“Mantha,” the mind-blowing EP from Avant-Rock trio Odd Circus, will see release on deluxe blue vinyl February 11, 2022 via UK-based Airbag Records.
Operating out of Orlando, Florida and Washington, DC, the fittingly monikered Odd Circus explores the suspension of space and time through sound. The bandβs music navigates a boundary-less sonic landscape that embraces the unknown and welcomes the bizarre. The result is an experimental style of psychedelic art-rock that weaves its way into Garage, Fusion, Krautrock, No Wave, Post-Rock, Noise, Hard Psych, and Sci-Fi Prog.
Compiled from free improvisations performed live and originally released independently last spring, “Mantha” was recorded by the band, mixed by Crews Carter and Odd Circus, and mastered by Joseph Carra at Crystal Mastering (Melbourne, Australia) with cover art by Katharina Maisenbacher.
Comments the band: “Airbag Records has come out of the gate dedicated to boundary-pushing experimental music, and we’re thrilled to be a part of that with this deluxe version of Mantha on LP. In some ways, vinyl feels like the perfect format for the way we operate: We work hard to make our records flow in a way that makes a start-to-finish listen the ideal experience, and the LP encourages you to do just that. Drop the needle, sink in, and enjoy the trip.“
The deluxe vinyl edition of Mantha is limited to 250 copies. Find pre-orders via Airbag Records on Bandcamp: https://airbagrecords.bandcamp.com/merch/odd-circus-mantha-deluxe-limited-edition-blue-vinyl-lp
Tracklisting:
- Dybukk
- Gezora
- Amarok
- Wendigo
- Venadek
- Djinn
- Maniac (Vinyl Bonus Track)
After operating underground for several years, Odd Circus β saxophonist Graham Robertson, drummer Partin Whitaker, and bassist/sound engineer Crews Carter β debuted their first release, Lunatic Children in 2019, and soon amassed a cult following on Instagram. The band re-entered the studio in July 2020 and kicked off the first of a series of releases from these sessions in April 2021 with Mantha β a bold six-track EP imagining aural visitations from supernatural creatures β followed in June by Arch Nova β a post-apocalyptic-themed release mixing Heavy improvisation with more expansive Psychedelia.
Lineup:
Graham Robertson / Saxophones, Effects
Partin Whitaker / Drums
Crews Carter / Bass, Effects