{"product_id":"washed-out-paracosm-vinyl-lp","title":"WASHED OUT - PARACOSM","description":"\u003cp data-ce-key=\"489\"\u003eThe music recorded by Ernest Greene as Washed Out has been nothing if not dreamy, and on his second full-length,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-ce-key=\"490\"\u003e\u003ci data-ce-key=\"491\"\u003eParacosm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e, he takes the dreamlike, otherworldly atmospheres of his music a huge leap further.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-ce-key=\"492\"\u003eThe title refers to a phenomenon in which people create detailed imaginary worlds, and the idea of escaping is all over\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-ce-key=\"493\"\u003e\u003ci data-ce-key=\"494\"\u003eParacosm’s\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emusic and lyrics.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-ce-key=\"495\"\u003eParacosm\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efinds Greene reaching beyond the computers and synths that filled Washed Out’s previous recordings, expanding his sonic palette to include over 50 different instruments, the most significant of which turned out to be old keyboards like the Mellotron, Chamberlin, Novatron, and Optigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-ce-key=\"496\"\u003e“I’ve grown as a songwriter to the point where I want to have more involved arrangements, and that’s really hard to do with sampling,” says Greene. “These machines were kind of a happy medium: The sounds have a very worn, distressed quality about them, much like an old sample. But they also offer much more flexibility because they’re playable.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-ce-key=\"497\"\u003eFollowing two years on the road in support of the critically-acclaimed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-ce-key=\"498\"\u003e\u003ci data-ce-key=\"499\"\u003e\u003ca data-ce-key=\"500\" href=\"https:\/\/megamart.subpop.com\/releases\/washed_out\/within_and_without\"\u003eWithin And Without\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e, and the lauded\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-ce-key=\"501\"\u003e\u003ci data-ce-key=\"502\"\u003eLife Of Leisure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEP (which can still be heard during “Portlandia’s” opening credits), he and his wife, Blair (who plays in the Washed Out live band), relocated from the big-city hubbub of Atlanta to a house outside Athens, where Greene could shut out the real world in favor of an alternate universe of his own making. Listeners will be immediately struck by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-ce-key=\"503\"\u003e\u003ci data-ce-key=\"504\"\u003eParacosm’s\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseamless melding of organic and synthetic sounds, and its lighter tone. Greene says: “I knew from the beginning I wanted this record to be optimistic, very much a daytime-sounding album. I think the last record felt more nocturnal in some ways. This one I just imagined being outside, surrounded by a beautiful, natural environment.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-ce-key=\"505\"\u003eWith its gorgeous execution and uplifting attitude,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccite data-ce-key=\"506\"\u003e\u003ci data-ce-key=\"507\"\u003eParacosm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis primed to be this year’s summer record. And it promises to do what its name suggests: take listeners to a better world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-ce-key=\"508\"\u003e\u003ccite data-ce-key=\"509\"\u003e\u003ci data-ce-key=\"510\"\u003eParacosm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas recorded at in Atlanta with Ben H. Allen (Animal Collective, Deerhunter, Gnarls Barkley, Washed Out – Within and Without) at Maze Studios\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sub Pop","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":53401804702009,"sku":null,"price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":53664839139641,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0060\/2744\/4291\/products\/13290.jpg?v=1596482252","url":"https:\/\/www.goingundergroundrecords.com\/products\/washed-out-paracosm-vinyl-lp","provider":"Going Underground Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}