In February 2012, the Invisible Astro Healing Rhythm Quartet assembled at Metro Galleries in downtown Bakersfield to record a live set of four original compositions in front of a packed house, with special guests Phillip Greenlief on tenor saxophone and Kris Tiner on trumpet. The show was organized by Epigraph Records, a new grassroots label devoted to presenting unusual and esoteric new music in Bakersfield. The IAHRQ are at the forefront of this scene. Blending Ethiopian funk with the outer realms of cosmic jazz and atonal psychedelia, these four young musicians weave a sound that is explicitly their own, while proudly paying tribute to their influences.

The second LP release from Bakersfield-based Epigraph Records is now available. It’s been well over a year in the making, but thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign we’ll be rolling this one out over the next few weeks. Check the events page for info on album release shows in the works.

Pre-order the LP at the Epigraph Bandcamp site and get an instant album download. Use the discount code “astro15” at checkout for 15% off downloads and LP pre-orders, for a limited time only.