The crowning achievement of the minds behind Atlas & Oracle.
**IMPORTANT NOTE**: For some reason it's not letting me give a digital copy of Jubilee away with this purchase, so just reach out over Bandcamp or Twitter and we'll get you two free codes for the trouble :)
4GB packed full of extras- an unreleased music video, additional orderings, instrumentals & karaokes, and a 30 minute set of a live performance of instrumental music that lies between jazz, classical, and pop.
The USB is shaped like a cassette. Comes in a plastic case with a fully printed j-flap. Exclusive liner notes are scattered throughout the folders, giving greater insight into the USB's features.
This is the only item in our store that was bulk purchased, so IT WILL COME WITH EXTRAS!! We got some beautiful stickers and buttons printed to send out with these.
Only 50 available, and when they're gone, they're gone! Even if we produce another run, it will NEVER AGAIN be available in this white color. Get a piece of A&O history!!
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Every printable section on this jewel case CD has been maxed out with beautiful artwork by our resident artist Bora Moon. Ships from NYC. Please note that since we are doing our production through an on-demand service there will be NO extras shipping with this CD. If you want extras check out the USB!
Putting shipping costs into Bandcamp is a little wonky so reach out for the best shipping costs on orders of more than 2 CDs.
Includes unlimited streaming of Jubilee
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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T-Shirt/Shirt
Cover Art Collection
This shirt features the beautiful 'Starry Day' cover art from Jubilee, our first full-length album. Lightweight and breathable. A bit nicer than Gildan so it's a couple bucks more. Available in 3 great colors- which one do you like the best?
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1. To choose your color (yellow, forest, or white), please choose "Include a message to Atlas & Oracle" while adding the item to your cart.
2. Starting with 2XL, the shirts start getting $2 more expensive to produce per upsize. If you're able, consider chipping in a couple extra dollars!
3. XS and 5XL are NOT available in Forest or Yellow. Apologies, this is a restraint of the printing company.
This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!
This also means that shirts are coming out of production facilities in multiple global locations. This also means that shirts are coming out of production facilities in multiple global locations. If you're seeing the Worldwide shipping price of $7.50, please reach out and we will add your country right away- it will likely result in cheaper shipping.
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about
Now this is a track I've been looking forward to releasing for a long time.
Little background info: this is actually my second time going through an album release cycle. I did the same thing in 2021, except I didn't have real instruments on the tracks. At the time I took it very seriously. Now I look at it as a dry run.
So I had just released my first single, and had this one in the bank to release next. But I had a big concern: I didn't want to come across as pretentious.
"You don't need to try? Well that must be nice for you..."
That's what I imagined people thinking, at least. So I quickly wrote a song that could take its place (Little River) and uploaded it later that very week.
But that's not the message of the song- not really. The story I told in the song is true, at least in part- Bukowski's grave really does say "Don't try." That really is where I got the advice.
But what does he mean by that? Well, he was specifically talking about how he views his own writing. When he tried his hardest, his work suffered. When he waited for the work to spring out of him, he wrote his best work.
There's a lot to be said about this strategy. Some artists take great pains to labor over their creative process, and some of those artists create tremendous work, it's true. And all work requires a certain amount of discipline to see through to the end, and the practice that a disciplined approach entails leads to increased mastery.
But my favorite songs of mine, by and large, are the ones that came to me as I was thinking about something completely different. When I wasn't forcing it, or in other words- when I wasn't trying.
This extends past creative endeavors as well. When I feel most comfortable with myself is when I'm thinking about myself the least. When I enter a flow state, I feel capable of great things. When I stop and think about it, the doubt creeps in. It can be overwhelming.
The truth is, you know who you are, deep inside. You always have. Once you start stripping away the layers of bullshit that the world forces you to develop, you start to remember the person you've always been.
So stop trying. Just be. Then just do.
Atlas
lyrics
I don't need to try
I just need to find
To find where I started
I don't need to try
(I don't need to try)
I just need to
I just need to fly
Ba-dah-dah-dah-dah
I just need to fly
Ba-dah-dah-dah-dah
Wasting time
In the afternoon
Searching for a piece of advice
I thought that'd be nice
And who should it turn out to be
But noted asshole Bukowski
Whose words would come and echo through the years
On his grave it said don't try
And that is just what I needed to hear
Oh darling let me be clear
Oh honey
I don't need to try
I just need to find
To find where I started
I don't need to try
I just need to
I just need to fly
Ba-dah-dah-dah-dah
I just need to fly
Ba-dah-dah-dah-dah
"Somebody once asked me, what do you do?
How do you, create?
You don't, I told them
You don't try
That's very important, not to try"
Wasting time every day
Waiting for that perfect moment to come my way
If I want to find what I'm looking for
I guess I'll have to look inside
I guess I'll have to look inside
I guess I'll have to look inside
(I don't need to try)
I just need to fly
Ba-dah-dah-dah-dah
I just need to fly
Ba-dah-dah-dah-dah
"We work too hard, we try too hard
Don't try, don't work
It's there
It's been looking right out at us, aching to kick out"
credits
from Jubilee,
track released July 19, 2022
Vocals & Keys: Atlas O'Clare
Bass: Gemini Jackson
Trombone: Orion Jones
Trumpet: Sam Copernicus
Tenor Sax: Galaxy Brain
Drums: Lorenzo Granget
Mixing/Mastering: Aladdin Vega
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