Phi-Psonics – Expanding To One 2LP

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Expected shipping late May

2LP / Pantone Printed Sleeve / Packed In Resealable Protective Sleeve / Containing either 8-Page Booklet or Printed Insert

“Phi-Psonics is a spiritual exploration of being together and connecting,” says acoustic bassist Seth Ford-Young
of the immersive project he initiated in East Los Angeles in 2016. “From the beginning, I wanted to explore a
contemplative sound, to create music that can be useful to listen to when you’re in a place of being more
meditative, and maybe needing a break from the cacophony of the world.”

For his third long-player under the Phi-Psonics banner, Ford-Young marshalled a series of live
recordings at the Healing Force Of The Universe record store in Pasadena, sculpting fourteen tracks, largely
composed in the moment with a fluctuating cast of players, which wonderfully transmit his ideals of
community and inner peace.

Called ‘Expanding To One’, it features exquisitely calming yet searching pieces like ‘There’s Still
Hope’, where Seth’s softly undulating bassline underpins beatific explorations from core Phi-Psonics members,
Sylvain Carton and Randal Fisher (both on saxophone), and Josh Collazo (drums), alongside guests Zach
Tenorio (Wurlitzer piano) and Mathias Künzli (percussion). Equally sublime, ‘Healing Time’ ripples like a
mountain stream, with Ford-Young, Carton, Fisher and Tenorio joined by Minta Spencer (harp), Dylan Day
(guitar) and, on drums/percussion, Jay Bellerose, a revered LA stickman most recently under the spotlight in
Jeff Parker ETA IVtet.

These exquisite recordings were captured at six fortnightly ticketed sessions at Healing Force in
February-April 2024, with sixty-odd fans and locals sitting in rapt attention as the players improvised together.
For Seth, the venture was partially a reaction to the brutality of COVID lockdown.