Derrick Ah Sam
This is such a perfect sound for where jazz adjacent music is in 2019. It's super mature, polished, musicianship is crazy yet it all sits in the right place.
It's an understated bit of brilliance, and a total set it and forget it album...just put in on and vibe out to it...it's fresh!
Favorite track: Closer to You.
Argya_Lydon
Captain Supernova's Voyage sounds like a good, classy release of the Golden Era of jazz and soul, infused with synths and contemporary, outer-spacey hints creating a chilling atmosphere. It has something of acid jazz, something of chill out, something vaguely trip-hop. And it's so charming.
Favorite track: Breathing (feat. Made By Crooks).
Ian Guerra
This record feels like Daft Punk, R+R Now, and Ab-Soul's 'Control System' all met in space and formed one burning star. The Captain's composition and musicianship is a fingerprint or a tiger stripe...Nothing like it. Captain Supernova could not have been a more accurate moniker, as he captains a spaceship through decades and universes that only otherwise exist in the unknown. Fresh and Intergalactic. The stuff that dreams are made of.
jandohandles
This album brings the perfect combo of spacey jazz and funk together for a literal voyage through the cosmos. Captain Supernova brings that Daft Punk x Pharrell space funk to the table so if you like that combo buy this record.
Favorite track: Find A Way (feat. Angela Muhwezi & Mark de Clive-Lowe).
Captain Supernova (C.SN) is a fictional Astronaut created by composer and arranger Eric Borders. The music for C.SN is inspired by Sci-fi Soundtracks, Jazz-Fusion, Prog Rock, and Soul music. The music for C.SN plays as the musical background to the story of the fictional Astronaut traveling through space and sending his message back to Earth.
“Let it take you to Wherever it Begins” - C.SN
Eric Borders, born and raised on the westside of Los Angeles, is a keyboardist, producer and composer. He has produced for a wide range of genres and artists. He has shared stages with the likes of Kamasi Washington, Jose James, Jimmy Cliff, The Internet, Stanley Clarke and George Duke to name a few.
He was the founder of the hip-hop, soul, and funk group Balance and the Traveling Sounds. A group of 7 individuals melding Hip-hop, Soul, Funk, and Rock together. They garnered worldwide acclaim after there 2010 release of the “Departure EP”. The group has accumulated over 6 millions views on youtube and has created a worldwide fanbase.
In 2014, Eric moved away from the group experimenting heavily with synthesizers, vocoders, and talkbox. This is when the idea of creating an alter-ego, Captain Supernova was put into place. He released the Captain’s first EP “Visions of the Unknown” a self released album.
In 2016, C.SN released his next EP “The Doors of Perception” off the Los Angeles based label Cold Busted Records. He builds on his stunning musicality and deft stylistic fusions to reveal seven tracks of smooth and uncompromisingly funky jazz-influenced music.
The next move for C.SN is a release with accomplished label Ropeadope Records. The next record “The Voyage Never Ends...“ is C.SN’s grand opus which will be released in Fall of 2019.
