Mandala (Rx Bandits album)
album by Rx Bandits
Mandala is the sixth full-length studio album from Rx Bandits. Released on July 21, 2009, it is the band's second album released through Sargent House, and their first as a 4-piece band.
Writing and production
Between July and September 2008, the band toured across the US with Portugal. The Man and Maps & Atlases. The band began writing and recording the album in late 2008 with producer Chris Fudurich, who had produced 2 of the band's prior full-length albums: 2001's Progress and 2003's The Resignation. At some point early in the album's development, trombone player Chris Sheets left the band for undisclosed reasons. The album does feature horns on a few tracks, such as "Bury It Down Low" and "Bled To Be Free (The Operation)", which were provided by Nat Love (The English Beat) and Steve White. The album was completed in the spring of 2009. Throughout the production of Mandala, the band shared video updates documenting their progress. A companion DVD was later released, featuring studio footage from the recording sessions as well as an acoustic performance at Saint Rocke in May 2009, and other previously unreleased videos.
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