SINGLE
PREMIERE:
Coultrain
"Streams & Rivers"

At long last, one of our
all time favorite artists here at the site -
the incomparable, Coultrain,
will be releasing his latest opus, Jungle Mumbo Jumbo -
the newest chapter in his ongoing Seymour Liberty saga,
which will be dropping on Plug Research this April 23rd.

Today, he gives us the exclusive debut
of the LP’s first single, “Streams & Rivers” -
a song which embodies 1 of the 7 different female characters
that Seymour encounters throughout the course of the album.

Following up on the found material, mixtape style of
the story’s previous chapter – GodMustBeABoogieMan,
& the vintage loops of his debut The Adventures Of…,
Jungle Mumbo Jumbo takes Seymour’s journey in
new sonic directions, with strictly original production
& live instrumentation found throughout,
mostly leaning in a Latin-inspired, psych-jazz direction.

Below, Train breaks down the decision of
the timing behind both the single and the album,
to give you some further context on each
before you stream the song in full
& purchase on iTunes.

You can also follow along w/ the lyrics,
provided exclusively by Coultrain himself,
after the jump.

This year, the spring equinox falls on March 20th. The March equinox happens when the sun crosses the celestial equator – an imaginary line around the sky above Earth’s equator moving south to north. the equinox is a time of fertility and creation. its a time to clarify desires, to set intentions,and also a time to plant seeds for the future. this is a time to celebrate. a time of rebirth and renewal. to celebrate it, the 1st single from Coultrain’s latest offering, Jungle Mumbo Jumbo, will be released. it is entitled “Streams & Rivers”. It was composed by Jason “The Dirty Lynt” Moore, with additional instrumentation by I, Ced and Erik Rico. it is the story of a poetess who is entrapped in the ever elusive arms of her heart’s desire, Seymour Liberty, this is the story on the surface anyway. its also draws many other underlying themes, those of which u must allow ur imagination to decide.

The album’s release date is April 23rd. the number 23 has held a mystique that has lasted for centuries, The number “Two” being division, male and female, day and night and Wisdom in Hebrew esoteric philosophy. The number “Three” being the Holy Trinity, the essence of all things, for time consist of past, present and future, male and female are made of spirit, soul and body, space is defines by height width and depth. The number ” 5 ” being the key to the entire system, is intimately related to the Pyramid, the perfect 5th in music, the five senses in man being taste, smell, touch, sight and hearing. and 2 + 3 = 5, they are one in the same.so from the number of vertebrae in a human spine, to the number of chromosomes each parent contributes to create life, to the number of grandmasters of the knights templars, to the law of fives, the number of the latin alphabet has 23 letters. its significance can go on and on, it is an enigma. the magic of this date is boundless.

Performed by Coultrain
Music by Jason “Dirty Lynt” Moore
Additional Instruments by I, CED and Erik Rico
Cover Artwork by Nate James for FRSH SLCTS / YWG

“STREAMS & RIVERS”
Written by Aaron M. Frison

Counting the hours until…
Bitch is so mean, soo mean..

She said y did u have to crawl?
Guess i’ll invite u to my wedding
if i believed in miracles,
but damn you’re nothin but a stream lookin for a river to sail

Please climb out of ur reverie
and try dancing with the living
Maybe u know too much to be scared
or just enough to be a stream lookin for a river to sail

U surround me with this je ne sais quoi, baby
Insatiable u,
Insatiable u, a thousand circles i’ll run to stare at u, still, still…

She said i hope u miss ur flight
See u’ll be lookin til there’s no more finding
Runnin’ round here like a thief in the night
Just hungry like a stream lookin’ for a river to sail

See it’s beyond criminal,
to trick me into loving pain
and watchin’ the curtains close slow
U’re nothin but a stream lookin’ for a river to sail

U surround me with this je ne sais quois, baby
Insatiable u, a thousand circles i’ll run to stare at u, still, still…
U surround me, with this je ne sais quois, baby
Insatiable u, a thousand circles i’ll run to stare at u, still, still…
U surround me…
Insatiable u

A thousand circles i’ll run to stare at u…