Crisis is our teacher. What is its message?
Embrace crisis. Lean into chaos for the fruit of acceptance.
— "Biotic Seeds,” from EarthSeed by Nicole Mitchell and Lisa E. Harris

“Bold, visionary, and idiosyncratic, the music here sometimes settles into a deep meditative hum  that grounds us in the present; at other times, it explodes like some primal scream crying out  from the uncertain future.” - Bandcamp 

“a daring work inspired by Butler’s science-fiction series of the same name that honors her vi sion by using radically creative music to illustrate the horrors that she predicted.” - Bandcamp 

“unearthly but also familiar and compelling.” - JazzTimes 

“This is something unlike anything else you’ll hear this month, or this year.” - Stereogum 

“open up listeners to bold new ways of thinking about the world, and to encourage them to see  past its present-day limitations.” - The New York Times 

“destined to be one of the best of 2020.” - The Vinyl District 

“It is a sort of avant-garde opera in its form: vocals, bare strings and flute patterns trace themes  around poetic axioms. It is clear and luminous, in its text and in its airy instrumentation. There is  much wisdom in Mitchell and Harris' words.” - The Quietus

Cover of EarthSeed LP, Photo and cover art by Krista Franklin.

Cover of EarthSeed LP, Photo and cover art by Krista Franklin.

EARTHSEED (2020)

co-composed by Lisa E. Harris and Nicole M. Mitchell (FPE Records)