Captain Supernova has re-entered the atmosphere from out of nowhere with a fantastic new album, titled Doors Of Perception. An ‘American astronaut’ sent to interact with extraterrestrials using synthesizers, but also a multi-instrumentalist with high profile appearances at San Jose Jazz Festival, Rendezvous LA, and Loftsess under his belt, Captain Supernova has developed a unique and confident sound that draws upon equal portions of jazz, hip hop, funk, and synthy trip hop to complete his vision. After the acclaim and success of his self-released debut Visions of the Unknown – which made its way on many ‘best of 2014’ lists – Captain Supernova has adjusted his flight plan to orbit the Cold Busted label. Doors Of Perception builds on his stunning musicality and deft stylistic fusions to reveal seven tracks of smooth and uncompromisingly funky jazz-influenced music.
The secret weapons in the Captain’s arsenal are an amazing crew of guest vocalists. Jackie Gage, who was heard on Visions of the Unknown, contributes her soulful tones to “Only One”, with the lovely music providing an ample showcase for the Bay Area singer. “Without Gravity” is a smooth, jazzy wonder that dreamily incorporates the voice of Notown Sound’s Angela Muhwezi … the result is a fine sonic approximation of ‘floating.’ Globally active Los Angeles-based vocalist Laura Mace waxes wistfully with “Leaving The Past Behind”, capturing a feeling of psychedelic balladry when mixed with Captain Supernova’s flowing music-field. Also from Los Angeles, Natasha Agrama collaborates on two very different songs: the late night waltz “Searching Forever” and the pensive but upbeat groover “Free Fall (Of Your Soul)”. Despite the variety of vocal contributors, Doors Of Perception has a cohesive story-telling sequence glued together by Captain Supernova’s smart and melodic arrangements.
So, have a seat in the smoking lounge of Captain Supernova’s star cruiser, grab a glass of galactic libation, and have a deep listen to Doors Of Perception. You will be blissfully floating in no time at all.
released March 25, 2016
All Songs Mixed, and Produced by Captain Supernova
24-bit/44kHz WAV Masters
Mastered by Misjah@24Mastering
Design by Vitamin D
Executive Producer, Derrick Daisey
Doors into Doors
Vocals by Angela Muhwezi
Synthesizers by Captain Supernova
String Arrangement, Guitar by Ryan Kern
Drums by Peter C. Goldmark
Only One Feat. Jackie Gage
Vocals by Jackie Gage
Rhodes, Synthesizers by Captain Supernova
Guitar by Nick “Nailo” Bartshe
Bass by General Pulsar
Drums by Brijesh Pandya
How Could I
Synthesizers, Rhodes, Bass by Captain Supernova
Without Gravity Feat. Angela Muhwezi
Vocals by Angela Muhwezi
Rhodes, Synthesizers by Captain Supernova
Saxophone by Jeff Kolhede
Guitar by Wes Singerman
Bass, Synthesizers by General Pulsar
Drums and Percussion by Amir Oosman
Searching for Forever Feat. Natasha Agrama
Vocals by Natasha Agrama
Rhodes, Synthesizers, Drum Programming by Captain Supernova
Guitar by Wes Singerman
Bass by General Pulsar
Drums by Peter C. Goldmark
Leaving the Past Behind Feat. Laura Mace
Vocals by Laura Mace
Rhodes, Organ, Synthesizers by Captain Supernova
Guitars by Nick “Nailo” Bartshe
Bass by General Pulsar
Drums by Brijesh Pandya
Free Fall (Of Your Soul) Feat. Natasha Agrama
Vocals by Natasha Agrama
Synthesizers, Rhodes, Drum Programming, Percussion by Captain Supernova
Synthesizer, Bass by General Pulsar
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Rory Hoy (Howlin' Records / Super Hi-Fi / BigBeatTastic Radio Show): Thank you so much for sending this amazing release - Love it!!!!!!!!!
Amrisha Prashar (IAMRISHA / A Worldwide Thing radio show (weekly on Radio 79 New Delhi)): Love this!
