The first physical media manifestation by Portland producer Dan Kirschner aka Well Being blurs the boundary between warehouse and wilderness, future and nature, free-flowing frameworks of deep house, relaxed acid, and dewdrop electronics: Pleasure Garden. From the sparkling windswept hang-glide of “Deep Sea Exploration” to the slinky forest path jack of “Moon Valley,” the EP encapsulates a spectrum of contemporary Cascadia eco-techno modes and moves: club cuts tricked with crickets, cloud bank pads above damp earth bass, rainforest rave rhythms filtered through studio skylights. Sequenced palindromically, side one is all originals, side two alternate mixes — including an elusive aerial “rebuild” by Pac Northwest peer Akasha System. Step off of the street; stray into the Garden. Mastered by Hunter Thompson.
A1 | Deep Sea Exploration |
A2 | Pleasure Garden |
A3 | Moon Valley |
B4 | Moon Valley (Akasha System Rebuild) |
B5 | Pleasure Garden (Adapt 2 The Culture Mix) |
B6 | Deep Sea Exploration (Club Aquatica Mix) |