New Discovery: Cat Traffic + Yvonne Ambree LP Bundle
Two artists most people haven't heard yet, and two very different ways into the Mixtape Meditation sound.
Cat Traffic is the loud, playful one. Behind the gold cat mask is Scott Welch, a Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist from Kansas City who learned to build records layer by layer in Raphael Saadiq's Los Angeles studio and worked on Tank and the Bangas' Green Balloon. His debut mixes progressive jam energy, open improvisation and futuristic production, with plenty of humor ("Meow What", "Catnip Trip"). Pressed on 140 gram catnip gold vinyl, limited to 250 copies.
Yvonne Ambrée's Elusive goes the other way: quiet, cinematic and close. Her voice floats over haunting piano, minimal electronics and lush harmonies, somewhere between synth-laced indie pop, ambient soul and avant-garde songwriting. "Damaged" features Godforbid of That Handsome Devil. Pressed on 140 gram purple splatter vinyl, limited to 200 copies.
What ties them together is the idea behind the label: live musicianship and electronic production working side by side. Cat Traffic turns it up. Yvonne turns it inward.
In the bundle
- Cat Traffic, Cat Traffic (LP, catnip gold vinyl, limited to 250)
- Yvonne Ambrée, Elusive (LP, purple splatter vinyl, limited to 200)
Saves $5 against buying them separately, plus 20% off through January 1.
For fans of: Khruangbin, Bonobo, Portishead, Agnes Obel, St. Vincent
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