Building on their 2022 self-titled cassette released via enmossed and Psychic Liberation, Miami artist Domingo Castillo Flores and Colombian-born Mónica Mesa (performing as Doris Dana) reunite as Bad LSD Trips for their sophomore album, ‘Ultrafest‘.
Recorded and arranged between Miami and New York in 2023, ‘Ultrafest‘ weaves a hypnotic array of experimental electronics, inviting listeners into an open temporal architecture of the stereo field – exploring unconventional electro-acoustic techniques, field recordings, and fragmented voices, creating a richly textured and lysergic soundscape.
Slated for release on the boundary-pushing American imprint enmossed, this limited-edition album arrives on an 8-track recycled colour vinyl, housed in oversized jackets silkscreened with bespoke iridescent citrus green ink by Mark Rice. The package also includes a Flexi 7” featuring an extended mix of ‘Steaming Mescaline‘. True to enmossed’s ethos, the meticulous craftsmanship and hand-finished details set this release apart, elevating it beyond the standard of most record labels.
Having listened to the album in multiple environments, it is clear to me that ‘Ultrafest’ is a truly captivating album that I can only translate as oddball. Listen to it in the shelter of your home or on a stroll deep in the forest. It’s an evocative rabbit hole that provokes the mind to warp and wonder.
‘Ultrafest’ is scheduled for release on 25th February via enmossed. Order a vinyl copy from Inverted Audio Record Store and digital form Bandcamp.
TRACKLIST
1. sabotage dream
2. babylon smacked
3. vacuum sacrifice
4. steaming mescaline
5. biosynthetic storm
6. pasajero trabado
7. estado liquido
8. aventura sonidera