The Evolution of the Arm‘s new EP Telepathic Music Vol. 1 is now available everywhere music is streamed or downloaded. The record is the band’s first collection of music improvised via their novel technique of musical telepathy.

Having muddled through the indeterminate and isolated reality of the year 2020, The Evolution of the Arm found themselves at the dawn of 2021, longing for a way to connect musically while preparing logistically for the release of their first record, Sounds Like. Tired of meeting endlessly on Zoom and teaching music lessons riddled with poor internet connection and inherent time lag, pianist Michael McNeill proposed instead that they meet on the astral plane. The concept was simple: telepathy is instantaneous, it has no latency! Decide on a date, select a start and end time, and record individually, unable to see or hear each other on the physical plane. Something interdimensional happened on January 9th from 6:00-6:05pm, but they didn’t know what until later, when they heard their four individual recordings combined.

To learn more about the album, see Adam Drury’s interview with the band, in which they discuss trust, telepathy, and their travels through the astral plane.

To see some Telepathic Music in practice, see the video below of the practice’s sixth iteration, which is featured on the EP.