The autumn release schedule at Centripetal Force received a boost this week with the announcement of two new releases, Yaryu’s For Damage and Spacious Minds: Volumes I & II from Jeffrey Alexander + The Heavy Lidders.
Yaryu’s For Damage is a groundbreaking work blends the meditative qualities of New Age music with the soulful, improvisational ethos of jazz, creating a listening experience that is both spiritually uplifting and sonically captivating. It is an album that continues the rich legacy of Japanese psychedelic music. And with members who have been involved with projects like De Lorians, Sundays & Cybele, Dhidalah, and Acid Mothers Temple, they are certainly no strangers to pushing boundaries and moving their sound in new directions.
For Damage is available for preorder from Centripetal Force, Ramble Records (AUS), and Cardinal Fuzz (UK). It’s available digitally and on vinyl, with a CD option available from Centripetal Force.
Initially released on cassette on Arrowhawk Records, Jeffrey Alexanders + The Heavy Lidders’ Spacious Minds: Volumes I & II fgets the vinyl treatment as a two LP set from Centripetal Force and Cardinal Fuzz. The two volumes were pressed as two separate stand alone album, allowing for Jake Blanchard’s artwork to really shine and take center stage. And honestly, with the pair limited to 250 copies each, the production cost was much less than doing a gatefold cover.
Spacious Minds is made up of live cuts recorded primarily at Record Crates United’s backyard garden party back in 2022. Volume I kicks off with a massive 36+ minute “Dark Star” before winding its way into a heavy host of Lidders gems on Volume II, with the title track being a wonderfully fried highlight. Copies of the records, bundled and sold separately, can be found at both the Centripetal Force and Cardinal Fuzz bandcamp pages.
Spacious Minds, both volumes side-by-side