Phi-Psonics is a meditative, deeply soulful, immersive instrumental
group from Los Angeles, led by bassist Seth Ford-Young and featuring
Sylvain Carton on woodwinds, Mitchell Yoshida on electric piano, and
Josh Collazo on drums. Their beautiful music draws on jazz and classical
influences together with Ford-Young’s own musical experiences,
relationships, and his introduction to spirituality, yoga and philosophy
at a young age. Along the way they create something uniquely their own,
sharing beautiful landscapes for your spirit to roam freely within.
Octava is their second album and like their debut The Cradle, it’s
emotional, introspective, and unusual approach to meditative jazz offers
us a beautiful space for uplifting contemplation and wields a quiet
power to create a spiritually inspiring world of timeless, warm melodies
and instrumental exploration for the deep listener and thoughtful
voyager. Seth explains:
“This album is about change and evolution to a higher version of
ourselves. Understanding this journey through the idea of ascending a
musical scale and arriving at a new, higher octave is natural especially
for a musician. We move, struggle, and work through the various steps
or tones and arrive at the octave a new version of ourselves, still the
same person, but vibrating at a higher frequency.”
Tracklist:
1. Invocation
2. An Offering
3. We Walk in the Gardens of Our Ancestors
4. Green Dreams
5. Where We've Been
6. Lunar Reflections
7. Becoming
8. New You