{"product_id":"glass-vaults-the-new-happy-cd","title":"Glass Vaults - The New Happy (CD) |","description":"If you want to know the secret to happiness, look no further than transcendental psychedelic pop outfit Glass Vaults. The New Zealand via Berlin bandduo led by of Richard Larsen and, Rowan Pierce and Carpark Record's signee Bevan Smith, create a unique concoction of joyously uplifting pleasure in their sonic laboratory and The New Happy is the result 'an exploration of the euphoric sensations associated with Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR). Glass Vaults' sophomore LP was recorded and mixed to their music to seduce. ASMR, otherwise known as a 'brain orgasm,' ASMR is an aurally triggered euphoric experience characterised by a tingling in the scalp which travels down the neck and spine and The New Happy was specifically mixed to elicit an ASMR effect. 'We focused on retaining short high frequency transients and worked on modulating and panning certain sounds to induce goose bumps and shivers when listened through headphones,' Smith Richard explains of their record's atmospheric ambiance. It looks not to emulate a sexual high, but a deeper, euphoric wave, that washes over the body in feelings of comfort and security' a new kind of happy.' Written in the band's Te Aro studio, a light-filled space in a semi-abandoned office building in Wellington NZ's Central Business District, the band set to recording their dreamy pop grooves over three days in the capital city's blue-fronted Blue Barn studios. While Larsen and Pierce both come from a visual\/ performing arts background, it has been the Through tight reverbs the pair utilise their Performance Design backgrounds (Richard works at a 3D digital animation studio in Berlin whilst Rowan works as a video projection artist in dance and theatre). Fusing of Smiths sonic genius that led to their expertise with that of Carpark Records signee Bevan Smith, a music producer for film, television and advertising whilst composing on Carpark as Introverted Dance Floor, together they the experimentation with both the emotional a","brand":"Glass Vaults","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45063831224435,"sku":"WTP3AN-YQLW-4K","price":13.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0500\/7837\/files\/the-new-happy-cd_lOzy8.jpg?v=1780436637","url":"https:\/\/www.lovevinylrecords.com\/products\/glass-vaults-the-new-happy-cd","provider":"Love Vinyl Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}