Salamanda / Basil /  Music To Watch Seeds Grow By – By John Matthews

Magical musical musings care of the marvellous John Matthews. Music To Watch Seeds Grow By is an ambient imprint, curated by Ran$om Note’s Wil Troup and Tia Cousins, that aims to provide a soundtrack to gardening, plant cultivation and to assist in unwinding the mind. To quote Tia from an interview with Ban Ban Ton Ton’s Kristen Caryl, “I was given a lot of seeds for my birthday, so that became a hyperfixation for a while. I get really excited seeing the seeds sprout for the first time and even how they’ve changed from morning compared to night! Wil shares the excitement of the seeds sprouting with me and we were sending each other ambient music, so he suggested we put the two together. The art of gardening and ambient music share a lot of the same qualities, in the sense that they invite you to slow down… and they’re 2 loves of ours. It made total sense!” Each edition is released on cassette and digital formats, accompanied by a packet of seeds, matching the plant celebrated by the…