{"product_id":"modern-nature-how-to-live","title":"Modern Nature - How To Live","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn Modern Nature’s debut album,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Live\u003c\/i\u003e, urban and rural cross into each other. Plaintive cello strains melt into motorik beats. Pastoral field recordings drift through looping guitar figures. Rising melodies shine with reflective saxophone accents, placing the record somewhere in the Bermuda Triangle between the expansive motorik of Can, the Canterbury progressiveness of Caravan and the burgeoning experimentalism\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eof Talk Talk’s Colour Of Spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"st__content-block st__content-block--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs he began writing songs, Cooper was also tuning to the vibes of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEarth Loop\u003c\/i\u003e, an instrumental solo album by Beak\u0026gt;’s Will Young (under the name Moon Gangs). For a long time, Cooper had hoped to work more with Young, who almost joined his first band, Mazes, and was in the touring version of his next group, Ultimate Painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"st__content-block st__content-block--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"normal\"\u003eThe richness of the ideas in these songs is matched by the resonance of the music. Cooper and Young’s organic compositions gain skin and muscle through the thoughtful cello of Rupert Gillett, the insistent drumming of Aaron Nevue (of compatriot outfit Woods), and the expressive saxophone of Jeff Tobias, from Brooklyn jazz \/ rock juggernaut Sunwatchers. Each track on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Live\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eevolved as these creative forces joined the group, and it shows. The entire album courses with both precision and vitality. The band is closely tuned to the core of each piece, but also unafraid to throw themselves into every moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"st__content-block st__content-block--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"normal\"\u003eIt’s a work of surprising layers and limitless depths, impressing more strongly with each listen. Modern Nature may have been inspired by the line between urban and rural, but with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow To Live\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ethey’ve gone a step further, and created their own complete world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"st__content-block st__content-block--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"South Records Ltd","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":64322971795833,"sku":null,"price":15.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/1463\/6153\/files\/modern-nature-how-to-live-south-records-ltd_969661eb-00f1-4732-be5e-075c71ae859d.jpg?v=1787904296","url":"https:\/\/vinyl-relic.com\/products\/modern-nature-how-to-live","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}