{"title":"Artist: Coastlines","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"coastlines-coastlines-2-2lp-vinyl-record","title":"Coastlines 2","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eKEY FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Reissue Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst-time worldwide issue (2023)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Remastered for this edition by Simon Francis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2xLP pressed on 140-Gram Classic Black Vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRELEASE DESCRIPTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBalearic believers rejoice!\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJapanese tropical-fusioneers \u003cstrong\u003eCoastlines\u003c\/strong\u003e are back with the worldwide vinyl release of \u003cstrong\u003eCoastlines 2\u003c\/strong\u003e. The follow-up to their classic debut, this is the sound of Coastlines's global influences. If the dedication to intricate sonic details is particularly Japanese, the overarching feel captures the sprawling grandeur of the international balearic community. As they put it, \u003cstrong\u003eCoastlines 2\u003c\/strong\u003e presents \"a more precise and beautifully polished magic hour.\" If that isn't Balearic, we don't know what is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTakumi Kaneko\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMasanori Ikeda\u003c\/strong\u003e don't radically alter their sumptuous template with this second LP, and we wouldn't want them to. Yet with a more focused flow from the first track to the last, both \u003cstrong\u003eCoastlines\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eBe With\u003c\/strong\u003e feel this is an even stronger album than their first. One thing that hasn't changed is the use of instrumentals instead of words to express their themes; namely, \"the emotional expression of being soaked.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpener \"Tenderly\" is appropriately titled, a gentle Latin shuffle easing you back into the \u003cstrong\u003eCoastlines\u003c\/strong\u003e sound. An organ-heavy synthy exotica that's in step with Lovelock's contemporaneous \"Washington Park\". Their über-horizontal take on Hawkshaw \u0026amp; Bennett's \"Mile High Swinger\" (from \u003cem\u003eSynthesiser And Percussion\u003c\/em\u003e, reissued by \u003cstrong\u003eBe With!\u003c\/strong\u003e) evokes cocktails-by-the-pool as the sun slowly sets. The blunted deep jazz-funk swing of \"Alicia\" is a rearranged reimagining of the Gabor Szabo song from his classic \u003cem\u003eJazz Raga\u003c\/em\u003e LP. This here sounds like an outtake from \u003cem\u003eThe Chronic\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the sun goes down, \"Combustione Lenta\" soundtracks the relaxing slow burn of an idyllic bonfire on an isolated beach. Displaying a beautiful new side of \u003cstrong\u003eCoastlines\u003c\/strong\u003e, we're treated to \u003cem\u003eMoments In Love\u003c\/em\u003e vibes and melancholic guitar arcs. The piano-laden early morning wonder of \"Night Cruise\" started life as a completely different song, but the duo found a particularly good loop from the initial sketch and reconstructed it into this sophisticated 80s instrumental soul groove. \"Waves And Rays\" is all undulating acid waves and lighthouse light. A chopped and screwed steel drum G-Funk with soaring synths and nods toward the squelchy machine soul of Mtume and Jam \u0026amp; Lewis. Yes, that good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bouncy futureboogie cosmic chug of \"Sky Island\" represents the beginning of the sunrise, casting images of 80s Japanese fusion and definitely one to play out early doors to get the crowd stepping. \"Area Code 868\" is the strutting staccato sound of Joe Sample waking up in the Caribbean to craft his piano funk drenched in sunshine. Accordingly, the tentative, naive melodies of \"Sand Steps\" represent that vivid feeling first thing in the morning, as you step onto the sandy beach in the sunshine and take a deep breath. The world is yours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe emotional, organ-piano-steel drum-driven \"Song For My Mother\" is a slo-mo show of sincere gratitude to all the great mothers. \"Yasmin's Theme\" is \u003cstrong\u003eCoastlines\u003c\/strong\u003e's Brazilian homage, recalling for them that early summer feeling. It's propelled laconically by the carnival beat of batucada's big bass surdo drum and complimented by sweeps of warm keys and radiant vocal harmonies. Blissful beatless closer \"Asafuji\" conjures a scene from a wonderful morning spent with the people of Shizuoka, the symbolic mountain of Japan, Mt Fuji, and its inhabitants. It sounds like \u003cstrong\u003eDâm-FunK\u003c\/strong\u003e jamming with \u003cstrong\u003eSabres Of Paradise\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoastlines 2\u003c\/strong\u003e was painstakingly crafted, across the pandemic, at Masanori's rented place in Tokyo and then brought back to his home studio and worked on slowly and repeatedly. With limited time to see each other, the duo became more united in their \"consciousness with natural progress.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMastered by \u003cstrong\u003eSimon Francis\u003c\/strong\u003e and cut by \u003cstrong\u003eCicely Balston\u003c\/strong\u003e at Air Studios, this magnificent double LP has been pressed by the good people at \u003cstrong\u003eRecord Industry\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eTRACKLIST\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTenderly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMile High Swinger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlicia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCombustione Lenta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNight Cruise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWaves and Rays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSky Island\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArea Code 868\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSand Steps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSong For My Mother\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYasmin's Theme\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e朝富士 Asafuji\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLISTEN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cem\u003eAvailable on Desktop \u0026amp; Mobile\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7l4bFky46JIXEeQRpnb8eI?utm_source=generator\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"352\" width=\"100%\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coastlines","offers":[{"title":"2LP \/ Black","offer_id":42320732586175,"sku":"BEWITH123LP-BK","price":52.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/6947\/3471\/products\/CL2.jpg?v=1681426845"}],"url":"https:\/\/helixsounds.com\/collections\/artist-coastlines.oembed","provider":"Helix Sounds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}