Bystander, by LETTERS FROM READERS

Bystander

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BYSTANDER is a work of love. It took a lot of effort from every person involved. All the sessions went from Mexicali to Ensenada, MX. Phoenix AZ, Portland, OR. USA and flew overseas to Ukraine and came back!

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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Bystander, A Shimmer, Not Tonight - Remake, Transepto, DOT DASH, Reverse (studio acoustic version), In Heat - IndianGold Records Compilation, Asphalt Tapes - AtAt Records Compilation, and 1 more. , and , .

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1.	Luna y Todo 03:58	buy track
2.	Firestarter (feat. Suz) 04:05	buy track
3.	Gaia 03:18	buy track
4.	Wave (feat. Katherine Driedsugar) 03:13	buy track
5.	Renacer 03:54	buy track
6.	A Shimmer (feat. Eden Orshan) 04:04	buy track
7.	Write the Silences (feat. Ivan Trujillo) 02:55	buy track

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BYSTANDER is a work of love.

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released August 7, 2020

Recorded at EMPRISE Soundlab Mexicali BC in between the years 2015 - 2019

Produced By: Gerardo Montoya

Mixed and Mastered By: Gerardo Montoya at EMPRISE Soundlab.
Except: "A SHIMMER". Mixed By: Larry Crane and Gerardo Montoya. Portland Oregon.
Art by: Jorsh Peña

Special Thanks to:

Suz Garza for the vocals on "FIRESTARTER"

Katherine Driedsugar for her vocals on "WAVES"

Eden Orshan for her vocals on "A SHIMMER"

Ivan Trujillo for his trumpet on "WRITE THE SILENCES"

Kattia Garcia for gifting me the music box recorded on "LUNA Y TODO"

Eduardo Rodriguez for lending me a Moog featured on "GAIA"

Andres Mateos for lending me his electric guitar and amp featured on most of the tracks.

Rick Perez for his feedback, knowledge, and companion while mixing this in Portland.

Mom and Dad for giving me the opportunity to work on music for my entire life.

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LETTERS FROM READERS B.c., Mexico

The one-man-band project from Mexicali based Musician/Producer Gerardo Montoya. With rich and dense sound production and experimentation, LFR manages to make complex yet accessible music. His unique blend of recording analog and acoustic instruments mixed with lush electronic instruments succeeds in creating unique sounding landscapes that leave cinematic phantom images in your brain. ... more

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