Happy Rhodes Ectotrophia (2LPs + 16 Page Booklet)

The four-octave vocal range of dream pop visionary Happy Rhodes emanated from the pastoral confines of upstate New York in the 1980s. Her melding of classical music influences with synthesiser and acoustic guitar, and her enchanting and idiosyncratic singing, are favorably compared to heralded English chanteuse Kate Bush. Fans of such artistry would be remiss to overlook Rhodes's similarly remarkable and otherworldy sonic transmissions, traversing themes of dreams, outsiders, lovers and other lovely and terrifying creatures born of her mind. Affectionately remastered from the original tapes, Ectotrophia gathers essential songs from Rhodes's mid-80's salad days, many written when she was just a teenager - wildly ahead of her time and unafraid to bare her soul to regional audiences, the ectophiles who'd eventually coin an entire subgenre of pop music in her honor. Dive deep into ecto, with the woman who started it all.