{"product_id":"x-y-r-el-dorado-vinyl-lp","title":"X.Y.R.: El Dorado Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContemporary new age \/ ambient synth from Russia that we can all agree on, originally released on cassette in 2015.\u003c\/i\u003e Bubbling with inspiration, \u003cstrong\u003eX.Y.R.\u003c\/strong\u003e’s \u003cem\u003eEl Dorado\u003c\/em\u003e is part tribute to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Popol+Vuh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePopol Vuh\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, part imaginary soundtrack of the Muisca (pre-Spanish colonialism Colombia) people, recorded at home in Saint Petersburg with obsolete Soviet-era gear, wood flute and field recordings. \u003cstrong\u003eVladimir Karpov\u003c\/strong\u003e projects this mythology beautifully, painting with broad strokes and bright, iridescent colors, like the interstellar new age of “Middle Of Nowhere” and “Golden Haze,” the emergent “Purple Sunset” and the tempered “Conquistador,” which is later recycled into the ritualistic chant of “Aguirre Song” to close out the session. Originally released in 2015 in an absurdly small run of 25 cassettes, the quasi-concept EP\/LP gets the 12th Isle treatment with new artwork by \u003cstrong\u003eAl White\u003c\/strong\u003e. Not many copies left because almost everyone here bought one! Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginally released on cassette in 2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eartwork by Al White\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: 12th Isle 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by tom violence 01\/2019\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"X.Y.R.","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":14033977671792,"sku":"lp-10042","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/xyr-eldorado.jpg?v=1762275770","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/x-y-r-el-dorado-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.sbs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}