{"product_id":"butterss-anna-mighty-vertebrate-2026-reissue","title":"Butterss, Anna - Mighty Vertebrate (2026 Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMighty Vertebrate\u003c\/em\u003e is the International Anthem debut from Anna Butterss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Adelaide-born bassist \/ composer has been a first call for LA tour and studio work since relocating there in 2014 – racking up credits with notables across the experimental, jazz, and pop worlds alike – but their most notable contributions to the burgeoning LA scene have been as a member of both Jeff Parker’s ETA IVtet and rising proto-trance supergroup SML, who Pitchfork says “represents the thrilling next phase of a vibrant L.A. community.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I had just gotten off of a bunch of touring at the end of 2022 and just wanted to write music,” says Butterss. “The best way for me to do that, I’ve found, is to set myself a discreet and focused task.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI’m going to make a song where the bass doesn’t function in the role of a bass.\u003cbr\u003eI’m going to work on this for an hour and then I’m going to stop.\u003cbr\u003eI’m going to make a song that uses groups of three-bar phrasing.\u003cbr\u003eI want to sample something and make it into a song.\u003cbr\u003eI’m going to start with a drum machine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe music itself reflects that structure beautifully, with the material being tightly composed and melodically realized by Butterss well in advance of production concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe breadth and scope of the results might have been difficult to achieve otherwise. From the Robbie-Shakespeare-in-groove-mode intro to the album opener “Bishop” to the spacious cinematic doom of “Seeing You”, there is a lot to wrangle into one cohesive concept.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eMighty Vertebrate\u003c\/em\u003e, Butterss and crew do just that.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"International Anthem","offers":[{"title":"Green\/Grey Marbled LP","offer_id":51606613885206,"sku":"RMX-71736","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0839\/7750\/2998\/files\/6a636b5d1229e07baa0d76e4.jpg?v=1784900707","url":"https:\/\/resident-music-uk.myshopify.com\/products\/butterss-anna-mighty-vertebrate-2026-reissue","provider":"Resident Music UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}