Pastel - A Lovers Manifesto - Cassette

OGR-091 /// Pastel - A Lovers Manifesto /// gold cassette w/ paper label /50

A project that has seen much change in sound, growth, and lineups during its decade long duration the latest 6 song offering from the Bari, Italy based group Pastel has been cooking these tracks all the way back to 2018 before finally bringing them to the studio in 2025. Insanely tight synchronized melodic emo influenced math rock with so many fun & memorable instances stashed throughout its run time for multiple repeat listens to catch something new each time. It goes through cycles of soft ambient emo tapping to aggressive punk/post hardcore sounding approaches in the snap of a finger to hold your attention for the full run time. Happy to be bringing physicals of this special release to the US for your listening pleasure!

"Their listening habits remain scattered and wide — free jazz, ambient, hip hop, noise, classical, grind, trap — without hierarchy. That openness shows up in the way the songs refuse to settle into a single identity. Outside of music, Pesce points to long walks by the sea, cinema, and improvisation as equally present influences, citing Federico Fellini’s “8½,” David Byrne’s “How Music Works,” and Alfa Mist’s “Structuralism” as recent touchpoints." - Karol Kamiński, Idioteq.com

cassettes available in our store 4/17 at 5pm EST

RIYL: toe, Loose Lips Sink Ships, Don Callabero