Purple Witch of Culver and the amazing crystalline "Malibu's Passing"

 

"the greatest heroines are those who hold on..."

Purple Witch of Culver's crystalline "Malibu's Passing" folds inside and out like a surreal mirror floored dream birthed from the belly of poorly prepared fugu that doesn't kill you but twists and bends the pathways between our frontal lobe and our sensory cortex. There are musical nods to the Great American Songbook (circa late 50's jazz and musical theater) and 60's / 70's psychedelic and chamber pop creating some truly wtf moments, not in a harsh or bad way but quite the opposite. The slow waltz dreaminess is stunning, complete with a sung and spoken narrator, girl / boy vox and beautifully broad piano pop ascensions with sweeping kind of garden rock meets jazz tones. Purple Witch of Culver's aesthetic here feels like a rolling amalgam of Pink Floyd,  Suzanne Vega, Soft Machine, Harry Nilsson, Beast and George Gershwin. How fucking amazing is that?

Purple Witch of Culver are L.A. based writer, musician, producer /arranger and activist Sarah Safaie, acclaimed multi-instrumentalist / producer Evan Taylor and pixie dust. 

-Robb Donker Curtius 

  

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Sarah Safaie is a musician, writer, producer/arranger and activist in Los Angeles, California. After 10 years in NYC in the jazz and experimental underground art rock scene she made her way back west to work in the recording industry.

Safaie's duo project with Evan Taylor (multi-instrumentalist and producer whose credits include Bernie Worrell of P-Funk among other illustrious luminaries), Purple Witch of Culver, gained critical acclaim with their first track.Their call-to-action debut single "Trig" was featured in NPR's All Songs Considered; Safaie wrote most of the original poem while miserable at her dayjob in Brooklyn several years prior, and was inspired to revive it once more during the uprising of 2020.

Safaie and Taylor explore the power of frequency via words and sonics using a <<completely analog to tape>> recording set up. They have an album coming out in the coming months. The aim of their work is to bring people together through their art: grounding, uplifting and organizing as it is so important to do so during these times of great change.

Purple Witch of Culver, dark surf, indie rock, experimental pop, blendo pop, musical nods to the Great American Songbook, "Malibu's Passing", celestial downpour