High Aura'd

Boston-based guitarist John Kolodij began his High Aura'd project in 2009, and his droning soundscapes were released on cassette and CD-R by labels such as Stunned Records, Reverb Worship, and <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Sweat+Lodge+Guru%22">Sweat Lodge Guru</a>. His first vinyl release, Sanguine Futures, appeared on <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Bathetic+Records%22">Bathetic Records</a> in 2012, and featured trumpet from Greg Kelley of Nmerpign and production by <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Type%22">Type</a> founder John Twells (aka <a href="spotify:artist:1DpTCZ0h0a2IDmLiKJtDN5">Xela</a>). A split 7" with Blood Bright Star followed in 2013, and the following year High Aura'd collaborated with Angel Olsen on the song "Red Rocks," which was released on I Blame Reaganomics, a compilation LP on <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Corleone+Records%22">Corleone Records</a>. Following his relocation to Rhode Island, Kolodij recorded the Awake LP at his home studio in collaboration with <a href="spotify:artist:6hf6uUFcTZNCddCJv5IUTT">Mike Shiflet</a>, and <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Type%22">Type</a> released the album in 2015. ~ Paul Simpson, Rovi