Guadalajara – Purple Eternity Records

Album by Michael Lapuks / Released April 9, 2022

Inspired by his time in the city of Guadalajara and a handmade guitar he bought there, Berlin based visual artist and musician Michael Lapuks created a collection of sonic paintings, full of playful rhythms, hypnotizing harmonies, and well-balanced electronics. The album was recorded within 7 months from June to December 2017, with each overdub layered carefully on to the other like a brushstroke on a canvas. The music flows out of him intuitively, and the freedom of being able to record everything by himself and in his own studio contributes massively to this intimate and unique sonic experience, and is also the foundation for the free and fluid appeal of the album. ‘Guadalajara’ was originally released independently on his own Rasant Records label in December 2018 on Bandcamp and CD only, and is his first solo effort after numerous group projects. Though moving on to continue to work on new projects the following year, the experience and music of ‘Guadalajara’ stayed with him, which resulted in the recording of two entirely new tracks that eventually turned out to be very similar to the material on ‘Guadalajara’, both having been recorded just one month before the album was released. Almost 4 years later, ‘Guadalajara’ is released on major digital platforms through a reissue campaign by Purple Eternity Records, marking the first wider release of the album in general and its debut on streaming services..

‘Guadalajara’ is the first solo album by Michael Lapuks, produced, arranged, composed and performed by himself, and is also Lapuks’ first release on the Purple Eternity Records label. After its initial release in December 2018, it is now also available on major streaming platforms for the first time, with a newly elaborated and exclusive Deluxe Edition available on Purple Eternity Records’ digital store on Bandcamp. The Deluxe Edition features the two previously unreleased tracks that have been recorded a month before the album’s initial release, alongside new and complete artwork, and a digital booklet which includes photography by Lapuks from his time in Mexico which inspired this album..

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Tracklist

Standard edition

1. Glide
^{06:10 | composed by Michael Lapuks}

2. Drive
^{08:24 | composed by Michael Lapuks}

3. Race
^{06:14 | composed by Michael Lapuks}

4. Ride
^{08:07 | composed by Michael Lapuks}

5. Dive
^{05:26 | composed by Michael Lapuks}

6. Float
^{06:49 | composed by Michael Lapuks}

7. Escape
^{07:15 | composed by Michael Lapuks}

8. Return
^{04:17 | composed by Michael Lapuks}

Deluxe Edition