Rejoicer Shares 'Pre Memory Circle'

Rejoicer has announced a new album, Spiritual Sleaze, out February 14th on Stones Throw Records. Today Rejoicer shares the second single from the album, "Pre Memory Circle", which comes with distinctive artwork from long-time visual collaborator Jengo whose artwork for the album was made to resemble alien rocks, coal from a different planet, or lucky stones - items of obscure natural origin that, much like Rejoicer's music, leave meaning wide open to interpretation.

Listen below!

Throughout "Pre Memory Circle", Rejoicer and musical collaborator Nitai Hershkovits wanted to capture a forest-like feeling through their choice of melody, instrumentation and harmonic structures. Elegant and expressive melodies provide a "daylight" atmosphere, and later on the bass-driven groove and atmospheric textures give an impression of night falling and nocturnal creatures drawing near.

The follow-up to Energy Dreams (2018), Spiritual Sleaze, sees the Tel Aviv-based producer and Raw Tapes founder drawing on his spiritual practice for his new collection of songs. Throughout the album, Rejoicer draws on a wider range of influences than ever. He cites Sun Ra and Aphex Twin; Steve Reich and Dabrye; Alchemist and Arvo Pärt; Eric Satie and Wu Tang Clan; Ebo Taylor and Scientist as inspirations for Spiritual Sleaze. As well as music, Rejoicer's environment is an influence: based in Tel Aviv, he is acutely aware of the contrast in his life, as he is able to live peacefully and creatively only fifty miles from the terrible and violent occupation in Gaza.

Spiritual Sleaze is dense with lush textures, laid-back beats and complex instrumentation that could equally be described as jazz, hip-hop, and ambient without ever being one of those things. The tension between melodic, easy-listening sounds and Rejoicer's tendency towards improvisation inspired the album's sound. Where Energy Dreams was "floaty", Spiritual Sleaze is more "dirty and bouncy" while holding on to the earlier album's dreamy, psychedelic vibe.

Live Dates

April 14th - Camden Assembly, London

April 15th - Gretchen, Berlin

More dates to be announced

Spiritual Sleaze Tracklist

1. Moon Hike
2. Pre Memory Circle
3. Song for the Spirit Flights
4. Heart Way or No Way (Chapeau)
5. Up in Flames feat. iogi
6. Aura Sight
7. Earth Talk feat. Sam Wilkes
8. Crystal Lagoon
9. My Beans feat. KerenDun
10. The Pride, Oh, The Pride
11. No Bells Rang That Day feat. Nitai Hershkovits
12. Lemons feat. Jenny Penkin
13. Third Eye Jungle Run
14. Eagle in The Lodge
15. There is Tim

Photo Credit: Eric Coleman

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