This Is a Mindfulness Drill, the second of four albums the label is releasing this year in its Jag Quarterly series, celebrating its 25th anniversary. Itâs a âfully reimagined reissueâ of Richard Youngsâ 1998 album
Sapphie, which had a physical reissue in 2000. The album was recorded by the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and features vocal performances by Moses Sumney, Perfume Genius and Sharon Van Etten. Below, listen to the opener âSoon It Will Be Fire,â featuring Sumney. Scroll down for the
This Is a Mindfulness Drill album cover, made by Lonnie Holley.
A meditation version of
This Is a Mindfulness Drill will also be released on cassette. The additional work was created by ambient artist Emily A. Sprague, who crafted a 42-minute looping piece of cycles and drones. Both versions arrive June 25. The first of the Jag Quarterly albums,
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Jagjaguwar officially announces JAG25, a year-long initiative celebrating the label s 25th Anniversary as home to some of the most mythical artists in music. Centered around a sprawling series called Jag Quarterly, the four-part project will deliver collections of music, creative endeavors and partnerships that span physical mediums, born through brand new collaborations from artists within and outside of the Jagjaguwar family. Arriving with their own actions and energy, each installment
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Bon Iver, Poet Ross Gay Team Up to Launch Jagjaguwar 25th-Anniversary Celebration
Revered indie label taps Moses Sumney, Perfume Genius, Sharon Van Etten, and more for year-long campaign
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Indie label Jagjaguwar has announced a year-long 25th-anniversary celebration that kicks off Thursday with a collaboration between the poet Ross Gay and Bon Iver.
“Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude” is an expansive piece that finds the Bloomington, Indiana-based poet and educator reciting a piece over a characteristically sprawling Bon Iver soundscape. Bon Iver’s art director, Eric Timothy Carlson, handled the visuals for the piece.
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