{"product_id":"aaron-frazer-into-the-blue-lp","title":"Aaron Frazer - Into the Blue LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Into The Blue is the clearest portrait of who I am as an artist. It's me through \u003cspan\u003eand through,\" says multi-instrumentalist Aaron Frazer. A daring blend of soul, psychedelia, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003espaghetti western, disco, gospel and hip-hop, Into the Blue represents the impressive range \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof Frazer's sonic talents. Frazer maintains the unmistakable falsetto and classic songwriting \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehe's known for, but plants Into the Blue firmly in the now with a hip-hop mentality at it's core, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eweaving together genres and production techniques to form something new. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInto The Blue was conceived, like so many classic records, out of actual \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eheartbreak. Frazer moved cross-country from Brooklyn to Los Angeles and embarked on a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ejourney that's reflected in the album's themes of grief, loneliness, and searching for healing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Into The Blue really means heading into the unknown. That has been the last year of my \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elife and I'm still in the blue,\" Frazer explains. \"But there are also songs here that celebrate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elove and the giddiness of a new relationship and all that. That's part of a breakup to me, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprocessing the whole thing, remembering the things that were right as much as the things \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat were wrong.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrazer wrote on every track and played several live instruments on the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ealbum. The title track, \"Into The Blue\", is a haunting, resolute anthem, combining cinematic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003estrings and tough-as-nails breakbeats as Frazer heads west. \"Here I go, to a place where the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebroken heart knows,\" he sings. \"It's all I can do. Back into the blue.\" \"Payback\" is an explosive \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edancefloor heater, featuring shimmering tambourines and driving bass lines. Northern soul \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edrums meet snarling fuzz guitar, hurdling towards it's epic conclusion. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album features moments of towering arrangements, recalling David \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAxelrod and Ennio Merricone, balanced by rawness, incorporating iPhone recordings \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand one-take vocals. For Into the Blue, Frazer enlisted Grammy-winner Alex Goose as coproducer, known for his crate-digging samples and collaborations with hip-hop artists like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFreddie Gibbs, Madlib and Brockhampton. Frazer also experimented with samples for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efirst time on a record, drawing from unexpected sources like 90s R\u0026amp;B group Hi-Five. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThough Into the Blue is born out of heartbreak, Frazer hopes it leaves listeners with a sense \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof optimism. \"You know, you can still laugh on a day when you're grieving,\" he says, \"there's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eno peaks without valleys,\" he says, but Into The Blue sees Aaron Frazer at new heights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2986164690\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/track=2568759379\/transparent=true\/\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Dead Oceans","offers":[{"title":"Standard Black Vinyl","offer_id":68299381440724,"sku":"kqp1793832678666","price":17.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ltd Frosted Coke Bottle Clear Vinyl","offer_id":68299381473492,"sku":"xwb1793832678667","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0834\/7441\/5828\/files\/aaron-frazer---into-the-blue-lp_1.jpg?v=1793832686","url":"https:\/\/wadecatdoor.shop\/products\/aaron-frazer-into-the-blue-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}