B.M.R. Matthias "Matty" Heilbronn
Peppermint Jam All Stars

In early 2023, Tresor Records will reissue the sole output from Shifted Phases entitled The Cosmic Memoirs Of The LateGreat Rupert J. Rosinthrope. Initially released in 2002, soon after James Stinson passed away, this LP plays a mysterious andcompelling role in the Drexciya journey. While other records of Drexciya and related projects have received numerous reprintsand editions, The Cosmic Memoirs... has remained out of print since its release. This rarity leaves it more open tointerpretation with its place in the Drexciyan storm series, as it became increasingly hard to find and underexplored.Track titles Solar Wind, White Dwarf, and Lonely Journey of the Comet Bopp reveal a focus on cosmic realms, suggesting a linkwith the Drexciya LP Grava 4 that moves from the underwater to the galactic. As it launches with mechanical blows on aprecise orbit, each repetition entrenches the gravitational pull in the galaxy of Shifted Phases. In many places, it sounds likethe readout of frequencies harvested from outer space, pockmarked with packet loss from the millions of kilometres distancetravelled.The music is hard to contain, intuitively restless in motion through its unfolding universe and achingly resonant. It shapeshiftsacross aectedly melodic sequences such as in Lonely Journey..., to the sparse, hard-hitting timbres found in Alien VesselDistress Call and the mangled reverse vocals in The Freak Show, somewhat reminiscent of another Drexciya side-project, GlassDomain. The mythology of Drexciya is evident in how keenly James Stinson and Gerald Donald created their imaginary worlds.In Crossing Of The Sun-Ra Nebula, there is an undisputable reference to another Afro-futurist who delved deep into a galaxy oftheir own making.This reissue does not merely close the loop on Tresor's reissue series of the Drexciya catalogue but brings Shifted Phases tofresh ears more than other records. Accompanied by newly commissioned artwork from Matthew Angelo Harrison, the 3xLPvinyl reissue also features the tracks Crossing Of The Sun-Ra Nebula and Alien Vessel Distress Call, which were previously onlyon the original CD release.