Double Black BioVinyl Limited LP, in Pantone printed sleeve, containing 8-page booklet and packed in resealable protective sleeve. . UPC: 4062548101140 "Phi-Psonics is a spiritual exploration of being together and connecting," says acoustic bassist Seth Ford-Young of the immersive project he initiated in East Los Angeles in 2016. "From the beginning, I wanted to explore a contemplative sound, to create music that can be useful to listen to when you're in a place of being more meditative, and maybe needing a break from the cacophony of the world." For his third long-player under the Phi-Psonics banner, Ford-Young marshalled a series of live recordings at the Healing Force Of The Universe record store in Pasadena, sculpting fourteen tracks, largely composed in the moment with a fluctuating cast of players, which wonderfully transmit his ideals of community and inner peace. Called Expanding To One , it features exquisitely calming yet searching pieces like 'There's Still Hope', where Seth's softly undulating bassline underpins beatific explorations from core Phi-Psonics members, Sylvain Carton and Randal Fisher (both on saxophone), and Josh Collazo (drums), alongside guests Zach Tenorio (Wurlitzer piano) and Mathias Kunzli (percussion). Equally sublime, 'Healing Time' ripples like a mountain stream, with Ford-Young, Carton, Fisher and Tenorio joined by Minta Spencer (harp), Dylan Day (guitar) and, on drums/percussion, Jay Bellerose, a revered LA stickman most recently under the spotlight in Jeff Parker ETA IVtet. These exquisite recordings were captured at six fortnightly ticketed sessions at Healing Force in February-April 2024, with sixty-odd fans and locals sitting in rapt attention as the players improvised together. For Seth, the venture was partially a reaction to the brutality of COVID lockdown. "That experience of being isolated really brought into focus how important being together is," he says. "That's really what we have. We have all these other ways of connecting, like via the internet, but actually being together in person, there's no substitute for it. So, I was li...