Bitchin Bajas& Natural Information Society's just released Automaginary is a collaboration of mythical proportions. The exploratory sonics of these two groups emerge from different, yet occasionally parallel paths to meld into a psychedelic, ambient and jazz-fried coalescence - yet their sum is equal to none of these things in particular, either, arriving on an astral plane unique and of its own.

Album highlight "Sign Spinners" develops from an almost motorik heart-beat, with Joshua Abram's low-end setting the tone. "Sign Spinners" then moves airily along with chiming guitar, organ and bass clarinet shifting in and out, surrounding drums that  propel the rhythms forward and then apart with sly, quicksilver hands. We're not the only ones who think so, either! Listen to "Sign Spinners" on NPR's Songs We Love, now!

On the Bajas tip, Bitchin Bajas have prepped (and are still prepping!) a sizeable European tour, beginning October 12th! UK punters take note - this marks the first EVER Bitchin Bajas tour of England! Relax your knickers, lie down, and zone out! Lest the zone bliss on, without you!

BITCHIN BAJAS TOUR DATES

OCTOBER

14 - San Sebastian, SP @ Dabadaba
15 - Bordeaux, FR @ Permanent Vacation
16 - Rennes, FR @ Le Marquis de Sade
17 - Brest, FR @ Atlantique Jazz Festival
20 - Paris, FR @ Espace B
21 - Hastings, UK @ The Beacon
22 - Brighton, UK @ Brighton Electric
23 - Leeds, UK @ Wharf Chambers
24 - Glasgow, Scotland @ Flying Duck
26 - London, UK @ Cafe Oto
27 - Ghent, BE @ Gouvernement
28 - Antwerp, BE @ Het Bos
29 - Cologne, DE @ Gold + Baton
30 - Saarbruken, DE @ Fasenarie
31 - Strasbourg, FR @ Diamant D'or

NOVEMBER

2 - Dijon, FR @ La Bécane à Jules
3 - Lyon, FR @ Grrrnd Zero
4 - Mirabel et Blacon, FR @ Temple
5 - Marseille, FR @ Les Demoiselles du Cinq  
6 - Avignon, FR @ L'Ajmi
8 - Vitoria-Gasteiz, SP @ Sala Baratza
9 - Oveido, SP @ Lata de Zinc
10  - A Coruna, SP @ The Black Wood
12 - Porto, PT @ Circulo Catolico e Operario do Porto
13 - Lisbon, PT @ ZdB