All In One Peace

by LARAAJI

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Jeremiah Perry-Weed I NEED to hear Laraaji recite Gold Roger's last words: "My wealth and treasures? If you want it, you can have it! Search for it! I left it all in ONE PEACE!"

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includes three archival cassettes & bumper sticker
cassettes housed in orange sleeve w/gold foil text from Laraaji

*Unicorns In Paradise 1981 CS
*Lotus Collage 1979 CS
*Trance Celestial / Connecting With The Inner Healer Through Music 1983 CS
*LIVE LAUGH LOVE LARAAJI bumper sticker by Christopher DeLoach

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*LIVE LAUGH LOVE LARAAJI bumper sticker by Christopher DeLoach

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1.	Unicorns In Paradise (Side A) 42:25	buy track
2.	Unicorns in Paradise (Side B) 45:32	buy track
3.	Lotus Collage (Side A) 29:56	buy track
4.	Lotus Collage (Side B) 28:59	buy track
5.	Trance Celestial - Movement 1 03:20	buy track
6.	Trance Celestial - Movement 2 09:22	buy track
7.	Trance Celestial - Movement 3 03:31	buy track
8.	Trance Celestial - Movement 4 04:56	buy track
9.	Trance Celestial - Movement 5 07:37	buy track
10.	Connecting with the Inner Healer Through Music (A Transmission of Musical Verbal Information) 34:24	buy track

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Originally compiled & released in 2015 by Leaving Records & Laraaji, we proudly present (again), with humble gratitude, three re-issues of seminal works by new age musician, composer, and laughter meditation workshop leader Laraaji - recorded between 1978 and 1983. Although some excerpts of the material have been featured on various compilations, this was the first time in over 30 years that one can experience the uninterrupted duration of these cosmic etudes in their complete form. The added length creates an immersive environment of fresh, exploratory, experimental and healing sounds in which to dwell– these are the proper, entire experiences as intended by their creator.

1978’s Lotus Collage was recorded live in a Park Slope, Brooklyn living room during Laraaji’s busker years. The sounds consist of freestyle electric open tuned zither/harp, Ecstatic Rhythmic hammer percussion, and free flow open hand ethereal moods. This recording crucially predates Laraaji’s now mythological “discovery” by Brian Eno, and is significant as one of Laraaji’s first electric zither recordings. This early recording captures a youthful Laraaji at the outset of his musical journey, still ripe for discovery, exploration, and transcendence. 1981’s Unicorns in Paradise was performed on electric keyboard Casiotone MT-70, and once again features Laraaji’s iconic zither in a flowing atmospheric improvisation. Laraaji describes its sonic environs as “an ideal habitat in another dimension of timelessness.” Many years later, this description holds true as its vibrant sounds inspire sensual reflections of the excited imagination. The final re-issue consists of two parts. Its first side, “Trance Celestial,” is a glowing, amorphous survey of muted and malleable electric sounds. Its uncharacteristically dark atmospheres nevertheless still paint a surreal atmosphere for self-reflection. Much beauty and inner-wisdom can be found in the depths of its inward trajectory. In contrast, the title track is a guided meditation full of light and optimism. Its spoken word segments and patient arrangements illustrate a constructive framework for enjoying the whole of Laraaji’s extensive catalog.

Originally, these releases were hand-made and dubbed to cassette by Laraaji himself. Of the process, he says “I felt like I was distributing artwork. As a matter of fact, for some of the cassettes I actually did some extra handwork on the label, doing a screen print or magic marker to add some color. So there was a sense of how to be an industry homemade artist direct-to-consumer feeling in the early years. People would ask for cassette tapes of an issue that I had not mass produced. So, now and then I’ll run into somebody who has a cassette tape… I’ll look at it and say, ‘Oh Wow, hand-made label, J-card and HEART.'”

Available on both cassette and digital, these re-issues offer Laraaji’s early music in both its original form and a form that did not exist at the time of its recording. Regarding this parallel, Laraaji reflects, “Having the music move in dimensions I didn’t predict… It feels like an extended blessing.”

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released November 3, 2023

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LARAAJI Manhattan, New York

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Apr 18

The Miracle Theater, Inglewood

Los Angeles (LA), CA
Apr 24

Freight & Salvage

Berkeley, CA
Apr 26

Epiphany Center for the Arts

Chicago, IL
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St. Ann & the Holy Trinity

New York (NYC), NY
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The Arts Hub

Lafayette, CO
May 17

First Congregational United Church of Christ (UCC)

Portland, OR
May 18

Seattle First Baptist Church

Seattle, WA

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