Squidco: Odd Person: Myths of the Crystal Plateau [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]

Myths of the Crystal Plateau [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]

A mesmerizing album of rich percussion and synthetic sound floors from Odd Person, aka August Treager (Bicephalic, Somnaphon), in seven trance-like compositions based around grooves that slowly evolve in character while accompanied by haunting asides of ghostly melodic figures, casting a decidedly world music flavor to original music that transcends location.

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Personnel:

August Traeger-composer, performer

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Label: Nonlocal Research
Catalog ID: NLR027
Squidco Product Code: 32747

Format: CASSETTE
Condition: New
Released: 2022
Country: Chile
Packaging: Cassette
Recorded by the artist.

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"I love this album more each time I listen to it [...] This is music at the intersection of aural fantasy and sonic archaeology. Unearthed cadences propel the mystic melodies skyward, connecting forgotten worlds with the soil below. There's a clarity to this music that pulls in our focus, putting us in an almost trance-like state. Interdimensional soundscapes saturate every arrangement, fusing an ageless spectrality with tactile rhythms. Field recordings add another layer of texture across the bounce, but the entirety of Myths... is supernatural. "-Foxy Digitalis

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August Traeger is a sound & video artist from the USA. He runs the Bicephalic Records label, and is known for his websites somnaphon.net, bicephalic.net. He performs under the aliases Odd Person, Phlimm, Somnaphon, and has been a member of the groups Flower Mountain, Food World, Nipple Stools, Pony Gropers.

-Squidco 12/15/2025

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Track Listing:

1. The K'holori Tal'a' And Her Snakes 07:42

2. The Erat Sphere 04:43

3. Dance Of The Owl People 06:01

4. Earthquake Dreams And The Owl Q'ej 03:37

5. A Secret Equinox Ceremony 04:14

6. The Pentagram Language 07:22

7. Pre-Dawn Jam Drunk On Alteberra Nectar 02:57

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