It’s all based on improvisation. There’s as little conscious effort as possible, though in the more important sense it’s very conscious trusting in a different drivers seat.Cameron Stallones
There is so much music being made in so many various forms these days, that I find it hard to actually pay an real attention to a single group or musician for too long.. Generally I give dig on them it for few days or weeks ,and not too long after,discs or cassettes will just end up in a pile somewhere in my audio room or into my main drive until it back to my mind to give it a new spin.
Well, Sun Araw is one of the entities that hold my attention since some time . Sun Araw is Cameron Stallones, who left the band Magic Lantern to go in a splendid sonic deep trip into mystical psych funk dub tropic music. that has as much of adventure as it of nostalgia with reverb-drenched guitar lines, looping pedals, haunted organs, old-school samples and his mantric vocal,
Only can say enough good things about this dude . But surely you will just stick to which listening below , where you will find a handful of releases on various indie tape / vinyl labels , sometimes joining with other psych juggernauts, through which Cameron has totally perfected his craft.
Sun Araw – Beach Head
Label:Not Not Fun Records
Format:Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country:US
Released:21 Jul 2008
Artwork By – Cameron Stallones
Black vinyl LPs in matte jackets. Edition of 420.
Tracklist
A1 Thoughts Are Bells 9:22
A2 Horse Steppin 10:06
B1 Beams 10:29
B2 Bridal Filly 12:03
Predator Vision / Sun Araw – Real Aliens / Hey Mandala!
Label:Not Not Fun Records
Format:Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country:US
Released:Jan 2009
Artwork By – Cameron Stallones
Mastered By – Casio Mon
Track A Recorded on hand-held tape, August 12th, 2008 in NYC.
Format:Vinyl, 7″, Single, Limited Edition, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country:US
Released:Jan 2010
Mastered By – Pete Swanson
Edition of 500 copies
Tracklist
A Bump Up (High Step)
B Live Mind
Sun Araw – On Patrol
Label:Not Not Fun Records
Country:US
Released:11 May 2010
Performer – Cameron Stallones
Written-By – Cameron Stallones
Edition of 500, comes in digipak.
Recorded at SUN ARK, Fall 2009.
“Conga Mind” & “Holodeck Blues” are shorter versions than what appears on the 2xLP edition.
Tracklist
Part 1
1 Ma Holo 8:35
2 Beat Cop 8:24
3 The Stakeout 5:28
4 Conga Mind 8:42
5 Deep Cover 8:03
Part 2
6 High Slide 5:49
7 The Stakeout: Reprise 6:33
8 Dimension Alley 6:08
9 Holodeck Blues 16:40
Sun Araw – Major Grotto
Label:Hustle Muscle
Format:Cassette, Limited Edition
Country:Australia
Released:2010
Mastered By – M. Geddes Gengras
Tour edition.
Recorded at Sun Ark, summer 2010.
Tracklist
A Major Grotto 13:19
B Krale 9:34
Sun Araw & Matthewdavid – Livephreaxxx!!!!
Label:Leaving Records
Format:Cassette, Limited Edition
Country:US
Released:16 Dec 2010
Tracklist
A Untitled 14:01
B Untitled 16:57
Sun Araw: Live at WFMU on Talk’s Cheap, June 9th 2011
CURATOR:WFMU
COLLECTION:Live at WFMU, Apr-Jun 2011
RELEASED:June 9th, 2011
LENGTH:01:02:54
HOST: Jason Sigal
ENGINEER:Jason Sigal
WFMU/FMA SXSW Showcase, Sun Araw takes a first-ever trip to the WFMU studios for a live session!
Originally envisioned as a solo project from Magic Lanterns’ Cameron Stallones, Sun Araw has evolved into a full band live performance experience alongside a flood of releases from labels like Not Not Fun, Woodsist, Leaving Records, and Araw’s own Sun Ark.
lineup:
* Cameron Stallones: guitar/synth/vocals
* Barrett Avner: Shahi Baaja + Monotron
* Alex Grey: guitar, MPC
Tracklist
01. improv (31:15)
02. Crown Shell (10:03)
03. Hive Burner (08:49)
04. interview (12:47)
Eternal Tapestry & Sun Araw – Night Gallery
Label:Thrill Jockey
Format:Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:US
Released:2011
Pressed By – Salt Mastering
Recorded live on Kvrx, Austin, March 2010.
Free MP3 download code included.
Tracklist
A1 Night Gallery I 8:53
A2 Night Gallery II 9:49
B1 Night Gallery III 5:44
B2 Night Gallery IV 14:03
Sun Araw – Ancient Romans
Label:Sun Ark Records
Format:CD, Album
Country:US
Released:23 Aug 2011
Written-By, Performer, Engineer, Mixed By – Cameron Stallones
Written, performed and engineered in Los Angeles 2010. Mastered at Blanker Unsinn, Brooklyn. Packaging: Digipak
“Crowned Inside and Outside the Temple”
Tracklist
1 Lucretius 9:07
2 Crown Shell 9:54
3 Crete 9:30
4 Lute And Lyre 7:02
5 At Delphi 11:08
6 Fit For Caesar 10:36
7 Trireme 6:40
8 Impluvium 15:35
Sun Araw, M. Geddes Gengras Meet The Congos – FRKWYS Vol. 9: Icon Give Thank
Label:RVNG Intl.
Format:Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:US
Released:17 Apr 2012
Design – Kevin O’Neill
Percussion – “Congo Ashanti” Roy Johnson, Negus Johnson
Photography By [Back] – Tony Lowe
Photography By [Cover] – Sam Fleischner
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Bravo
Vocals, Words By – Congos, The
Written-By, Performer, Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – M. Geddes Gengras
Written-By, Performer, Producer, Mixed By – Cameron Stallones
Includes fold-out oversize newsprint poster + free download coupon
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It’s all based on improvisation. There’s as little conscious effort as possible, though in the more important sense it’s very conscious trusting in a different drivers seat.
Cameron Stallones
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Unless I’m losing my mind, I think a number of these links are placed under the wrong recordings… Just letting you know 🙂
Thanks a lot
You’re welcome. Thanks for a great post.
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