RESTOCK. Genuflecting guitar melodies beautiful weave within a drifting ambient wash of strings, bells and moody electronics from Mr. Xian Hawkins (of Silver Apples reunion fame). Armed with an array of live instruments (including guitars, upright bass, cello, violin, bells, whistles, drums, etc.) and various electronics, Xian has managed to create a flawless, symphonic album that lies somewhere between a modern chamber orchestra and experimental, dub-tempo house music. Incredibly intimate and lush in bot...   [ read more ]

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RESTOCK. Brilliant multi-instrumentalist Xian Hawkins spent several years as 1/3 of the reformed legendary Silver Apples. With the Apples now defunct (again), Hawkins has been recording under the Sybarite moniker. Culled from a variety of sources, all of the tracks here are now out of print and impossible to find elsewhere. Connecting the pieces like a giant jigsaw puzzle, Sybarite draws from folk, rock, jazz and dance influences to generate down-tempo, feel-good hits that will rock both dance floor and be...   [ read more ]

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