Jay Scarlett (Sounds Supreme Radio Show - bi-weekly on BR Puls Radio / Beatdimensions): A spectrum of sound & vocalised beauties but definitely this Kraut likes there instrumental 'Doors Into Doors' the most! Playing Berlin this weekend so this makes for a good start to the week.
Aja Allsop (Ketch A Vibe Radio Show - weekly on The Coast Radio, Samurai FM, RP Radio, others): Super soulful jazzy vibe throughout welcome back from the outer reaches of your space filled mind Captain !!!
Manfred Lackmaier (Musicpark (compilation A&R)): ...fantastic album... like it... thx
Mr. Bristow (Subtek / Detox / BBP / Tru:Funk / Funk Blasters): Nice mellow vibes and some cool hip hop beats on this one
Bahia Deluxe (Cold Busted): dig the warm tape mastering, would like some instrumental versions.
DJ 3D (Vybz Radio (music director)): Quality
Frank (All Good Funk Alliance) (Funk Weapons / Super Hi-Fi / Fort Knox Recordings): Door Into Doors reminds of Alan Parson Project. Really cool.
Brandon Bass / Luv Boutique (Hub City Music Group / Aspect Ratios on KMET Radio Denver): Amazing release. Flows perfectly from start to finish. Thank you!
Jaymz Nylon (Nylon Recordings / Adult Selections Radio Show): Amazing!!!
Belabouche (Midnight Riot / DiscoDat / FKR Records / Spare Change Disco / Magic Wand / JDP Disco / Paper Disco): Nice
Enne (Electunes / Karmaloft Music): really nice stuff. i like it. thx for sending cheers ENNE
Ralf Droesemeyer (Mo'Horizons / Agogo Records): Good mixture !
Feodor AllRight & Elena Mechta (AMDJS Radio Show (syndicated 19+ stations)): Love it!!!
DJ Nova (Rodon FM 95 / Nova Planet Radio Show): After his catchy teaser ‘’Leaving the Past Behind’’ Captain Supernova is back on his trip hop like sound rotation on Planet Earth. The live sense of his production is still here but it is a little bit less synth-laden, propably his spaceship crushed on the ground. The sound has a real soul touch, even jazz vibe and the composition have a real unique sound, a step forward from his debut self-released album… This will a Cold Busted DELIGHT. Waiting now Lost Midas and Inskwel from the corner for his remixes…
Matt Sonzala (Radio KAOS (Pushermania's Playlist Radio Show)): Oh man this is super nice! Will play!
Abicah Soul (Abicah Soul Recodings): this whole project is tops.each tune speaks quality and Volume,,,
Ohmega Watts (Ubiquity Records / Mellow Orange Collective): What's in a name? The ability to embody it and if a Supernova had a sound scape, Door of Perception would be it! Was hard to pick a favorite track, but a completely SOLID release!
(Thee) Mike B / Brillstein (Play It Down / Fool's Gold): vibes
DJ Moneyshot (Solid Steel Radio / Jalapeno Records): Cool soul with that modern twist. Deffo makes me prick up my ears and open my eyes. On rotation...
Sound Fusion Radio (Sound Fusion Radio): Broken beat ish..
Edground (Grooveland Music / 99 FM / Brazilian Soul Crew): Loving all tracks. Nice, very nice.
DJ Krimi / Radio Krimi * (Radio Krimi / Le Cabanon (Pub Dancefloor @ Chamonix)): Dope !! Thx
Andreas Kinzl (Aromabar / INFRACom! / Play.FM): great work!
Robert Jan Meyer (Minus 8) (Compost / Stereo Deluxe / Radio 1): nice great Downtempo
Mr. Goju (Migrations Radio Show (weekly, syndicated)): Super beats
Alejandro Ramirez (Stereo 77) (Plimsoll Records): Nice and jazzy downtempo.
Herbert Bachhofer (Shantisan) (Salted Soul / One Note Samba Radio Show on superfly.fm): Nice soundtrack for a relaxed weekend...