"Ingeniously fusing jazzy European ’70s soundtrack music, and boogie funk it revealed a unique, confident vision..." - Jeff Weiss (LA Weekly)
“Imaginary Voyage” with its pleasingly familiar poppin’ bass line and mellow synth-boogie lean. Got this joint on repeat." - Wax Poetics
"...A spacious extra-terrestrial anthem that boasts ample subs and an air of the metaphysical." - OKAYPLAYER
"Cosmic ,synth heavy sounds, like the Thievery Corporation blasted into outer-space, are the OST to the story of this astronaut." - Bandcamp New and Notable
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released October 11, 2019
Start of your Path
C.SN = Rhodes, Synths
Brijesh Pandya = Drums
Gabriel Gato Ferrer = Percussion, Synth
Recorded at Imaginary Voyage Studios
Mixed by Eric Borders
Aquarian Dreams featuring Natalie Oliveri
C.SN = Rhodes, Synths, Percussion
Natalie Oliveri = Vocals
Joe Martone = Vibraphone
Conrad Bauer = Guitar
Julian Hogan = Drums
Scott Fulton = Bass
Recorded at Sound & Vibe Studios and Imaginary Voyage Studios
Mixed by Eric Borders
Breathing featuring Made by Crooks
C.SN = Rhodes, Synths,
Made by Crooks = Vocals
Wes Singerman = Guitar
Julian Hogan = Drums
Scott Fulton = Bass
Recorded at Sound & Vibe Studios and Imaginary Voyage Studios
Mixed by Eric Borders
Voyage to Nowhere featuring Mark de Clive-Lowe
C.SN = Rhodes, Synths,
Mark de Clive-Lowe = Piano
Josh Johnson = Flute
Conrad Bauer = Guitar
Julian Hogan = Drums
Scott Fulton = Bass, Percussion
Recorded at Sound & Vibe Studios and Imaginary Voyage Studios
Mixed by Eric Borders
Endless Maze
C.SN = Rhodes, Synths, Piano, Vocoder, Bass
Mark de Clive-Lowe = Piano
Jeff Kohlede = Background vocal
Julian Hogan = Drums
Recorded at Imaginary Voyage Studios
Mixed by Eric Borders
Reveal Within
C.SN = Rhodes, Piano, Synths, Vocoder
Ian Roller = Sax, Flute
Chris Ready = Trombone
Wes Singerman = Guitar
Julian Hogan = Drums
Scott Fulton = Bass
Recorded at Blue Dream Studios and Imaginary Voyage Studios
Mixed by Eric Borders
Echoes of Love featuring Angela Muhwezi
C.SN = Rhodes, Synths,
Angela Muhwezi = Vocals
Nick Bartshe = Guitar
Julian Hogan = Drums
Scott Fulton = Bass, Synths
Recorded at Blue Dream Studios and Imaginary Voyage Studios
Mixed by Eric Borders
Closer to You
C.SN = Rhodes, Piano, Synths, Vocoder
Angela Muhwezi = Background Vocals
Jeff Kohlede = Sax
Nick Bartshe = Guitar
Julian Hogan = Drums
Scott Fulton = Bass
Recorded at Blue Dream Studios and Imaginary Voyage Studios
Mixed by Eric Borders
Find a Way featuring Angela Muhwezi, Mark de Clive-Lowe
C.SN = Rhodes, Piano, Synths, Vocoder
Angela Muhwezi = Vocals
Mark de Clive-Lowe = Piano
Gabriel Gato Ferrer = Percussion
Conrad Bauer = Guitar
Julian Hogan = Drums
Scott Fulton = Bass
Recorded at Sound & Vibe Studios and Imaginary Voyage Studios
Mixed by Eric Borders
It Begins featuring Angela Muhwezi
C.SN = Rhodes, Piano, Synths, Vocoder, Talkbox, Bass
Angela Muhwezi = Vocals
Conrad Bauer = Guitar
Julian Hogan = Drums
Scott Fulton = Bass
Recorded at Sound & Vibe Studios and Imaginary Voyage Studios
Mixed by Eric Borders
Captain Supernova (C.SN) is a fictional Astronaut created by composer and arranger Eric Borders. The music for C.SN is
inspired by Sci-fi Soundtracks, Jazz-Fusion, Prog Rock, and Soul music. The music for C.SN plays as the musical background to the story of the fictional Astronaut traveling through space and sending his message back to Earth.
“Let it take you to Wherever it Begins” - C.SN...more
supported by 30 fans who also own “The Voyage Never Ends...”
Lakecia knocks this one out of the park! She does justice to the music of John and Alice Coltrane. Excellent production with Lakecia and co-producer Reggie Workman. Yes, that guy, the legend! Lots of special guests with Jazzmeia Horn, Brandee Younger, Marcus Strickland and Dee Dee Bridgewater to name a few. One of the best releases of 2020! Perhaps the next release will be on vinyl? Music of this quality deserves it! Rob O.
