The Sufis by The Sufis

The Sufis are an Anglo-Indian/American band based on the writing partnership of Calvin Laporte and Evan Smith. During a chance meeting at Belmont University in Nashville, TN they bonded over a shared love of the Elephant 6 Collective and 20th-century classical music. After spending their formative years obsessively consuming and studying many different kinds of music, they set out to create their own musical universe. Under the guidance of Nashville tape wizard Randy Blevins, they built their dream recording studio in 2011. Not wasting any time, they set out recording their debut album enlisting the help of their friends, including local wunderkinds the Paperhead.

Upon release The Sufis was named Rough Trade Album of the Month, BBC 6 Music's Album Of The Day and also received high praise from the likes of The Times, Shindig!, Record Collector, and Rolling Stone’s David Fricke who called it “an extended reach into the droning minimalism of the Velvet Underground and Faust's tape manipulation.”

Tracklist

1.	Where Did She Go	2:26

2.	Sri Sai Flora	2:32

3.	Wake Up	3:24

4.	Lemming Circle Dance	5:44
5.	In The Ashram	1:41
6.	Rosalie's Garden	2:07
7.	Downtrace	2:30
8.	Light Tunnel	1:36
9.	See The Way	2:04
10.	I Don't Know	2:27

Credits

released July 2, 2012

Words and Music by Calvin Laporte and Evan Smith

Produced by Calvin Laporte
Mastered by John Baldwin
Photo by TD
Art by Nick Edwards

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