Robert Lochmann (The Jazzmadass Radio Show on Radio X / soulsender.de): great funky stuff with nice voices
Quincy Jointz (Timewarp Music Radio Show / Radio
42.com /
netmusique.com / Ibiza Global Radio): great music for headphones. kind of "out of space"-sound. Dig it much.
Pathaan (Globetronica / BBC / Songlines Music Reviewers): NICE
Ross Wakefield (Part-Time Heroes / Hideout Sessions Podcast / Wah Wah 45s): Not bad at all! Thanks
Marcia Carr (Mi-Soul Radio / Ladyz / Talking Music Productions): Future talent to watch and lovely live feel works well overall! An allround quality effort!
Sandro Bianchi (Ibiza Sonica / Loca FM / Radio Circulo): so sweet!
DJ Nartak (Nightflight & Klassik Lounge - radio show on Klassik Radio + Sceen.FM ("Schlaflos..." show)): fine album! Soulful, jazzy, spacy, love it!
Frank McWeeny (D.I.Y. Radio / French Radio London / Shoreditch Radio): Ultra classss
James Canning (Respect Music Radio (KISS FM Melbourne)): Nice Sounds will support!
Tommy D Funk (Good For You Records / DJ Times Magazine / Club World Magazine): Wow!! Some top class jamz on this wonderful and well produced and very sexy album.
Fabio Tosti (Music Plan Records / Who's Inda House radio show (syndicated) / Transport Recordings): nice album
Conor Smith [Mygaff] (Play FM Dublin - Mygaff Radio (weekly show)): very very...very nice !!! Lovely chilled beats at times which is joy to listen to... Thanks, will play
Jesse De La Peña (
Vocalo.org 89.5 & 90.7FM (music programmer) / WBEZ 91.5 FM): Nice EP. Diggin "Leaving the Past Behind"
Gayle Moore (MadameFLY) (mmRadio /
Beatmixing.com / BeatConcious.org): Doors nice opener Only One - emotion with a raw edge How Could I - hangin out in the upper registers, sturdy beat W/O Gravity - THis is a beauty Searching - Club-wise vocal exploration Leaving - Just the tiniest taste of Lana in this one, very nice Free Fall - free vocal structure
Amir Groove (Monday Deep Session with Amir on Ibiza Sonica Radio / DeepClass Records): support!!
ADAM WARPED aka Johnny Blackou (Whiskey Pickle / Strange Days on Hypersonic Radio): beautiful beautiful music thank you!
Sasha Perera (Marketing Melodies (music licensing)): Very nice
Marc Lacasse (sHIFT Radio on UMFM 101.5 / Urbnet (Jackhouse Reviewer)): some heavenly vocals in here. the sultry jazzy elements lock you in for alot of the songs
Sharif Galal (Triple J Radio): Just superb!
Ket Shah (Mucho Soul) (Mucho Soul / weekly radio show on Back2Back FM): This is deep and needs a few listens
Soft Rocks (Soft Rocks / Woodenhorse Provocateur): Nice Vibes on 'How Could I'
DJ Junior (Eavesdrop Radio WKDU 91.7FM (Philadelphia)): Not what i was expecting at all. Well done.
DJ Morpheus (Lysergic Factory radio show / Radio Campus 92.1 FM): i like doors into doors, without gravity, and leaving the past behind best in here, good songs!
Michael Stukes (WHCR 90.3 FM (New York) / Mystic Vybes Radio Show): Smoke filled beauties here...
Kiss FM Ukraine (Kiss FM Ukraine): Nice release, thanks!
Clairvo (Tilos Radio FM90.3 / Freelance Reviewer): catchy and wonderful, yet groovy enough for dancefloors aswell! full support!!
Curtiss Logan (Jersey Soul / Aqua Sol Recordings / Cyberjamz Radio / PreParty Radio (weekly shows)): Very Nice package, My favorite song is the Free Fall ft. Natasha Agrama. nice one Captain Supervova! Big Logan (Jersey Soul).
