Rob Mazurek

160g black LP in heavyweight Jacket with IARC OBI strip

Lightning Dreamers was recorded during the summer of 2021 at Sonic Ranch studios outside El Paso, TX near Rob Mazurek's home in Marfa. Composer, cornetist, and visual artist Mazurek assembled a streamlined Exploding Star Orchestra to record his current work before playing a festival in September.

His cast included guitarist Jeff Parker, flutist Nicole Mitchell, lyricist/ vocalist /sampler Damon Locks, Craig Taborn on Wurlitzer and Moog, Angelica Sanchez on Wurlitzer, piano, and synth, and Gerald Cleaver on drums.

PERSONNEL:

• Rob Mazurek - (director)
• Jeff Parker - (guitar)
• Craig Taborn - (wurlitzer, moog matriarch)
• Angelica Sanchez - (wurlitzer, piano)
• Damon Locks - (voice, electronics)
• Gerald Cleaver - (drums)
• Mauricio Takara - (percussion)
• Nicole Mitchell - (flute, voice)

Recorded at Sonic Ranch, Tornillo, TX, September 23rd & 24th, 2021.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Future Shaman
• A2. Dream Sleeper
• A3. Shape Shifter

• SIDE B
• B1. Black River
• B2. White River