Herbcraft

Herbcraft Formed In Late-2009 After The Dissolution Of Matt Lajoie's Cursillistas Project. Taking Inspiration From Late-60s And Early-70s Psychedelic Rock Acid Folk Prog/space-Rock And German Kosmische Lajoie Wrote And Recorded The Debut Herbcraft Album "Discovers The Bitter Water Of Agartha" In A Single Day On Borrowed Equipment. The Album Was Released In June 2010 On Hello Sunshine Sister-Label Of Woodsist Records. Lajoie Put Together A Live Band For Tours To Support The Album And Released The Mostly-Live "Papers" Cassette On Fuck-It Tapes In October 2010. This Was Followed In June 2011 By "Ashram To The Stars" A Second Solo-Recorded LP On Hello Sunshine That Is Much More Heavy Dark And Abstract Than The Debut LP With Japanese Psych Minimalist Composition And Cosmic Jazz Influences. The "Flowering" Cassette--A Mix Of More Psych-Pop-Leaning Songs And Instrumental Improvisations Recorded In Spring & Summer 2011--Was An Addendum To The "Ashram" LP And Released On Julia Dream Recordings In July 2012. Herbcraft's 2011-2012 Live Incarnation Lajoie With Dawn Aquarius Nicholas Barker And Corinna Marshall Recorded Its Third Full-Length Album "The Astral Body Electric" In December 2011 With Members Of The Band Mmoss. The LP Was Recorded Mostly Live In The Studio On A Tascam 388 With Minimal Overdubs And Was Mastered In Spectrasound By Matt "MV" Valentine. It Is Due For Release In March 2013 On Woodsist Records. read less