Listen to our debut collaborative mix CONNECT-ING TO THE BEAT 001 featuring tracks chosen by Chicago-based writer Erin Margaret Day (Come Away with EMD), Andy Moor (Dog Faced Hermans, The Ex), and Wilf Plum (Dog Faced Hermans, Two Pin Din).
....Joy IS the Revolution. You know, we all aren't meant to be struggling....just to be wretched all the time...? You've got to find some pleasure in life, and just in being alive. Somehow. Notice the kind of joys we do have. every day, and not take them for granted.
"I am a big daydreamer so I was talking to my husband about re-releasing records of women misplaced by time, and the whole project snowballed from there."
LOTUS DELUXE simply floats and sways; over layers of electronic beats, nature-based sounds, talking, and pre-recorded samples, while also bridging their live instrumentation, dreamy vocals, and the duo's own vibe of psychedelia-laced, light-touch, pop stylings.
"I learned about so many bands that I have a list of about 200 bands with women in them who formed ... between ‘75-’83 that I couldn’t even feature ..."