Oregano "Melting Sand/Transmitter" (APDLT018) - Limited edition 7''

Delights imprint continues its venture in way-out cinematic grooves with a debut 45 from Oregano – a new collaboration between Shawn Lee, Paul Elliott (JetTricks, Eleven76, Hot Border Special), Shay Landa (RPS Surfers) and Markey Funk.

Taking advantage of the Tel Aviv premiere of “The Library Music Film”, the four minds had met spontaneously in the studio to jam together, while switching between drum-kit, bass, Vox Continental organ, a rare MinitMoog and Soviet Polivoks synths. It took another year and a global pandemic for the first tracks to start taking shape, and, with further addition of special spicing from Shawn and Paul and a flute lead by Shay’s bandmate, Roey Bar Yehuda, Oregano’s first slice of otherworldly sci-fi library funk has materialized:

“Melting Sand” features Paul on drums, Shawn on bass, Shay on Polivoks and Markey on organ. It’s a meditative, almost krauty, slow-burner, drenched in organ drones and deep synth pulses.

On “Transmitter”, the four swap places (Shawn on drums, Shay on bass, Markey on Polivoks and Paul on MinitMoog) and shift in a quirkier and more uplifting (yet still – quite out-there) direction.

Melting Sand:

Shay Landa – Polivoks
Markey Funk – Vox Continental
Shawn Lee – bass
Paul Elliott – drums
Roey Bar Yehuda – flute

Transmitter:

Shay Landa – bass
Markey Funk – Polivoks
Shawn Lee – drums
Paul Elliott – MinitMoog
Roey Bar Yehuda – flute

Recorded by Shay Landa.

Additional instruments and vocals by Shawn Lee, Paul Elliott and Kiren Lee (on Transmitter).
Recorded by Paul Elliott.

Edited by Markey Funk and Shay Landa;
Mixed and produced by Markey Funk;
Mastered by Uri “Mixmonster” Wertheim at MonaTone.

Distributed by Kudos.

An Agitação Popular production.