Meditation Mixes of Mind Games＜限定盤/Clear Vinyl＞

John Lennonの傑作ナンバー「マインド・ゲームス」を、Sean Lennonのプロデュースで大胆に再構成した、心をくつろがせる9種類の瞑想的なミックス『マインド・ゲームス:
メディテーション・ミックス』を限定版の3枚組LPでリリース

John Lennonによる1973年の愛と平和の傑作アンセム、「Mind Games」をSean Lennonのプロデュースで大胆に再構成。
今年5月に意識を拡張するアプリ、Lumanateを通じて独占的にリリースされた9種類のメディテーション・ミックスが、JohnとSean共通の誕生日(10月9日)を受けて、限定盤の3枚組LPでリリース。
180gクリア・カラー・ヴァイナル。3面見開きの鏡面仕上げジャケット入り。LP3のサイドBには、レコードの送り溝でくり返しプレイされ、無限のループをつくり出す1.8秒のマントラが9種類収録。

After the hostile reaction to the politically charged Sometime in New York City, John Lennon moved away from explicit protest songs and returned to introspective songwriting with Mind Games. Lennon didn't leave politics behind -- he just tempered his opinions with humor on songs like "Bring on the Lucie (Freda Peeple)," which happened to undercut the intention of the song. It also indicated the confusion that lies at the heart of the album. Lennon doesn't know which way to go, so he tries everything. There are lovely ballads like "Out of the Blue" and "One Day (At a Time)," forced, ham-fisted rockers like "Meat City" and "Tight A$," sweeping Spectoresque pop on "Mind Games," and many mid-tempo, indistinguishable pop/rockers. While the best numbers are among Lennon's finest, there's only a handful of them, and the remainder of the record is simply pleasant. But compared to Sometime in New York City, as well as the subsequent Walls and Bridges, Mind Games sounded like a return to form. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine