Josh Mason // Coquina Dose LP

This is a record released by American ambient writer Josh Mason in 2019 from the country's ambient label Florabelle with a limited edition of 150 copies.

Includes 10 soft sleep ambient songs with a pleasant texture of modular and tape. Comes with DL code.

Includes DL code.

"Coquina Dose is an album of uncommonly intimate gestures and reflections, many of which are inspired by Josh Mason's lifelong home of Florida—what it means to live there, other people's perceptions of it, and its unofficial status a “humidity kingdom.” In evoking This atmosphere, Mason utilizes guitar and tape, which has been so emblematic of his work, but also further engages with new ideas in synthesis, and even the bio-feedback of plants. The processes are fascinating but ultimately secondary to the emotional tenor of the album. It's remarkable how gentle, reflective, and quivering—really, how alive this music is.

Coquina Dose evokes a great deal through modest gestures, from the effervescence of the opener (“Consistent through Mason's work on labels like Dauw, Desire Path, and Scissor Tail is an appreciable sense of beauty, to be sure, but also real emotional resonance. Crack the Juice Code ”) through to the wrenching elegy of“ Pelagic Scout Badge ”. With this new work, Mason expands his sound, exploring new areas while retaining the essence of what made his prior work so meaningful. In this sense, it is a tender achievement.

artist: Josh Mason

label: florabelle