{"product_id":"various-mastery-quantum-sound-2lp","title":"various-mastery: quantum sound 2lp","description":"\u003cp\u003eMastery, London’s pioneering sound studio, with an array of live experiences and sound installations in its first two years along with co-founders, LWE., has stepped into the recording world. In collaboration with Houndstooth, Mastery announces ‘Quantum Sound,’ an album named after a project playing with the boundaries of sound as meditation and live electronic music, beginning with live experiences featuring founding artists, Cherub Sanson, Tim Wheater \u0026amp; Daniel Avery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow announcing an ambitious new album exploring sound as a psychedelic catalyst and redefining the future of sonic meditation. Released on 12th February via Houndstooth, this first-of-its-kind project interlaces sound meditation, breathwork, neuroscience, and ambient electronic composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMastery, founded in 2023 by music curator Bianca Mayhew alongside LWE’s Will Harold and Paul Jack, has spent the last two years shaping a practice at the intersection of music, altered states, and scientific research. The Quantum Sound album is the next step in that evolution, a multi-artist, multi-sensory release designed specifically for eyes-closed listening, and an exploration of consciousness. “It’s time to turn the concept of meditation on its head,” says Mayhew. “So many people say they can’t meditate, but nobody says they can’t listen to music. Meditation comes with a lot of rules which can be intimidating. We want to offer sound as meditation, made by music masters, for the music heads. I’m captivated by the science behind it. Now we can finally begin gathering real scientific evidence for what people have through profound human experience for centuries.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased on a label known for championing experimental, boundary-pushing creators, Quantum Sound is one of the most innovative Houndstooth releases to date. Opening the vinyl edition is ‘Embodiment Breathing’, produced by Jon Hopkins and guided by Fearne Cotton — a 20-minute breathwork journey designed to shift attention from mind to body. Frustrated by the lightweight sound palette that dominates much breathwork music, Hopkins set out to create something heavier and more grounded — a slow, hypnotic techno piece that connects new-age practice and the club, two worlds that, in terms of consciousness expansion, he sees sharing far more common ground than is recognised. Flowing from this is a deep sound meditation designed for decompression and integration after the breathwork, built from extended drones and frequencies associated in research with calming, restorative physiological responses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso included is a 15-minute sound meditation by Cherub Sanson and Tim Wheater, created in collaboration with electronic composer Rommek. Titled ‘Bliss Code 000’, the piece merges the ancient and sacred instruments such as gongs, flutes, and crystal bowls, with mind-bending modular synthesis, exploring sound-induced altered states of consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional contributions span ambient, and transcendental spaces, featuring Hannah Holland, Wata Igarashi, Manami, Jennifer Loveless and Ruthlss, along with Alessandro Cortini, whose ‘IV’ piece “seemed to stop time” at Mastery’s Quantum Sound show at Prospect in Bristol. A long-time but undisclosed collaborator, Silent Shadow, closes the album’s first half with its emotional peak. For full immersion, a bonus continuous 60-minute mix by Hannah Holland invites listeners to lie down, close their eyes and fully surrender to the Quantum Sound Journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe project grew from Mastery’s five-month Quantum Sound residency in fabric’s Room One, where Cherub Sanson and Tim Wheater performed live instrumental sound journeys that flowed into ambient electronic live sets by Hannah Holland, Wata Igarashi, Flora Yin Wong, Jennifer Loveless and founding Quantum Sound artist, Daniel Avery. 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