Catalogue No. ALN54
lavender, an emerging producer duo, explores the question: What if Bon Iver were produced by J Dilla?
'lowlight:slowlight' is a love song born from spontaneity and experimentation. It began with a rough demo, which was sampled into a beat. Excited by the result, they rushed to their old studio, layering guitars, bass, and vocals over the beat in a session where everything fell effortlessly into place. This marked their first venture into sampling their own work, with the original demo forming the track’s intro before evolving into the post-sampling section. Rooted in raw energy, the song captures a pivotal moment of creative growth for the duo.
This exclusive 7" release marks Lavender's first venture into vinyl and includes a hidden gem on the B-side: 'flight2brisbane (demo),' an unreleased, physical-only track.
lavender are Oskar Rice and Adam Jackson; friends since school, one a DJ/producer, one in an indie band, their burgeoning friendship saw them bonding over Elliot Smith as much as J Dilla. Their debut EP garnered praise and appreciation, with lead single 'peppermint’ currently on 22 million Spotify streams. Worldwide FM and NTS were hugely supportive, as were BBC 6Music stalwart Cerys Matthews and Jack Saunders and Nels Hylton at BBC Radio 1.
The writing of lowlight:slowlight was driven by a desire to experiment more with sampling, deconstructing Adam’s demo and treating it like another piece of the audio jigsaw. “I sent Oskar this layered recording and he flipped what I’d made into this beat,” says Adam. “I remember listening to it on the way to the studio and thinking this is crazy, when we finished it. There was a moment where we felt like we’d just unlocked this feeling and it was like that song just fell out the sky. We were both hyped because it was the best thing we’d ever made and the new benchmark of what this music could be.”
