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Ponderosa

by Richard In Your Mind

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    We have re-pressed Richard In Your Mind's classic 'Ponderosa' 180g wax!
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    Front man Richard says of the re-issue -

    "I love all our albums and each one has something special about it, but I think Ponderosa is our best album (so far). It was the album we spent the most time making and put the most effort in to. The process of writing and recording it was cool, we went away as a band and started recording it in a house we rented for a week in Blackheath. Half the stuff we recorded didn’t actually wind up on the album but it helped set a feeling. The mixing was one of my favourite experiences in my whole life. Over a bunch of weeks I would drive from my place in Hazelbrook over to Brent’s (Spod’s) and Julia’s place in Brooklyn and I would usually stay a couple of nights, Conrad would come up sometimes too. We would mix all day and have beers n BBQ’s in the afternoon. Brent was starting his jerky business and I remember eating lots of jerky. We didn’t rush, we explored all the ideas we had, we worked hard but it was fun so really it was just play. Anyway I think the finished product came out just right, it’s got really bright shining moments and some really strange twists and turns to it, I’m really glad we’ve done a repress on vinyl because I think it’s an album worth having."

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Love Grows 03:29
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Hammered 02:30
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Ponderosa 03:06
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My Volcano 03:23
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Byrdman 04:08
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Good Morning 03:17
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Leaf 01:42

about

Richard In Your Mind’s catalogue boasts 5 releases through Rice Is Nice, each and everyone cherished and adored.

Created over 2 years the album is a meticulously crafted, joyous, and bizarre collection of songs showcasing a plethora of strengths from this unique band.

Sitars, synthesizers, vocal harmonies, groovy beats and an array of found sounds combine to create a kaleidoscopic pop dream of an album. From the singalong pop gem ‘Hammered’ to the beautiful and dreamy ‘Shooting Star, Ponderosa is a journey of exploration, discovery, spontaneity and escapism.

Recorded by the band at their ever faithful Super Love Brain studio in the Blue Mountains, Ponderosa is a giant leap forward for the group in terms of performance and craftsmanship. Mixed and co-produced by regular cohort SPOD, the album features guest appearances from good friend Emily Wilton, former band-mate Jordy Lane, Alyx Dennison and even Richard’s wife Katie on the bittersweet duet ‘Crew of the Neptune’.

Band leader Richard Cartwright explains the album’s name: “Ponderosa is the name of the ranch where the Cartwright family live on the old TV show Bonanza,” he says. “Being a Cartwright myself, people often make references to my distant television cousins, so Ponderosa to me is a quest to find the elusive imaginary ancestral ‘home’. Like most quests, it is the journey that is important, and often what one seeks outwardly, one can only find within.”

If that sounds too heady don’t worry. Cartwright and his core band of surrealists (Conrad Greenleaf on bass, synth and guitar and Pat Torres on drums) have always found a way of taking the slightly off-kilter and converting it into beautifully relatable art and Ponderosa is no exception.

Richard In Your Mind’s Ponderosa is a wild ride… one that makes perfect sense while you’re on it.

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released August 29, 2014

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