Bitchin Bajas (US) + Frédéric D. Oberland (FR)

Collectif Mental proudly presents:

BITCHIN BAJAS (experimental/space rock / US / Drag City Records)

Bitchin Bajas began in 2010 as a solo side project for Cooper Crain, guitarist/organist of Chicago krautrock revivalists Cave. The early sounds of Bitchin Bajas were equally psychedelic but decidedly less aggressive than Crain's primary band, opting for more textural exploration than rhythmic force. The project quickly became prolific in its release of music, starting with the Tones & Zones full-length in 2010 and trickling out split singles, EPs, cassette-only releases, and the like among more actualized full-lengths every year that followed. The solo project was expanded to a duo with the inclusion of Mahjongg's Dan Quinlivan, adding more synth and guitar textures to Crain's web of spectral sound. Rob Frye, also of Cave, eventually became a member of Bitchin Bajas, contributing flute, saxophone, and guitar. Albums documenting the group's development arrived often. Their lastest one, Bajascillators, was released in September 2022 on Drag City Records.

• https://bitchinbajas.bandcamp.com

FRÉDÉRIC D. OBERLAND (drone ambient/electronic / FR)

Opaque oceans, skies disguised by clouds, continents that seek each other: it is on the surface of this anatomy of duration that Frédéric D. Oberland (cofounder of Oiseaux-Tempête, FOUDRE !, Le Réveil des Tropiques and FareWell Poetry), since youth, groups and dreams, travels, fiercely self-taught, through multi-instrumentalist practices, towards the pulverulent litany of the world.

Solstices, his fourth solo album, was released in March 2023.

• https://www.fredericdoberland.com

• https://fredericdoberland.bandcamp.com