Akousmatikous

When her label, Brainfeeder, listed influences as wide-and-wonderful as Shuggie Otis, Captain Beefheart, Stereolab, and R. Stevie Moore, our interest in Salami Rose Joe Louis' new album was well and truly spiked! Akousmatikous takes us out into space, through the multiverse, and back again, featuring cosmic collaborations with the likes of Brijean, Soccer 96, and more. A healthy and heady blend of jazz, rock, and hip-hop, you'll want to wrap your ears around this.

Bay Area singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Lindsay Olsen is the brilliant mind behind the warped and magical project Salami Rose Joe Louis. Drawing from her studies in planetary sciences, she creates a unique experience: exploring ideas of multiverses and climate change through the lens of a fictional post-apocalyptic keyboard-toting earthling with a flashlight, a can of cashews and a hopeful optimism. Melding influences from jazz, rock and hip-hop – Shuggie Otis, Captain Beefheart, Stereolab, and R. Stevie Moore – she creates a unique blend of experimental galaxy sounds with jazz influenced vocals and keys.

Her album Akousmatikous (Ah-coooz-mat-e-koi) features collaborations with Brijean (Ghostly International) and Soccer96 (a project from The Comet is Coming’s Danalogue and Betamax). It is released on 19th May 2023 with SRJL’s headline North American tour kicking off the following week.

Akousmatikous/Akousmatikoi (or acousmatic) translates to “sound where there is no identifiable source”. The Akousmatikoi were a sect of Pythagorean mystics from the 5th century BC that were called the “listeners” as opposed to the Mathematikoi sect that were called the “learners”. The Akousmatikoi focused on ritual, harmony, and ethical behavior. “I am enamored with the concept of listening to a sound when we don’t know the source,” says Lindsay. “The act of listening in this great expanse of the universe, for answers, for questions, or just for something undefinable that we seek.”

Tracklist

1. Akousmatikous (feat. Soccer96) 
2. Dimensional Collapse
3. Always on my Mind
4. Fireflies
5. Dimcola Reprise
6. Salami Rose Joe Louis & Brijean - Propaganda
7. Zee Complex
8. The Giddy Aquatic
9. Sugar Coating
10. Proof is in the Pudding
11. Cathartic Interlude
12. Pushing Me
13. Gradients
14. Losing Steam
15. Zaza Flip
16. Exhaustion and the Open Mind