Recorded and produced by Andreas Matheou, Qais Khoury & Sam Royo Varela at Hot Soap Studios in Winter of 2022
R.E.M. State – Mixed by – Andreas Matheou & Qais Khoury
What If I – Mixed by – Matthew N
Honey Ripples – Mixed by – Andreas Matheou & Stefanos Arestis
Mastered at CPS Mastering
Release: EP ”What If I”
Written by: Tea Dragon
Cover Art by Alex Pap
On February 3rd, the superlatively talented songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Tea Dragon will unveil his most experimental EP to date, What If I, as a departure from his indie-psych hits. Bar spoken word philosophical verses in the title single, the instrumental EP allows the dynamic instrumentals to set the tone, atmosphere, and sonic ideology.
The opening single, R.E.M. State, reaches the pinnacle of tranquillity as the lush reverb counters the visceralism of the trip-hop-y backbeats. Before track two, Honey Ripples, gives you an oceanic opportunity to slip away from the fray and enter a subaqueous paradise.
The concluding title single is a disarmingly poignant invitation into the psyche of Tea Dragon. The spoken word verses compel you into matching the deep state of reflection while the experimentalism of the Avant-Garde rhythmically complex arrangement provides a serene atmosphere you will want to visit time and time again. The soulfully accommodating release is inexplicably unparalleled from what any other artist is putting into the ether.
The alchemic feat of audio engineering definitively proves Tea Dragon’s ability to take phenomenological fragments and create sonically serene worlds from them. If I could permanently exist within them, I would take up perpetual residence in their artistic confines.