Captains Of Entropy announces new EP 'Beatrice Comes Home'; releases new single "On Juno" with visualizer

Today, West LA based instrumental trio Captains Of Entropy (keyboardist Mike Kanon, bassist Reilly Wareham, drummer Jason Young) released new single “On Juno,” a soundtrack filled with pensive cymbals, mesmerizing keyboard melodies and an almost inquisitive bass line. A prologue of what’s to come, “On Juno” signals the beginning of a journey and sounds like a perfect song for misty summer morning commute on the 10.

The pandemic musical project of three neighbors, an indie rocker, a DJ and a psychotherapist, Captains Of Entropy strives to push the limits of rhythm and harmony by crafting richly textured, enchanting soundscapes as eccentric and sun-soaked as their West LA stomping grounds. Today, the trio also announced their upcoming EP, Beatrice Comes Home. Due September 18th, Beatrice Comes Home sees the instrumental trio take on a more narrative-based approach by fine-dialing their sound at the legendary EastWest Studios in Hollywood. Produced and mixed by 2x Grammy-winning engineer Bill Mims (Ben Harper, Jimmy Cliff), Beatrice Comes Home finds the perfect balance between a newfound sense of control built from the band’s free-flowing spirit as well as a feeling of lightheartedness often absent from the band’s pandemic-era work.

Magnet Magazine premiered “On Juno” and its official visualizer yesterday, praising the upcoming EP saying: “It (‘Beatrice Comes Home’) balances meditative restraint with the playful sense of exploration that defined Captains Of Entropy since they first congregated in a West L.A. garage during the pandemic.” Check out the premiere on Magnet’s website here.

Regarding “On Juno,” Mike Kanon said: “I wrote the bass melody for this song on a Roland Juno 6 synth that was stolen out of my car when I first moved to LA. We explored parts of this composition when writing songs for our first album. It didn’t come together until Jason found a simple hi-hat groove during a jam that tied it all together. With 'On Juno' about to finally see the light of day, the pain of the stolen synth stings a little less.”

LISTEN TO “ON JUNO”

WATCH “ON JUNO” VISUALIZER

Recently, the band’s music video of their popular single, “The Flea,” was awarded Best Music Video at the 22nd SoCal Film Awards. A notable recognition of the band’s intricate visual language and their dedication to a well-crafted cinematic universe for their sound, this may be just a hint of what Captains Of Entropy got in store for the upcoming EP.

BEATRICE COMES HOME TRACKLIST:

1. On Juno
2. Infection
3. Rosetta
4. Travelin’
5. Van Knees

ABOUT CAPTAINS OF ENTROPY:

Fate, creativity, and a license to chill make up the DNA of this instrumental groove marvel. In just a few short years, this tight-knit trio has pushed the limits of rhythm and harmony, crafting richly textured, enchanting soundscapes as eccentric and sun-soaked as their West LA stomping grounds. When keyboardist Mike Kanon, bassist Reilly Wareham, and drummer Jason Young first met as neighbors, starting a band was the furthest thing from their minds. When the pandemic threw the world into disarray, their garage jam sessions became both a refuge and a creative lifeline. Their improvisational jams soon evolved into original material beaming with playfulness, curiosity, and wonder. By the time masks came off and interconnected life resumed, the group was perfectly poised to invite the world into their sanctuary.

In comes Captains Of Entropy: United by a love for improvisation, the playful nature of spaghetti western soundtracks and other textile-based media, the trio draws from across the musical spectrum: Young spent 15 years as a core member of indie rock staple The Ruse and now leads the kaleidoscopic solo project Heartour. Kanon brings an experienced background as a DJ, and psychotherapist Wareham contributes a creative fervour that fuels their dauntless journeys without words. The result is a body of work woven with classic rock, jazz fusion, psychedelia and so much more. Nonchalant and nonconformist, cinematic and ponderous, the sound of Captains Of Entropy has evolved into something more intricate and explorative than merely stand-alone instrumental tracks–something pensive, inquisitive and even daring.

With Captains Of Entropy’s upcoming EP Beatrice Comes Home, the trio made their first attempt to create a fuller narrative-based emotional arc, taking the music beyond free-flowing improvisations by fine-dialing their sound at the legendary EastWest Studios. Each recording session found the band trekking across the city of Los Angeles from West LA to sunny Hollywood, basking in the mystique and–entropy–offered up by the city. Upon arrival, they were then reminded of the lingering fables of musical legends (The Beach Boys, Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, and so many more) who graced the same studios in not so distant history. The result is a hero journey-like body of work that modulates through frenzies of ride cymbals, rumbling bass-driven funk and glitchy electric guitar riffs. While this project still echoes the rogue spirit of influences Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, the Headhunters, Medeski Martin & Wood, Phish, and more, there’s a newfound sense of control balanced with a lightheartedness absent from the band’s pandemic-era work.

Looking onward, the Captains are ready to get even more adventurous and experiment with more out-of-left-field genres and sounds. While Beatrice Comes Home would certainly make a fun soundtrack for an afternoon ride down Mulholland Drive, the road only gets bumpier, more amusing from here.