darker, more angular palette of guitars; think Alan Rankine (The Associates), or Deb Demure (Drab Majesty) in the unexpected harmonic shifts, knotty arpeggiated patterns and heavy, goth-adjacent modulation.\u003cbr\u003eA real love letter to 45+ years of darkly inclined guitar heritage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSide B again takes us on a trip through three long-form semi-improvised pieces.\u003cbr\u003eXXVIII is like those classic Jonny Nash, early Melody As Truth releases, slowly unfurling, additional details introduced deliberately piece by piece, this idea builds across 7+ minutes culminating in some utterly joyous ebow fireworks at the end – well Balearic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Be With Records","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":57946026049868,"sku":"BLX-12484","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0841\/2738\/3884\/files\/4251804188159.jpg?v=1782982721","url":"https:\/\/badlands.co.uk\/products\/thought-leadership-iv-of-cups","provider":"Badlands","version":"1.0","type":"link"}