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Recorded and produced by the band across multiple studios back home in Athens, Playgrounded enlisted the help of longtime collaborators \u003cstrong\u003eC. Cederberg\u003c\/strong\u003e (Leprous, Anathema) who mixed the album at Cederberg Studios in Kristiansand, Norway and \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Tanderø\u003c\/strong\u003e (Madrugada, Satyricon, Jaga Jazzist) who mastered it in Oslo.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAn ever sharper refinement of the quintet’s inimitable process, which sees the band build splinters of noise into huge, sprawling soundscapes inspired in part by the work of experimental sound artists like German composer Orson Hentschel; \u003cem\u003eA Flower to Water\u003c\/em\u003e welcomes the emotional and physical toll of loss into the melee. 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The deliberate spaces between each hammerblow guitar riff, pulsing bass line or hypnotic drum groove; each heavy, breathless pause and fizzing glitchy whisper all tell of unspoken loss and absence as an indelible part of \u003cem\u003eA Flower to Water\u003c\/em\u003e and indeed of Playgrounded forever more. In marking this absence however, in embracing loss head on, Playgrounded reify memory in defiance of neglect. By extracting such a colossal, breathtaking piece of work from a seemingly unassuming collection of sounds, clips and sonics; the quintet slow time to a standstill to present grief in bloom; a beautiful, perpetual flower with its roots in loved ones lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFOR FANS OF\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eKarnivool, Katatonia, Nine Inch Nails, Deftones, Moderat, The Ocean, Vola, Leprous, \u003cspan\u003eSkyharbor, Anathema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Playgrounded","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51714979758358,"sku":"785721","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/8939\/4966\/files\/d01506182394c2bb2b3e110e72a0d388.png?v=1786718003"}],"url":"https:\/\/pelagic.indiemerch.com\/collections\/playgrounded.oembed","provider":"Pelagic Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}