James K - Friend batov records Every track is a study

Every track is a study in space

and co-founder of Guruguru Brain

Pressed in a limited run of 1000 copies and housed in a classic tip-on sleeve

fusing spaghetti western guitar tones with swirling tropical funk and analog synths

expansive sound - one that swirls Afro-Cuban rhythms

James K - Friend batov records Every track is a studyFor more than a decade, New Yorks James K has been quietly shaping the edges of the electronic underground with a body of work that defies neat categoriespart vocalist, part producer, part sonic shapeshifter. Friend, her new 2LP set housed in a gatefold sleeve, pulls those threads into focus, a record that feels like a summation of past experiments while opening a new portal forward. Across its widescreen span, James K folds together breathy, intimate