Sunlight and Circuitry finds James & Evander wrapped inside their synthesizers and drum machines, exploring new territory while continuing to reference their long standing influences (Dntel, The Album Leaf, and Kompakt Records). Much of the EP was written and recorded in their West Oakland basement (dubbed “The Turtle Shell”) where the one corner window let in the sunlight that covered their scattered mess of keyboards, cables, and pedals.

“Bay Area artists Butterflybones and Man/Miracle are teaming up with Third Culture Records to combine a spectular sampling of sound with the most tortuous title I’ve ever had to type. Man/Miracle’s use of a foreslash has rendered the traditional way of listing groups participating in split releases immensely confusing, and Butterfly Bones have chosen to stick it to the Windows file name protocols by using that pesky “less than” symbol. Although your downloaded version of the song may appear as “_3,” I promise that if you’re into slick and sexy synth grooves you will still very much heart this release. If equally dancey guitar jams are your thing, you’ll definitely want to flip your vinyl over to the B side for the feedback laden Other People.”

Butterfly Bones – <3

“If you’ve ever played tennis, or even ping-pong, you might know what it feels like to have a rally that just won’t end — the relentless back and forth and heroic execution that keeps it going. That’s the kind of feeling I get listening Man/Miracle, a high-octane, four-piece group from the San Francisco bay area.”
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