{"product_id":"gun-outfit-process-and-reality","title":"Gun Outfit - Process and Reality","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor two decades, Gun Outfit has been a band defined less by genre than by continuity, patience, and a commitment to making music that reflects their lived experience. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFormed in Olympia, Washington in 2006 but long since rooted in Los Angeles, the group has evolved from a raw duo into a quietly formidable five-piece, their sound growing from scrappy post-punk beginnings into something spacious yet intimate, and always underpinned by an experimental edge.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn Process \u0026amp; Reality, Gun Outfit return with their most ambitious and immersive work to-date, a sprawling 80-minute double album shaped by time, environment, and philosophy. Recorded over the course of a single month in the late summer of 2020, on an 80-acre ranch in Pine Flat, California, while a massive forest fire burned less than ten miles away, the seeds of these songs were stark and strange. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIts title, Process \u0026amp; Reality, draws from the central work of philosopher Alfred North Whitehead, whose philosophy places intuition, experience, creativity, and relationality at the center of existence. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe band’s current lineup reflects both longevity and openness. Sharp and Keith remain the band’s primary architects, joined by longtime drummer Daniel Swire, multi-instrumentalist Henry Barnes, and bassist Kayla Cohen. Additional collaborators include Chris Cohen, Warren Lee, and Danny Sasaki all of whom add further depth, leaving subtle fingerprints across the album. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMusically, the album expands the band’s palette without abandoning its core sensibility. Dulcimer, autoharp, sitar, melodica, keyboards, homemade electronics, and a wide range of acoustic and electric textures appear throughout. The sound is mellow yet expansive, songs move between fragility and hefty atmospheric passages. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInfluences surface obliquely rather than overtly. Elements of reggae and dub inform the production’s spatial sensibility. Echoes of long-form European jam bands coexist with sharp post-punk. British folk traditions, American country, and classic West Coast songwriting drift in and out of focus; the band is never afraid to lead or follow. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Upset The Rhythm","offers":[{"title":"Limited Gatefold Black Vinyl","offer_id":53207170974038,"sku":"MRM-04827","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":53207171006806,"sku":"MRM-04828","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/d0a14c6df056ad723d13257b1f2f494a.jpg?v=1776869266","url":"https:\/\/monorailmusic.com\/products\/gun-outfit-process-and-reality","provider":"Monorail Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}