Between a secluded cabin sanctuary, tucked away in the vast the stillness of Topanga Canyon, California, and a remote 18th century finca on the Balearic island of Mallorca, Spain, BATO BATO’s debut album was patiently guided into being. Three years writing and recording between these two locations brought the group’s collaborators - Julian Smith and Henrik Jakobsson, with Balearic legend Nestor Casas Oché on trumpet - to their most natural sound conclusion.

The music of Bato Bato does not just reflect its organic sound habitats; it absorbs them - the duo set up studio and outdoor field sessions capturing various local environments including percussive field recordings and ambient cave sounds. The album is an exploration in sound somewhere between the influence of exotica, psych, and dub - metered with latin / afro rhythms merged with experimental studio process and mixing.

Side A | 33 RPM

Track 01 - Son Castello
Track 02 - Luna de Escape la Luz
Track 03 - Sendero de la Carded Decente
Track 04 - Escalar la Pared de la Cueva
Track 05 - Iluminacion de las Antorchas
Track 06 - Entrado en la Boveda

Side B| 33 RPM

Track 01 - Albores de la Medianoche
Track 02 - Realizacion de Intentions
Track 03 - Subterraneo
Track 04 - Frustrado Poor el Sol
Track 05 - Partiendo el Pan
Track 06 - Completa Transición

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