To1 - Why Not?? - incl. 80pg Photo Book, Envelope, TO1 Logo Sticker Set, TO1 Face Sticker Set, Unit - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

To1 - Up2U - Random Cover - incl. Photobook, Envelope, Message Card, Unit Sticker, Lenticular Photocard, Selfie Photocard, 4-Cut Unit Photo + Top Loader Sticker [COMPACT DISCS] Photo Book, Photos, Stickers, Asia - Import date 12/02/2022

What Is Not Strange? is the first full-length album by Los Angeles-based composer Tashi Wada in over five years, comprising his most far-reaching and impassioned music to date. Written and recorded over a period that encompassed the death of his father and the birth of his daughter, the album sees Wada reflecting inward to explore broad narratives-being alive, mortality, finding one's place in the world-through new modes of ecstatic, song-based expression. While the denser forms, stark contrasts, and overt surreality may carry a different weight than Wada's earlier work, which elicited perceptual effects with minimal means, the heart of What Is Not Strange? is still in experimentation and unforeseen outcomes.

In 2013, Blue Smiley officially formed in Brian Nowell and John Slavin's rodent-infested North Philadelphia apartment. With Nowell primarily composing from the hammock he used as a bed, Blue Smiley created three short recordings within a year, featuring drummers Gracie Clements, Tim McMonigle, and Joe Veltri. Matt McGraw, drummer and childhood friend of Slavin's, later joined the group to galvanize a sound that helped define Philadelphia indie rock of the 2010's.Blue Smiley's first professionally recorded album ok released in 2015, featuring dystopian noise-pop compositions with fuzzy effects, unique for it's focus on groove and precipitous tempo changes. Slavin then relocated to Austin, TX while close friend and bassist Michael Corso joined Nowell for the next iteration of the group.True to the Blue Smiley ethos, their next full-length return soon followed, replete with snappy, short songs that waste no time getting to the point. On return, Nowell's hushed vocals settle deeper into the band's tapestry, like an iridescent thread that catches your eye at just the right moment. During their last tour, the band introduced a handful of new songs, but never made it to the studio. While celebrating his upcoming 27th birthday with his parents, Nowell expressed his intentions to put these tracks together for a third LP. Tragically, Nowell was found unresponsive in his room the following morning on October 8, 2017, a victim of fentanyl poisoning.In spite of the band's premature ending, their legacy is now immortalized with this physical recording.1. demon2. warn3. control4. flower5. ghost6. air7. quiet8. bad9. hurt10. Rain