Description
VERY LIMITED QUANTITY FOR THE UK
Touches of hard rock, blues, and county — handled in Richard Soutar’s idiosyncratic way.
Richard Soutar was one of the earliest artists on the east coast to write, record, press and publish his own albums. In 1976, he self-released a trippy DIY gem of a record called “Lavender Daydreams,” followed by “Episodes” in 1979. Both albums eventually saw reissue by Void Records — who are have now released Soutar’s latest recordings in a band setting, Satori Circus. Stated influences on the new album include the Doors and Mississippi John Hurt… and maybe much more accurately, an Adyashanti lecture: “All the crazy scenes you go through like a madman running in circles and suddenly seeing it clearly because you’re in this very quiet sacred moment that descends unexpectedly on you. Some people call it Grace, others samadhi, others Satori,” as Soutar explains.
“Satori Circus is a collection of songs I wrote over the last fifteen years… and some go back farther,” says Soutar. “It included sounds that aren’t being created anymore but I still love and I feel others might still want to hear. I played with sound effects more. I also had access to a mellotron and a Hammond B3 and anything else I could think of. Satori Circus is my movement into digital. It was very difficult and I struggled with my 8-track digital. It was like working with gloves on for an analogue and tape guy. There were extra steps and a lot of multi-function buttons, but there was economy too.” Limited to a 400x copy pressing on black vinyl.
Tracks include:
Side A
1. What They’ve Done 4:23 2. Complicated 4:03 3. Get Connected 3:08 4. Sacrifice 3:14 5. Lost Today 3:10 6. Gimme Your Love 3:55
Side B 1. Out Of The Blue 3:16 2. More Lies Again 4:00 3. Downtown Blues 2:58 4. I’m Alright 3:44 5. Think Ourselves To Pieces 4:14 6. Here And Now 4:33
GENRE: Country Blues
BARCODE: 778578306519
RELEASE DATE: 09/05/2025
