Lesionread
Lesionread from left, Shawn Lewis, Jamie Sunshine & Greg Clark; photographed by Zach Anderson.
For those that have followed our Lesionread coverage in recent months & years, we have often remarked on the vast sweeping range & abilities of Shawn E. Lewis and have entertained the thoughts of what might happen should the Buffalo artist ever fine tune his focuses. And with the changing of the solstice, we are pleased to announce that a new Lesionread break-through has been made in collaboration with Space Cubs’ Suzanne L Bonifacio to commemorate the season of heat swirling sun with the release of their Summer ’16 split. Featuring the reinforcement of talents like Volver’s Jamie Sunshine on percussion, & Planet Three’s Reggie Clark handling bass duties; prepare for the most realized & visionary Lesionread sound you have heard yet.
The Summer ’16 adventure takes form on the decisive crossroads of “Fork in the Road Passing by Too Soon” where the adventure soars toward the rafters with acid jazz juiced propellants, dipping into the outro of “Next”, right before taking you to the parts unknown of the awe-striking “Listen To Me” that will set with you as possibly the most complex song you have heard yet from Lewis & friends. Suzanne then takes the center stage with Space Cubs on the haunted, pretzel twisted electro of “Knots”, adorning her style of nu-chamber pop vignettes with “Pearls”, leaving you with the mind-displacing tension & minimalism on “Projections”. The contributions from all artists involved point to even greater things to follow from both Lesionread & Space Cubs, so be sure to keep an ear out for more from all involved talents.
Shawn shared the following words on collaborating with Space Cubs’ Suzanne Bonifacio, Buffalo, & more:
Buffalo is small, and often it feels left out of the music industry’s big city loop. There isn’t a ton of music that makes it out of the city, let alone forward thinking electronic music, so I’ve been extremely lucky to share this release with Suzanne. Ha, before I met her I followed her on Soundcloud, and when I ran into her at a bar I was like, you’re my hero! and she was like, wut?. Fast forward a couple years and I got to bring her along on some tour dates and it was really fun and went smoothly, which can be hard for even close friends sometimes.
We’re both passionate and energetic people, but also it’s nice to have someone to be able to bounce ideas off of, or someone to talk you out of being frustrated creatively. I like being in duo’s for that reason, but there are very few people I trust like I do Suzanne haha idk this release was fun to make and I’m proud of it.
Lesionread & Space Cubs; photographed by Zach Anderson.
Space Cubs’ Suzanne Bonifacio shared the following insights on Buffalo & collaborating with Shawn:
I’ve been in and out of this city for quite some time now. But throughout those times I’ve been here or there, Buffalo has been overwhelmingly supportive of what I do. Along with that, working with Shawn has been extremely rewarding for me. We’ve also become super duper great friends in the process. There are few people I connect with, musically. I tend to climb into a hole when I create; it has become very insular for me and I’ve been that way since I was a kid. Previous to this, some of the only people I’ve been able to get things done with is my best friend, Tara (“Rook”) and my fiancé, <frenchpressley”, who does all of the visual work for me. They just both have been there through much of my process. It’s been amazing to find another strong musical companion, who’s stuff I sincerely love. His music is truly unique and completely his own crazy mind made tangible. He is one of the most creative people I know. Over the past year (pretty much exactly), he has definitely pushed me to not only get things accomplished when it comes to the business-side of things, but encouraging me to stay positive about what I do. This release was one of the products of our work and play this year and we are excited to represent each other and Buffalo in the process.
