Name: Aprender a Ser
Brand: Mint Field

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

FLT096LPC1

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Purple

Colour details

Fruit Punch Vinyl

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Download code: No

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-10-27

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Standard:20

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0792105762753

Total Cap

Purple LP

Artist

Mint Field

Genre GB

Indie Pop / Shoegaze

Label GB

Felte

Mint Field is an artist hailing from Mexico City, Mexico. With their unique blend of dreamy shoegaze and post-punk influences, Mint Field has quickly gained recognition in the music scene. Their captivating melodies and ethereal vocals transport listeners to another world. Drawing inspiration from bands like My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive, Mint Field creates a sonic landscape that is both nostalgic and forward-thinking. Their debut album "Pasar de las Luces" received critical acclaim and solidified their place as one of the most exciting emerging artists in the industry.

Formed by Estrella Sanchez (vocals/guitar) and Amor Amezcua (drums), Mint Field's sound is characterized by intricate guitar work, atmospheric textures, and hypnotic rhythms. Their live performances are known for their raw energy and emotional intensity, leaving audiences spellbound.

With a growing fanbase around the world, Mint Field continues to push boundaries with their music. Whether you're a long-time fan or new to their sound, be prepared to embark on a sonic journey unlike any other with Mint Field.

Felte is a music label that was started in Brooklyn by Jeff Owens, along with art director Philistine DSGN. Originally based in Brooklyn, the label has since relocated to Los Angeles. Felte specializes in moody, atmospheric, and texturally dynamic sounds and imagery.

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Time. It’s something we tend to cherish. As a band, you’re typically thrown into more than usual stressful scenarios when recording albums and rushing decisions becomes the norm. Mexico City’s Mint Field knows this all too well.&nbsp;

Rewind to the spring of 2020 (yes, Covid). The band started fleshing out their new album Aprender a Ser (meaning Learn To Be in English), the follow up to 2020’s minimalist psych/shoegaze album, Sentimiento Mundial. For the first time, the band was not under any time constraints in the recording process. They wrote, recorded, produced and mixed the album in isolation. They had time to slow things down and think more&nbsp;obsessively about the sound, environment and vibe they wanted to create.

Aprender a Ser became really intimate, every single detail was meticulously worked on. Mint Field recorded take after take, but at the same time tried to keep the soul of the demos intact. Some of the guitar and drums are first takes in the final versions. The band would let a recording sit, leave it and come back to it. The songs evolved a lot doing so, but at the same time didn't lose the essence of its original intention.

Fast forward to January of 2023. During this period, the band recorded approximately twenty-five more songs and trimmed it down to ten, cohesive tracks that fit conceptually while at the same time trying to evolve their sound. During the recording process, they naturally came back to the roots of the Mint Field sound by doing a lot of layering, utilizing different types of reverb and exploring more ethereal, ambient, dream pop and&nbsp;shoegaze sounds.

Thematically, Aprender a Ser talks about opening our perspective of the reality that we live every day, acknowledging each moment that we witness in life. Learning to recognize what we are, what we live, what we see, what we feel. Whether it’s seeing ourselves in the past and observing how we have evolved in the present. Or the lifetime of a butterfly from its formation within a cocoon to how it lives its short life in five&nbsp;days. Or seeing how an orchid slowly opens every day, never forgetting the essence of what we are and will be. Nothing in life should be taken for granted. Living in the present is a gift. Learning to be (Aprender a ser) is learning to recognize our emotions, not repress them, not turn them off and feel them.

For Fans of&nbsp;Can, Cate Le Bon, Beak&gt;, MGMT, Wand, Broadcast, Neu!, Thee Oh Sees, Stereolab, Ulrika Spacek, Temples, Horsegirls, Slowdive, Warpaint, Beach House.

Aprender a Ser    

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Discover Aprender a Ser by Mint Field. This intimate album was meticulously crafted in isolation, exploring ethereal sounds. Label: Felte.