Kid Loco (Flor / Tromolo Records): Nice and trippy
Dima Studitsky (Headz.FM / Compost / Sonar Kollektiv / King Street Sounds): Super album !!! the incredible beauty of music !!! Full support !!!!
ALTZ (Altzmusica /Bear Funk / DFA): cool reverb and deep down trax
Alan Powell (The Midnight Mix on Solar Radio - every Friday on SKY Channel 0129): Nice solid album from the Captain..... Plenty of nice tunes to chose from incl. How Could I, Leaving, and my fave Free Fall.... All the best with the release, will be supporting 4sure :)
Alan O' Malley (Multi Storey Soul on RTE Pulse): Sublime album from Captain Supernova, loving "Searching For Forever" and "Free Fall" the most, looking forward to sharing these on my show!!
Mojo Rising (Cold Busted / Journees Music / F.A.M.I.L.Y.): Delicious, intelligent, psychedelic, soulful downtempo. Many layers to explore. Love the whole release!
riccicomoto (Ibiza Global Radio / Lucidflow Records): really marvelous...lovin this scifi-stuff...;) ...cool grooves with a mighty jazzy atmosphere and great vocalists...keep dis going...
Sven Thomschke (Dr. Best) (Radio Z ('Headz' & 'Limbo Rhythm' shows) / Club: 'Rockit!'): Some very nice tunes on this release! Favourites: - "Only One (feat. Jackie Gage)" - "How Could I" - "Without Gravity (feat. Angela Muhwezi)"
Jamie Topham (CD Pool | JT Music Media Man | Summer Soulstice): Something for the connoisseurs!
Sven Jacobsen (ZYX Music / Antenne Koblenz- weekly DJ Show): Awesome work, not what i play but great to listen to
Martin Welzer (DJ Friction) (Bodymovin / Four Music / Complex): great production and great vocalists. really enjoying listen to this
Randy Seidman (Open House Radio Show (Digitally Imported Radio / ETN.fm.)): Very nice, thanks!
Marco (Radio 105 "In Da Klub" / Tendenzia Radio Network / Gold Paradise Milano): nice album ep will be played
Ben Mono (Undertones Gang / Plant Music / Compost): really digging this release and will play it in my next radioshow.
DJ Love (Stellar Music / Red Light Lounge /
TTTRadio.net / KutThroat DJs): Having to pick one favorite from this album is a form a punishment. This whole project is a work of art with gem after gem. Amazing work. Can't like it enough.
Emmet & Ali Hand (Up And Down Radio Show / 103.2 Dublin City FM): Great vocals and production
Andy Riley (Inland Knights) (Toka Project / Drop Music): solid release likin a lot
Hober Mallow (Excursions / Mighty Reel (weekly on 2SER 107.3 FM, Sydney)): Feeling these. Great vocals too!
Bart Ricardo (Farris Wheel / Gourmand Music / Frequency Spectrum / Herbal Essence): very nice thanks!!
Mountain Chill Radio / KRKQ (Mountain Chill Radio 95.5 FM - Telluride, CO): We support the "mission." Great spacey tunes.
Jason Palma (Higher Ground Radio Show - CIUT 89.5 FM): Really enjoy Cold Busted releases in general. This is no exception. Great album!
Igor Marijuan (ibiza Sonica FM): great release to be promoted at ibiza sonica
Mason Rothert (Below Zero Radio Show / NuDIsco Indie Dance & Jet Set Radio on iHeartRadio): Love this, great vocal
Adrian Lugo (RPM DIrector) (WEFT 90.1 FM (Champaign, IL)): Very musical with a nuanced sense of funk and groove. A bit heavy on the vocals for me but it's still good.
misterG (Green Arrow Radio Show (weekly on 91.7fm WSUM, Madison WI)): From above the ground the sounds of the spaces between come to life in this release..
Niksa Dragolin (Eurostar Radio 101.7 FM): this a a nice surprise...very well dome and produced. and a very nice cover inspired by cti record sleeves i would say
DJ Bonehead (93.5 FM KNCE / www.truetaosradio.com): Full support and solid as always!
