Travel, by John Carroll Kirby

Travel

by John Carroll Kirby

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Charlie Moonbeam Wobbly sublime exotica with that JCK tastefulness I've come to love so much.

valdivia_robert This song takes me places. Favorite track: Poroy Station.

Jason Boardman A phenomenal collection of perfectly formed deep & meaningful music. The best lp I’ve bought in recent times. Truly great music, cheers John! Favorite track: Lamanii.

stilldrunken thank you...so beautiful.

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1.	Shofar 05:35	buy track
2.	Socotra 04:33	buy track
3.	Poroy Station 04:06	buy track
4.	Golden Ring 04:12	buy track
5.	Essaouira 05:16	buy track
6.	Colo River 04:06	buy track
7.	Alexia 03:53	buy track
8.	Lamanii 06:31	buy track
9.	Shanghai 03:40	buy track
10.	Kailashananda 03:43	buy track

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Imagine the worlds beyond your horizon. Detach and reflect, escape and return, let go and let in - Travel.

Producer, composer and keyboardist John Carroll Kirby spins his tales of Travel on his debut full-length available on Outside Insight October 27th.

Conceived in Tokyo and written primarily in Lamanii, Belize, Kirby’s compositions are a multiverse of synths and rhythms, moods and wonderment.

Hear it in the undulating, calming waves of saxophone on “Essaouira”, the gentle splash heard on the shores of the coastal Moroccan city. Feel the excitement, the energy, the heat in “Poroy Station”, riding the train to Machu Picchu. Let yourself unravel with “Socotra”, stumbling upon the alien Dragon Blood Trees the iconic Yemen island. Let the warmth of colors & breath bathe you on “Kailashananda”.

Kirby channels the eccentric funk of Harry Honsono & Yellow Magic Orchestra with small touches of Jon Hassell’s Fourth World. He describes his music as the 3rd Generation Exotica, whimsical and vibrant like the genres pioneer Martin Denny.

Although Travel represents Kirby’s debut as a solo artist, the Los Angeles musician has had his fingerprints on memorable records along the way. Kirby co-produced “Junie” with Raphael Saadiq and Solange, and a few other songs on Solange’s A Seat At The Table. You can also hear him playing keys // synths throughout the record, including album standout “Cranes In The Sky”. Kirby’s credited on Shabazz Palaces’ latest Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines, performed in Blood Orange and Connan Mockasin, and collaborates regularly with Sébastien Tellier, who had this to say of Travel:

“This music has the shape of a savage animal and the taste of love”

Travel is a central theme to Outside Insight’s credo of gaining deeper understanding of the self through detachment of the self. The challenges to get by in a new land, the need to find comfort in the uncomfortable, the strength to build new bridges to understanding by breaking your homey habits - these stretches to the periphery test the boundaries of one’s patience, tolerance and open-mindedness, ultimately pushing us further into growth and a deeper understanding & respect of the self and others.

Leaving as one and returning as another - Travel.

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released October 27, 2017

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John Carroll Kirby Los Angeles, California

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May 21

The Met Presented by Highmark

Philadelphia, PA
May 23

The Met Presented by Highmark

Philadelphia, PA
May 26

Broadview Stage at SPAC

Saratoga Springs, NY
May 28

Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Buffalo, NY
May 29

Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica

Cleveland, OH
May 31

History

Toronto, ON
Jun 1

History

Toronto, ON
Jun 2

History

Toronto, ON
Jun 4

Masonic Temple

Detroit, MI
Jun 5

KEMBA Live!

Columbus, OH
Jun 7

The Salt Shed

Chicago, IL
Jun 8

The Salt Shed

Chicago, IL
Jun 9

The Salt Shed

Chicago, IL
Jun 11

Red Hat Amphitheater

Raleigh, NC
Jun 12

Harrah's Cherokee Center

Asheville, NC

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