Dimitris Tentinis (mister T.) (Cold Busted): Music from another planet!Thanks for taking this to Earth!
Thomas Pudell (Black Alley) (In Control Radioshow (DeepVibes Radio / Push FM)// Soulplate Timelapse (SSRadio)): now we talking... great album! thanks for sending!!
Laurent N. (12 Monthly Radio Shows: Nice 102.3 FM, House Nation Radio,
Westradio.gr, Buddha-Bar Podcast): Just Excellent ! ALL MY SUPPORT !!!
Zach Van Lue (DJ Zach) (KNDD (107.7 FM - The End) / Subtronic End radio show (weekly)): Cold Busted is absolutely killing it. can't ever pick a favorite, lots of soul here.
Cherokee (Cherry Global Radio Show - KISS FM Australia,
HKGFM.net, InSoulWeTrust.com): Jam packed sweetness! Lovely
DJ Funknatra (Nu Soul Collective / Future Soul Sessions (weekly radio show - syndicated)): Will be added into rotation on Future Soul Sessions w/WCDR Radio FM/Satellite/Streaming
Black Mighty Wax (Irma Records / weekly radio shows on Gru Radio 93.3 FM + Radio Città Fujiko 103.1 FM): Tons of heart & soul here!! a caress for my ears!!
Mano Narayanan (DJ Dialect) (Public Transit Recordings / Bruckbeat Radio Show on CKLN FM (weekly)): feeling the soulful deep vibes!
DJ Krimi / Radio Krimi (Radio Krimi / Le Cabanon (Pub Dancefloor @ Chamonix)): Dope !!
DJ Osric (Black and Blue Show (RTR 92.1 FM - weekly) / Liquorice.tv): Excellent album. Hard to pick a favourite as the laid back lounge feel of this album is the perfect soundscape for the sun drenched beauty of Perth, Australia.
John P. (WestRadio (manager) / Adult Radio Mix show): great release! will play! Thanks
DJ BMF (Eighth Dimension / Phat N' Jazzy): Nice laid-back vibes here. Great vocalists too.
DJ T-Bird (Los Chicos Altos / Something Else! on Barcelona City FM / WTNR Radio): Nice stuff. Expanding the sound of the label a bit and it's a good fit!
Sneak-E Pete (Blunted Funk / Disco Knights): Hope there will be some dj friendly remixes of "Only One"?
Organic Lounge Radio (Organic Lounge Radio): Excellent track. Loving the overall instrumentation and how the vocalist flows with the music and not against it!
Jon Paul Green (The Bland radio show - Sunday evenings on 6towns.co.uk): Some beautiful female vocal going on, nice acid jazz vibe and those unmistakable cold busted beats. yy You guys can do no wrong.
Cyprien Rose (Houz-Motik (music blog) / Lui Magazine / Sounds Like You (SLY)): sweet sounds
Alinep (Asia Music | Circle Music Germany | Time in Manila and more): WOW! what an album this is! full of soul!
Simon Ward (Dr Rubberfunk) (Jalapeno Records / Funkydown): Very nice - loving the production and playing. Killer live drum sound on 'Only One' (great vocal too) - and I'm VERY picky about which drum sounds I like :) Instrumentals and vocals sit very well together, look forward to hearing the full album. Cheers! Simon R'Funk
Graham Mandroules (Catalyst Recordings / Funkdafied): Controlled cruise
Tariq Ziyad (Planet Rave / Dark Horse / Sonic Zoo Radio / New Urban ERA Music Blog): makes you wanna fly, amazing sounds, will support
Giovanni Damico (White Rabbit / Landed / Faces / DeepArt Sounds): great music here! will play for sure! Thanks
ForQuarters Collective (FQC/ ESL/ Red Maple / SOULFULL): Outta space..deepness!
Wazac Martin (The Waz Experience / FM4): Love the melancholic feeling of the track !!!
Piiit (Septante Sept / So Watt): Beautiful soul vibes